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NEWS        DIGITAL


      ECO3 rolls out new features                                                              Grauf joins
                                                                                               Screen

      and enhancements in Apogee                                                                 Screen has appointed

                                                                                               Bobby Grauf to the newly-
                                                                                               created role of head of sales
        ECO3 has released a new                                          said the release was relevant   for the UK and Ireland.Grauf
      version of its Apogee work-                                        for  printers  of  all  sizes:   joins from personalisation
      flow software, which it                                            “Apogee v14 is designed to   and e-commerce software
      described as helping print                                         help print businesses do   specialist Antigro Designer.
      businesses “do more with                                           more with less,” he said.  He has spent more than three
      less”.                                                              Other tools in the system   decades in the industry,
        ECO3 said the latest                                             have been enhanced, includ-  including senior roles at Agfa
      release tapped into cus-                                           ing WebApproval and proof-  and Inkcups.
                                                                                                 Screen said his experience
      tomer demands for “tighter                                         ing of spot colours.  across the newspaper indus-
      integration and easier man-                                         “It’s about making produc-  try, commercial printing,
      agement of complex produc-                                         tion faster, more reliable, and   pre-media and global B2B
      tion processes”.       Apogee v14 has new tools for automation and efficiency            sales gave him a “unique per-
        Apogee v14 includes a  ment system can also see ink   reduce costs.  ready for the future. Whether   spective” operationally and
      new Production Dashboard  reduction data via   In addition, Apogee Web   you’re a small shop or a large   strategically.Screen Europe
      feature, which gives users  Production Dashboard.  Production Schemes has   operation, this release gives   senior vice president of sales
      real-time production statis-  Also new is PaperTune,   been integrated with the ePS   you the tools to take control   Bui Burke said he was excited
      tics. Users can track metrics  which is designed to opti-  Technique MIS, following   and stay competitive.”  to welcome Grauf to the
                                                                                               team. He took up his new
      per day, week or month for  mise and reduce the number   the partnership between   The new version is availa-  role in late May. Grauf said
      function such as plates,  of makeready sheets   ECO3 and eProductivity   ble now. Apogee is also avail-  that from his viewpoint the
      proofs and jobs handled.  required on a job. Intelligent   Software announced at last   able as a cloud service.   printing industry was always
      Users of ECO3’s Spir@l  colour bar placement allows   year’s Drupa show.   Apogee has been developed   exciting in one way or
      screening tech and InkTune  sheets to be reused up to   Erik Peeters, market man-  over more than 20 years, and   another, and said print was
      grey component replace-  four times, helping to   ager commercial at ECO3   was first launched in 2003.  “everywhere.”
      Print ePS acquires Avanti                                          Landa files for court


      Systems                                                            protection


        Print ePS, the print oper-                                        Landa Digital Printing
      ating unit of eProductivity                                        has submitted a request to
      Software, has acquired                                             the court for a stay of pro-
      Canadian print MIS pro-                                            ceedings after it said it had
      vider Avanti Systems from                                          “encountered a cash flow
      Ricoh. Avanti provides MIS                                         crisis”. Earlier this month
      workflow automation tech-                                          the Israeli digital press   The firm cites cash flow crisis
      nology for mid-sized and                                           manufacturer said it was   month, LDP said that it was
      large commercial printers.                                         restructuring and looking   restructuring to align the
      Based in Toronto, the busi-                                        for fresh investment, after   company with the current
      ness serves hundreds of cus-  Print ePS’ technology is designed to drive automation & efficiency  customers had reined back
      tomers across the UK, US,                                          their plans in the light of   business environment. It
      and Canada.            bility for print businesses,  platforms. Avanti Systems’   geopolitical turmoil and the   had stressed that it was still
        Print ePS said the deal,   featuring intelligent esti-  45 staff have been taken on   Israel-Gaza war.  experiencing growth,
      which was completed yes-  mating, scheduling, and   as part of the deal and there   The company was under-  despite the economic chal-
      terday (2 June), would   data-driven workflow opti-  are no anticipated changes   stood to be making more   lenges. But in a further
      strengthen its position in   misation to reduce costs and          than 100 employees redun-  statement released yester-
      the midmarket print seg-  accelerate production.  to their current work loca-  dant. However, a report by   day, LDP said that “despite
      ment and expanded its   The company said the   tions. “We are thrilled to   Israeli financial and tech   the company’s significant
      global technology portfolio.   addition of Avanti strength-  welcome Avanti customers   specialist Calcalist Ctech
      Print ePS’ suite of cloud-  ened its ability to meet the   and employees to the Print   said that half of the remain-  achievements”, the time
      based, AI-powered products   growing demand for con-  ePS family,” said Dan   ing employees have now   required to fully realise its
      is designed to drive automa-  nected, automated, and  Vertachnik, CEO of Print   received layoff notices. In a   business potential is longer
      tion, efficiency, and profita-  highly scalable print MIS  ePS.    statement earlier this   than expected.
      10 PrintWeek MENA July 2025                                                                 www.printweekmena.com
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