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Arden Software unveils first DST harnesses
power of AI

AI-powered features is harnessing the power of AI
Digital Sign Technologies

Arden Software has This intelligent search in its latest printhead clean-
unveiled the first-ever functionality can be further ing and recovery systems.
AI-powered features within refined by customer, nam- The Canadian firm (27-E27)
its flagship packaging design ing conventions, board has brought its flagship Print
software, Impact, during a material, creation date, or Head Doctor 17 and 18 to the
showcase at the Hybrid any combination of Fespa 2025. PHD17 can
Fusion Packaging Summit in clean one or two printheads
Amsterdam last month. advanced database fields at a time, while PHD18 is a
Arden produces CAD/ within Impact’s customisa-
CAM structural design soft- ble design database.Matt multi-head recovery system
ware for the packaging sec- Hewitt, technical director at and is able to clean up to 10
tor, with its Impact product Hewitt: “There’s real demand for intelligent, AI-driven tools” Arden Software, said: “The heads at once.
widely used by packaging level of interest and engage- Both models are
designers, die-makers, and suite of AI-powered fea- vious designs. ment we saw around Shape AI-enabled.
converters globally. tures, which are set to Using a highly trained Similarity at Hybrid Fusion On display was WiMeter,
It said the ‘Shape launch as part of the upcom- machine learning (ML) was incredibly encouraging an AI-powered critical sys-
Similarity’ tools being devel- ing Impact 2025 software model, the system can – it’s clear there’s real tems monitor that is also a
oped within Impact “would release later this year. search across large design demand for intelligent, smart electricity meter; and
transform packaging and Arden said Design databases in seconds, AI dashboard Easytag for
tooling design workflow”. AI-driven tools in packaging
Taking centre stage at Similarity allowed Impact returning accurate results and tooling design. By bring- shipment and order manage-
Hybrid Fusion was a first users to “effortlessly locate” based on similar design pro- ing AI into the heart of our ment.
look at ‘Design Similarity’, existing design matches file, as well as configurable CAD/CAM software, we’re DST’s wide range of inks
the inaugural feature within within their database, saving differences in scale and pro- helping our users work and ProJet 3D printing mate-
the new Shape Similarity time and cost by reusing pre- portion. smarter.” rials round out the offering.
Adobe launches PDF Print Enfocus unveils

Engine 7 automation tool

Adobe has brought in-RIP Enfocu highlighted the
intelligence to pre-press benefits of cost-effective,
workflows with the newly flexible automation systems
launched version 7 of its at Fespa 2025. The Belgian
Adobe PDF Print Engine software specialist intro-
rendering technology. The duced the new LFP Slicer
new release includes several app, which splits large PDFs
rendering innovations that into tiles, and Banner Pocket
Adobe said have been wel- for smart automated banner Automation focus at Fespa
comed by major print OEMs layouts. It is also partnering Pro preflighting software,
and RIP providers who inte- Lewiecki: PDF Print Engine V7 introduces clever new features with Kongsberg on an offi- v25.03, will also be demon-
grate Adobe technology into cial integration app.
their pre-press products. operations. printing, and a range of Also being showcased for strated on the Enfocus
booth.
The US software com- Adobe said that combin- industrial and packaging the wide-format market is
Enfocus develops afforda-
pany said the new features ing pre-RIP functions with workflows. One of the big- AI tool Phoenix, which ble, flexible automation soft-
can leverage the scalability in-RIP rendering results in gest new features is in-RIP “transforms nesting with job ware for general
of the Mercury RIP fewer manual interactions, multicolour transparency ganging and imposition”; commercial and specialized
Architecture. PDF Print more automation, and faster blending. Adobe said this is and Griffin automation soft- printers. Their products,
Engine 7 integrates new ware which features a user- PitStop, Switch, Review,
functions into the rendering production. These new an industry first feature that friendly interface and Phoenix, and Griffin enable
pipeline (inside the RIP), capabilities will accelerate overcomes the challenging universal device support, so print service providers to
reducing the need for spe- high-volume custom print- technical hurdles of trans- it can “slot seamlessly into automate their business
cialised skillsets and elimi- ing, web-to-print job sub- parency blending for ECG any tech stack”. The new toward profitability while
nating separate pre-press mission, direct-to-garment print jobs. version of Enfocus PitStop ensuring quality.
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