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Connectivity platform CoCoCo Northside
expands

grows integrations added long sheet printing to
Northside Graphics has

Connectivity platform Ultimate.” Regarding take- its in-house capabilities after
CoCoCo has expanded its up by printcos, Ciz told investing in a Xerox Iridesse
number of integrations with Printweek: “We have a digital press.
a new partnership with range of Beta customers run- The Belfast-based digital
Ultimate Tech.Canada- ning in the USA and Europe, printing specialist installed
headquartered Ultimate and think we’ll be able to the four-colour device over
Tech provides specialist soft- bring the wider platform to the summer.
ware tools that automate the general print market in Managing director
imposition, job nesting, cut- February, just a few short Richard Campbell said the
ting and post-press tasks. Its months away. firm had previously out-
flagship product is Ultimate “We have a waiting list sourced long sheet work, but
Impostrip, which dates back that people can subscribe to that side of the business had
to 1989 and lays claim to Ultimate Tech software will be available “soon” to customers if they are interested in tak- grown sufficiently to justify
being the first digital imposi- and machine on-site or in option, which works seam- the £120,000 investment.
tion system. the cloud”. lessly alongside other inte- ing a closer look at the time.” “It became a no-brainer to
CoCoCo was founded by Thirdly, CoCollab will grations, with minimal Ultimate Tech CEO Julie
three former Zaikio execu- enable rule-based job rout- setup and integration fuss”. Watson said true end-to-end buy a long sheet press, and
we can add in a number of
tives and launched earlier ing. The Ultimate Tech soft- He commented: “The con- workflow automation
this year. Its connectivity ware will be available “soon” nectivity landscape is simpli- required smart, best-in-class new product lines because of
platform is based around to all customers via fying, it will become ever software solutions. She said: it, along with foiling which
three core elements: CoConnect. easier to integrate new and “Inter-connectivity is a key works with the dry toner,” he
CoCore an AI-enabled plat- CoCoCo director Karl Ciz existing print shop assets. element, and at Ultimate explained. “We keep think-
form that includes data stor- said the integration would We are super-happy to be Tech we believe in open ing of things we can produce
age; CoConnect for provide customers with a working with world leading solutions & industry stand- on the Iridesse, so that’s all
connecting “any software “world class imposition solutions providers like ards. very exciting.”
Infigo launches Enfocus Resolute to open

connection research facility

Web-to-print software Direct-to-film (DTF) kit
developer Infigo launched and consumables manufac-
its latest Connect plugin at turer Resolute is set to open
Pr int ing United in a new R&D facility, which it
September, showing off the said would be the UK’s first
partnership with an dedicated to DTF and
AI-powered custom baseball direct-to-substrate (DTS)
trading card generator. The printing.Following
Connect:Switch module, Resolute’s move to purpose- First DTF/DTS research facility
available now in Enfocus’ built premises in March space to carry out its R&D
appstore, allows “seamless” 2024, the company has work, Marsh told
connection between Switch Infigo showed off its software’s AI capabilities at Printing United grown at such a speed that Printweek.
and Infigo storefronts, was then printed and cut global marketing. “The it requires significantly “We had expansion plans
allowing users to import job automatically. Connect:Switch is only going more space than antici- for years one and two after
details, asset files, and meta- Infigo’s connection to pated, according to Colin we moved in – but we
data into their Enfocus Enfocus represents another to benefit print service pro- Marsh, the firm’s managing greatly underestimated our
Switch print environment. significant jump in the soft- viders. They can sit back, and director. rate of growth,” he
Demonstrating the tech- ware’s potential market, all their kit will be talking to The company’s main explained. “That came so
nology, Infigo set up a base- joining July’s connection to each other. 930sqm facility is currently soon that we had no room for
undergoing further build-
ball-themed attraction at its eProductivity Software’s “We’re proud of how the ing work – originally slated R&D, which is a very impor-
store where visitors could PACE system as the latest for 2025 – to add a further tant part of our business: so
generate themselves a base- Infigo addition. workflow is functioning, and 930sqm first floor; even we’ve acquired two new
ball card through Infigo’s “It’s so easy to set up,” said we want to keep it as low a with this expansion, the units opposite, which is very
AI-powered software, which Chris Minn, Infigo’s head of cost as possible.” company needed further convenient.”

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