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Hybrid Software präsentiert zukunftsweisende Automatisierungssoftware für die Druckvorstufe auf der Labelexpo Europe 2025
Hybrid Software wird auf der Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona bedeutende Upgrades seiner Produktlinien PACKZ, CLOUDFLOW und iC3D vorstellen. Die neuesten Innovationen konzentrieren sich auf die Beschleunigung von Druckvorstufen-Workflows, die Automatisierung komplexer Aufgaben des Etikettendrucks und die Verbesserung der Genauigkeit vom Design bis zum Druck in der Etiketten- und Verpackungsproduktion. Highlights auf der Labelexpo Europe: PACKZ Max: Der PDF-Editor integriert jetzt das Harlequin RIP® – für präzise Flexo-Raster, 1-Bit-TIFF-, sowie hochwertige Flexo- und Offsetdruck-Ausgabe. Packzimizer: Ein automatisches Ausschieß- und Bahnplanungstool für den digitalen Etikettendruck, welches Layouts optimiert, Abfall reduziert und die Effizienz der Druckmaschine verbessert. Packzimizer kann auch als Modul der CLOUDFLOW-Workflow-Suite automatisiert eingesetzt werden. Multilayer-Etikettenautomatisierung: Die Druckvorstufe für Peel-Off-Etiketten unterstützt nun klebefreie Zonen, CLP-/CHS-Konformität und 3D-Visualisierung – ermöglicht…
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PACKZ 11 Launches with Industry-First RIP Integration
Hybrid Software, a global leader in productivity software for the labels and packaging industry, is excited to unveil the latest innovation in its flagship PACKZ software. The new PACKZ 11 launch introduces PACKZ Max, featuring integrated Harlequin RIP® technology for unparalleled screening control from within the PACKZ PDF editor. This release also debuts support for extensions to the industry-standard CF2 file format for folding carton and corrugated packaging, along with an automatic upgrade from 1D to 2D barcodes supporting the GS1 Sunrise 2027 initiative, paving the way for the future of barcodes on packaging. "PACKZ Max is a true game-changer, built entirely on Hybrid’s proprietary tech stack with the industry-leading Harlequin RIP inside," states…
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Hybrid Software to Showcase Next-Gen Prepress Automation Software at Labelexpo Europe 2025
Hybrid Software will unveil major upgrades to its PACKZ, CLOUDFLOW, and iC3D product lines at Labelexpo Europe 2025, held in Barcelona. The latest innovations focus on accelerating prepress workflows, automating complex label tasks, and enhancing design-to-print accuracy for label and packaging production. Highlights at Labelexpo Europe: PACKZ Max: The PDF editor now integrates Harlequin RIP® directly for precise flexo screening, 1-bit TIFF output, and high-quality flexo and offset printing Packzimizer: Automated ganging and lane planning tool for digital label printing that optimizes layout, minimizes waste, and improves press efficiency. Packzimizer can also be automated as a module of the CLOUDFLOW workflow automation suite. Multi-layer label automation: Prepress for peel-off labels…
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Hybrid Software’s CLOUDFLOW Colorspace Honored with 2025 PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Award
Hybrid Software, a leading manufacturer of productivity software for the labels and packaging industry and PRINTING United Alliance corporate supplier member, is proud to announce it has been awarded a 2025 Pinnacle Award, recognizing the company’s outstanding innovation in the non-output category. This is the second award for the product, following a recent recognition from EDP for “Best Color Management Solution.” The Pinnacle Awards are the printing industry’s most prestigious honor, celebrating exceptional products and technologies that advance quality, capability, and productivity. A highly qualified panel of judges across the printing industry evaluated the annual contest’s 150+ entries in more than 50 categories spanning analog, digital, output, and non-output technologies. Colorspace is a unique product which combines…
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Hybrid Software wins two prestigious 2025 EDP Awards
SmartDFE™ wins 2025 EDP Award for Best Technical Workflow Software CLOUDFLOW Colorspace wins 2025 EDP Award for Best Color Management Solution Hybrid Software, a leading provider of prepress and workflow solutions for the label and packaging industry, is proud to announce it has earned two prestigious 2025 European Digital Press (EDP) Awards. Hybrid Software has been recognized with an award for Best Color Management Solution for its CLOUDFLOW Colorspace, software for color accuracy, automation, and scalability in hybrid print environments, while Hybrid Software’s OEM business unit, Global Graphics Software, has won Best Technical Workflow Solution for SmartDFE™, the intelligent digital front end that drives high-speed label & packaging and industrial inkjet presses. This…
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SAUERESSIG integriert die KI-gestützte Bildsuchlösung MATCHES in CLOUDFLOW Enterprise Workflow von Hybrid Software
Die SAUERESSIG Group, ein international führender Anbieter für innovative Lösungen in der Verpackungs- und Dekorindustrie, geht eine strategische Partnerschaft mit Hybrid Software ein. Im Zentrum der Zusammenarbeit steht die Integration der KI-gestützten Bildsuchlösung MATCHES in die Workflow-Plattform CLOUDFLOW von Hybrid Software – ein bedeutender Schritt zur weiteren Digitalisierung und Automatisierung im Design2Print-Prozess. MATCHES ermöglicht eine schnelle, intuitive Suche nach visuell ähnlichen oder identischen Bildinhalten – eine manuelle Verschlagwortung ist nicht mehr nötig. Dank der Integration in CLOUDFLOW ist die KI-Bildersuche nun nahtlos in bestehende Produktionsabläufe eingebettet und schafft neue Möglichkeiten zur Prozessoptimierung in der Druckvorstufe und im Verpackungsdesign. „Mit der Integration von MATCHES in CLOUDFLOW machen wir unsere Technologie erstmals…
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Hybrid BrandZ Unveils Artflow 25.03 – A Game-Changer in Artwork Management
Designed to streamline creative workflows and enhance cross-functional collaboration, this release introduces cutting-edge features including the innovative Copy Management module , a refined user interface , and advanced online proofing capabilities —empowering brands to achieve faster approvals and reduce costly errors in packaging and label production. The new Copy Management module offers a structured, intelligent approach to managing marketing and legal text. It enables centralized copy sheets, AI based multi-language translation and validation, and GS1-compliant copy tracking. Teams can efficiently reuse approved copy for variants or updates, ensuring consistency while accelerating time-to-market. The module also enhances collaboration between editors and validators, reducing errors and approval cycles. Proofscope, Artflow’s integrated annotation…
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Hybrid BrandZ dévoile Artflow 25.03 – Un événement qui change la donne dans la gestion d’Artworks
Conçue pour rationaliser les flux de travail créatifs et améliorer la collaboration interfonctionnelle, cette version introduit des fonctionnalités de pointe, notamment le module innovant de gestion de contenu, une interface utilisateur perfectionnée et des capacités d’épreuvage en ligne avancées, permettant aux marques d’obtenir des approbations plus rapides et de réduire les erreurs coûteuses dans la production d’emballages et d’étiquettes. Le nouveau module de gestion de contenu offre une approche structurée et intelligente de la gestion des textes marketing et juridiques. Il permet de centraliser les textes approuvés et leurs traductions. Il comporte aussi une validation multilingues basées sur l’IA et un suivi des textes conforme à GS1. Les équipes peuvent…
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Fueling innovation with collaboration and game-changing technology
The Australian reprographics expert leveraged a powerful combination of technologies, utilizing nyloflex® plates, ThermoFlexX imaging, Velvet Screening, Woodpecker surface patterns and Catena+ automated processing, to create a tailored solution for the award-winning packaging supplier. Established in 1972, Kirk Group is known throughout the industry as an innovation leader. The reprographics company, headquartered in Sydney, works with global brands and major printing companies across the ANZ region and into Asia, supplying graphic services and image carrier solutions for packaging production. Manufacturing sites are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Auckland, and sales offices in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Mumbai, India, all focused on the company’s stated mission “to bring inspiration…
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GlobalVision & Hybrid Software Introduce Strategic Partnership for Record-Breaking Workflow Speed
GlobalVision, automated proofreading and quality control software company, and Hybrid Software, developer of innovative software for labels and packaging printing, are partnering to simplify and speed up prepress quality workflows with the announcement of the new turnkey solution inside of CLOUDFLOW. The availability of GlobalVision’s VerifyAPI in Hybrid Software’s workflow software, CLOUDFLOW, embeds quality checks directly within your prepress workflow, automating tedious tasks like artwork verification, barcode and QR code checks, spell check, and braille inspection—providing print-ready files at any scale. VerifyAPI delivers Verify’s AI-powered quality inspection tools through easy-to-integrate APIs, making them available wherever you need them inside CLOUDFLOW, from job creation to preflight and imposition. Seamless API integration built…
