Australia’s LithoTechnics, developer of automated job planning and imposition system Metrix, has launched the system’s latest version, Metrix 3.7, to market. The company says with the release of Metrix 3.7 it is continuing its aggressive development schedule aimed at pushing forward print manufacturing automation and cost reduction.
The new features of Metrix 3.7 include:
- Improved support for Fujifilm XMF workflows
- New barcode marks and special Muller Martini barcodes (Max Edition)
- New component related text mark variables that automatically report information about the products or signatures they’re positioned over
- Split exports for PDF and Fujifilm XMF workflows
- At multi-user sites, clients can now see who else is logged-in
- JDF and MXML import have been expanded and improved
- Optionally place collation marks over or under content
Randy Jamerson, prepress manager at Ebsco Media – a Metrix 3.7 beta test site – says, “Metrix 3.7 has many features that will make Metrix even more productive for us. For instance, the Muller Martini barcode marks will save a lot of time and eliminate errors – we’ve been wanting this feature and now we’ll have it.”
He continues, “Another feature we really like is being able to tag projects as production, estimate, or template – this will be helpful as we expand the use of Metrix to other areas of our workflow.”
The Metrix family includes Metrix Commercial, Metrix Max, Metrix X-8 and Metrix X-80, targeted at different segments of the commercial print market. The product line also includes Metrix Server, which fully automates planning, imposition, and finishing machine setup without any human intervention, according to LithoTechnics.
The company adds that all products are available on Mac OS X and Windows, and all plan and impose flat, folded, and bound work. Select Metrix editions can import JDF and export imposed PDF, and various forms of JDF for prepress and finishing.
