Concurrent with the opening of DScoop Edge Orlando,
Hybrid Software is pleased to announce the release of a new product for digital
printing of labels and packaging. Stepz is a native PDF step & repeat tool
derived from Hybrid’s widely-adopted Packz editor, but with specialized
functionality and pricing for digital print applications.
Stepz can be customized for the capabilities and
requirements of different digital presses and finishing equipment. The first
version of Stepz is designed for HP Indigo users migrating to the new
Production Pro DFE, with step & repeat templates that match the form factor
of HP Indigo label & packaging presses, plus intelligent marks for common
finishing devices. It also includes nested step & repeat for folding carton
work, and full VDP functionality for variable barcodes and text on any label or
package. Stepz will be available to HP Indigo users for rental or purchase on
the HP PrintOS Marketplace.
Says Guido Van der Schueren, Chairman of HYBRID
Software and Global Graphics Software, “We have learned that label and
packaging printers need more than a DFE to achieve the highest levels of
productivity and automation. The collaboration between Hybrid and Global Graphics
on developing DFEs using Fundamentals has shown us that they also need
front-end software to efficiently create layouts and add variable data
elements. Stepz provides this capability efficiently and at a great price
point, with the ability to support any digital press as our customers’ needs
evolve.”
