Quickflow from Highwater Prepress workflow solution

Highwater has just released Quickflow, a prepress workflow solution designed for small to medium sized commercial printers. With pilot systems installed in the UK, to manage prepress workflows for HighWater Python CTP, Quickflow will be launched on the Litho Supplies stand at Northprint 2007, which takes place 24 – 26 April in Harrogate.
Quickflow is the result of a co-operative project between Xitron and HighWater, both part of the Vanguard Graphics International Group of Companies. At the heart of Quickflow is HighWater's Torrent RIP, which for existing users of the Torrent RIP immediately gives them a performance upgrade. It optimises and automates the production process and ensures data integrity therefore reducing errors. With the addition of the PDF Tools option, Quickflow standardise and preflight incoming jobs to a digital master file which can then be imposed, trapped, soft or hard proofed and approved on for final plate output, all without the operator leaving the desk. Quickflows flexibility is demonstrated by the ability for users to repurpose/resubmit jobs via their desktop client without needing to go back to the design application to reprint the job.
David Griffin, product manager at HighWater Design commented, 'We are delighted that we can offer our customers an extremely cost-effective workflow solution. Being able to bring a high level of automation to prepress processes is a key element within our role as worldwide prepress product suppliers. Quickflow has the essential facilities required for today's busy printing business. It is a robust, modular, scalable solution that can quickly increase the productivity of the prepress department and with an entry level price of under £5,000 is very competitive.'