Overview
As print businesses look for greater return on investment (ROI), integration becomes more critical. That’s why EFI™ has put significant resources behind its Job Definition Format (JDF) strategy. JDF is an open standard technology that allows data to pass between different applications in the graphic arts industry. By simplifying data exchange, JDF makes digital production faster and more efficient, while also facilitating faster movement of job details. To learn more about the benefits of JDF, click on the highlighted text. Below are more details on a few EFI JDF-enabled solutions.
Solutions
- Fiery® JDF Connector (FJC): The FJC facilitates greater movement of job details such as job numbers, descriptions, parts information, colors, production counts and start and stop times. The solution caters to businesses that want to connect their Fiery to JDF-enabled solutions.
- EFI Digital StoreFront® (DSF)/Fiery Integration: With DSF, you can send jobs directly to Fiery-driven output devices, EFI Fiery Central or EFI MicroPress with no job preparation or operator intervention quickly, easily and accurately. You also can take advantage of the sophisticated output and finished functions available on Fiery-driven devices.
- EFI Pace/Fiery Integration: The browser-based solution interacts with Fiery to handle the exchange of information, imposition, planning, prepress workflow and press and finishing options. In doing so, it improves communication throughout the production process, decreases waste and allows you to add on value-added services into existing workflows.
- DSF/Pace/Fiery Integration: With this workflow, the creation, submission and production of jobs become quick, easy and effortless. The automated workflow eliminates manual operation from your employees, increases their productivity, decreases errors and lowers your bottom line. In addition, your customers can enter more jobs effortlessly, while your operators can focus on more productive, meaningful tasks.
- EFI Monarch: EFI Monarch has received JDF certification from PIA/GATF. This certification helps Monarch improve your processes through end-to-end integration with other JDF-enabled applications, optimize resources, improve planning, increase profit potential and decrease your overhead costs.
- Customer JDF Integrations: EFI also develops JDF connectors for customers’ niche workflows, so they can harness the power of connectivity for functions such as imposition, prepress, integrated digital printing, binding and more.
