Durst selects Global Graphics for data throughput in new workflow

Symphony will drive the Durst Tau 330 digital label and packaging presses, including Durst’s new Tau 330 RSC that will be shown at Labelexpo Europe 2017. Harlequin is claimed as the fastest renderer on the market, enabling manufacturers to achieve rated engine speed from their presses and providing print service providers with a boost in productivity. ScreenPro gives a significant increase in output quality for digital inkjet presses and can be tuned to specific press/media combinations.

Durst chose Harlequin for its ability to produce high-quality output at high-speed and for its consistency and reliability. The Durst Tau 330 RSC runs at 78 linear m/min for 8-color separation with 1200 x 1200 DPI print resolution. Harlequin’s ability to render large amounts of variable data ensures the most demanding print schedules can be met, Global Graphics Software explained.

The BreakThrough engineering service was also a factor in Durst’s decision, supporting integration and product development.

Global Graphics Software worked on the project with Durst’s system integrator, Prepress Digital, based in Lienz, Austria.

Hans Peter Schneeberger, Prepress Digital managing director, said: ‘Harlequin gives Durst complete autonomy over the choice of features and the degree of customization. It has provided us with the development flexibility we need – you can easily integrate third party tools for instance – and the fact that it’s scalable was an important factor for us because our brief was to create a workflow that can drive any kind of device.’

Durst Group CEO Christoph Gamper added: ‘Our users will be delighted with the increased speed and performance they will experience with Symphony. Harlequin combined with ScreenPro optimizes the data throughput and provides them with a platform for handling variable data in the future, even if every label is different. We've created a state-of-the-art user interface that puts application specific functions at the operator’s fingertips.’