Meteor introduces eLab Pro

Powered by Harlequin, one of the world’s fastest RIPs, eLab Pro builds upon the success of Meteor’s eLab, an essential RIP configuration tool. It is designed for developers of industrial inkjet systems and works the company’s printhead drive electronics and software offering an attractive, intuitive graphical user interface with the ability to command the RIP directly from the print controller or printer Digital Front End (DFE). It includes an out-of-the box DFE and a comprehensive set of ready-made configurations such as QR code generation with variable data imposition. 

eLab Pro delivers integrated, ultra-fast access to ScreenPro, a multi-level screening engine developed by sister company Global Graphics Software that corrects inkjet print imperfections, and MetCal, wizard-driven software that automates printer calibration and runs Meteor’s exclusive nozzle-out compensation technologies. eLab Pro also works alongside popular VDP PDF products including Harlequin VariData, Stepz by Hybrid Software and Variegator by Xitron.

The application can significantly reduce the cost of computing power and switch for industrial print applications. Used together with an optional spectrophotometer and ICC profile creation software such as that provided by ColorLogic or X-Rite, color management and precision spot color matching capabilities are available.

‘After an enormously successful beta test period, we’re excited to launch eLab Pro, which is available immediately,’ said Clive Ayling, Meteor’s managing director. ‘This is the perfect tool for industrial inkjet customers, with a great GUI and a seamless interface to any Meteor-based workflow.’

Jonathan Wilson, head of business development at Meteor, added, ‘Existing eLab customers will be pleased to know that we’ve made it extremely easy to upgrade to eLab Pro with complete access to all previously developed configuration files. Customers can contact me or their local account manager for upgrade details.’