Asanti

About this product

Smart workflow automation software for wide-format printing Streamline your workflow and maximize efficiency. In a fast-paced printing environment, time is money. Asanti is a powerful workflow hub designed to simplify, automate, and optimize every aspect of your digital print production. By streamlining pre-press processes and incorporating advanced color management tools, it maximizes your production efficiency and ensures vibrant, consistent output across all applications. Benefits A single tool with an intuitive user interface to manage all your print data and devices, Agfa or not Built-in color management for consistent color quality and reproduction with minimal effort Automatic pre-flighting, PDF checking and managing of your entire printing process Integrated solution for increased productivity including reliable, predictable and high-quality output Integration with Asanti StoreFront web-to-print, PrintSphere data management and PrintTune standardization software Powered by the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) Flexible subscription plans Asanti offers three tailored subscription plans, each with a predictable flat fee, instant access to the latest software updates, and guaranteed smooth operation at all times. Select the plan that fits your production ambition. Asanti subscription plans Device link width license Each connected engine requires a device link licence in addition to the subscription plan. These licences are tailored to the engine’s maximum print width. Features Asanti Core – Quality from the start Asanti Core offers print service providers a powerful package which includes Agfa’s advanced color management and Asanti Preflight. It also features a web-based production dashboard which reports on all your jobs, including media and ink consumption for devices supporting consumption feedback, like Anapurna, Oberon, Avinci and Jeti Tauro. Automate with Asanti Advanced and Expert Asanti optimizes your production through powerful pre-flighting (Asanti Preflight) and automation tools like nesting, tiling, media optimization, parameter presets, and smart DQS (Digital Quick Strip) possibilities. File intake can be automated through Asanti StoreFront and PrintSphere, making it possible to integrate your print production with pre-processing and web-based tools. Image AutoCollect automatically gathers incoming images for a specific press or substrate and nests them optimally, taking copy count and bleed into account – thus minimizing waste. In addition, the Asanti Automate Task Processor provides flexibility for collecting Hot Tickets by defining various processing rules. Those automation features are available for the Asanti Advanced and Asanti Expert subscription packs. Color management Guaranteeing color consistency and reproduction, Agfa’s intelligent and award-winning color management solution was developed to offer print producers outstanding print quality. It features, for example, calibrated print modes, spot color conversion based on Pantone libraries, and patented technology of regularized profiles that ensures smooth vignettes. Asanti’s integrated color management wizard supports the G7 method to achieve visually accurate colors. Integration Asanti’s integrates with other software tools, ERPs, MIS and third-party print production systems through the JDF/JMF protocol. Asanti XML further simplifies the integration and offers a stripped-down integration tool for companies needing to include print production management and control within their own applications, like custom web-to-print systems. Intuitive user interface & production overview dashboard Asanti’s easy-to-use and intuitive GUI features improve job layout and positioning visualization; operators can see exactly what they are printing and have easy access to key print parameters to make sure last-minute changes are swiftly applied. The tiling function enables you to organize highly complex projects in a simple way. It even adds instructions for the installation of the printed work. Production dashboard Asanti’s production dashboard is a smart browser-based reporting tool that displays all print jobs, reports on the number of prints, the status of multiple engines, ink levels, elapsed time and more. It interfaces with your accounting tools and will enable you to fine-tune quotes and focus on high-margin print products. Support for packaging Embedded in the Asanti interface is all functionality required to prepare and process packaging jobs on your digital printer. Asanti imports and manages cut lines, and automatically snags the images to the right position delimited by the lines provided in the CAD/CAM file. It lets the operator resolve any potential bleed overlap and work out line types for structural and technical processing like dimensions, annotations, foils, glue, varnish… The package is available as an option on the Asanti Expert package. Image optimization Asanti allows you to automatically analyze and improve image quality thanks to the integration of Agfa’s IntelliTune. This truly unique image optimization software not only eliminates noise, staircasing and blurriness, it also optimizes skin tones based on extensive research and analysis. G7 Certificate The latest version of our Asanti software recently obtained the G7® certificate from the Idealliance industry association for print and packaging. G7® is a set of specifications for achieving visual similarity across all print processes or substrates. Adobe Solution Partner Asanti’s integration of the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) allows for high levels of freedom and creativity. It automatically generates PDF master files and drives device-dependent processes, ensuring end-to-end consistency. Asanti Network Discover a wealth of knowledge on AsantiNetwork, the official online community for Asanti users. 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