Join the LexJet Experience in Florida

We’re hosting our second LexJet Experience in our Sarasota, Fla., headquarters on Sept. 24-26. The event will feature tons of ways for print service providers to improve their operation’s workflow and their bottom line!

On Sept. 24-25, join Onyx for a two-day Onyx Color Management Certification Course. You’ll learn the basics of color theory and get hands-on practice creating profiles while mastering color management settings in your RIP. Registration is $350 per attendee, and includes breakfast and lunch.

On Sept 26, we’ll be hosting our LexJet Experience Open House, a free event with industry experts who will answer questions about equipment, software, print media and more. Enjoy special discounts, giveaways and lunch on us!

REGISTER TODAY for the Onyx course, the open house or both!

If you are travelling from out of town, we have arranged a discounted room rate at Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota for our attendees requiring overnight accommodations.  The rate for our attendees will be $109 per night (single or double) + a discounted resort fee of $15. Limited rooms are available, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. Book your group rate for S-One Holdings.

Add a Printer to Your RIP for No Charge with this ONYX Thrive Promo

Printer production workflow softwareONYX announced an SGIA show special that starts now: Purchase Thrive 211 by Nov. 30 and you can add another printer to the RIP software at no cost, a $1,295 value. The SGIA Expo is in Las Vegas this year and runs from Oct. 18-20, but you can take advantage of this deal through LexJet any time between now and Nov. 30.

Thrive is an Adobe-based workflow product for production printing. The big news here is the ability with Thrive to run on multiple computers with one license, and Thrive’s Adobe PDF Print Engine.

“One of our customers was trying to drive six printers with one ProductionHouse license, but now with Thrive they can spread it out to other computers without having to buy multiple licenses and they’ve been able to double their production,” explains Mark Maynard, ONYX general manager for the Americas. “With PDF files, sometimes you have to go into Illustrator and flatten the file or save it as a TIFF, so there’s an extra step involved in that case. Since Thrive is an Adobe-based workflow solution it RIPs the file the first time around without having to do additional work to the file.”

Maynard adds that Thrive offers print shops a cost-effective way to grow their business by spreading out the workflow across multiple computers and streamlining the Adobe print process. Therefore, Thrive is more easily scalable as the print shop adds more printers and grows their business.

Plus, you can drive production from a mobile device, like an iPad, with the new Thrive Production Manager. With Thrive Production Manager on a secure network you simply open a browser, point it to the RIP Queue, and away you go, wherever you are.

ONYX Thrive comes in three different configurations: 211 for $3,295 (two RIPs, one large-format or grand-format printer and one Job Editor, formerly known as Preflight), 642 for $6,995 (six RIPs, four printers, two Job Editors) and 862 for $8,995 (eight RIPs, six printers, two Job Editors).

With ONYX Thrive, you can also add ONYX Advantage, a service program that includes software maintenance and Live! Web-based training – where you choose any three of a variety of instructor-led online sessions for the training that best suits your needs – and personalized training – a  two-hour personalized and custom Web-based training session for your print shop that provides the confidence that operators are maximizing the performance and automation of your ONYX Thrive workflow.

For more information about ONYX Thrive and ONYX Advantage, and to help figure out which products will work best for your business, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

Save a Bundle with an HP Latex Printer and Onyx PosterShop X10 Bundle

Large format inkjet printer and software bundleLexJet is offering a bundle package that includes the HP Designjet L26500 61-inch Latex Printer and ONYX PosterShop X10 RIP software. This special offer provides significant savings over purchasing each separately and is available only for a limited time.

To find out the details of this bundle and more about pricing and other incentives, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538. Also, be sure to check out the videos at LexJet’s YouTube channel that provide more information and how-to’s for ONYX X10 and HP printers:

ONYX X10 Playlist

HP Printers and Workflow Playlist

FYI… The latest version of ONYX PosterShop includes the following enhancements, and more, for the wide format inkjet printing workflow…

  • G7 grayscale calibration support and integration with Curve2 Software, which is a proof-to-print process based on a set of color criteria developed to ensure digital print technology elements – RIP, printer, media and ink – can reproduce a typical offset lithography sheet.
  • Optional JDF module add-on for facilitating automated print workflows
  • Multi-page PDF splitting workflow in RIP queue with Quick Sets where the ONYX RIP-Queue can process each different page size and optimize page nesting for maximum media savings and speed performance since each page can be processed and sent to the printer individually, without having to wait for the entire PDF file to be processed
  • Added CMYK compatibility mode
  • Print-and-cut media compensation
  • New measurement device support, including low-resolution swatch support for i1, new Barbierie Spectro LFP textile device and Barbierie 8mm aperture for supported devices

Epson Reveals New Lower Pricing for the Stylus Pro 4900

Epson wide format inkjet printer on saleIt’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of 2012, but of course we say the same thing every year. As we get closer to the end, keep an eye out for great inkjet printer deals that tend to materialize.

Case in point is Epson’s announcement this week that it lowered the price of the Stylus Pro 4900 models by $200. Now you can get the Stylus Pro 4900 Designer Edition for $2,295 and the Stylus Pro 4900 w/ UltraChrome HDR Ink for $1,795 at LexJet.

The Designer Edition is more expensive because it includes the EFI eXpress for Epson, which is a RIP (Raster Image Processor) software that helps make production more efficient, especially for proofing and configuring photos for print production.

Both printers feature Epson’s precision MicroPiezo TFP printhead and UltraChrome HDR Ink to ensure the best possible color and tonal match between monitor and print.

For more information, and to find the right printer for your applications, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

A Once in a Blue Moon Point of Sale Display

Point of sale display printed for Blue Moon beers

It happens once in a blue moon… That is, a blue moon. No, the moon doesn’t literally turn blue. Technically, it means there’s an extra full moon once every two and a half years, on average. This month, Aug. 31 to be exact, is the next blue moon, which won’t show up again until 2015.

This relatively rare event was the perfect opportunity to promote – what else? – Blue Moon beers. It also happens to coincide with a MillerCoors display design contest, so account representatives Anthony Copetillo and Vinnie Montemurro and P.O.P. shop manager Steve Lalio of The Nackard Companies in Flagstaff, Ariz., collaborated on a display concept for a Wal-Mart in Show Low, Ariz.

Printing a point of sale beer display“MillerCoors put out a creative display incentive for August and September, which included Blue Moon. They showed us some examples of a full theme, and I thought this concept would be perfect for the season. It also gave us an opportunity to educate customers about all the characteristics of Blue Moon beers,” says Copetillo. “I give Steve some ideas and the points I want to see on the display, then he comes up with the design theme. Steve always has great ideas that are exactly what I’m looking for, so there are rarely any changes to his design.”

Lalio’s design is divided into three parts to comprise the full backdrop behind the beer display – in-depth information about the different Blue Moon beers (year-round, seasonal and specialty), a centerpiece to draw attention and illuminating copy about what a blue moon is – plus the phases of the blue moon that “float” in front of the backdrop.

“We submitted it to MillerCoors and it caused some ripples. They were happy to see that we’re educating the customers about Blue Moon,” says Copetillo. “I’ve been doing this for 18 years and now more than ever people want to know what food to pair it with, the flavors and the characteristics of each beer.”

Printing point of sale display for beer companies
Here's a similar display conceived and executed by the Three Musketeers of The Nackard Companies: account reps Anthony Copetillo and Vinnie Montemurro and P.O.P. shop manager Steve Lalio.

The backdrop was printed on a Canon iPF8000S on LexJet 8 Mil PolyGloss Banner in seven 36″ panels, which were then stapled to the wall. Lalio says he designed it in Photoshop and used the ONYX RIP to properly tile it so that it could be spliced into one seamless backdrop. The total size is 21 feet wide by six feet high.

The moon phases, which dangle from fishing line a few feet in front of the backdrop, were printed on LexJet TOUGHcoat Water-Resistant Self Adhesive Polypropylene, laminated with LexJet 3 Mil Luster UV Standard Low Melt and applied to a heavy card stock.

“I used the PolyGloss Banner for the backdrop because I knew the Blue Moon and fall colors would really pop out with that material. We designed it so that it was informative about not only the beer, but the blue moon,” adds Lalio.

Catch up with ONYX and Save $1,200

RIP software saleSave $1,200 by upgrading your ONYX 6.x to X10.2. The Legacy Promotion, good through Sept. 30, is for ProductionHouse and PosterShop 6.x users who would like to upgrade to X10.2 with an Advantage Service Agreement Plus Phone Support for a promotional price of $1,295, a $1,200 savings.

ONYX 6.x users can upgrade with an Advantage Service Agreement for a promotional price of $995, a $1,200 savings as well.

The Service Agreement will keep your software up-to date with new releases and updates; no-hassle add-on of new drivers anytime you need them; and you will also receive three sessions of online web-based training of your choice to best suits your needs.

For more information about this limited-time promotion, contact a LexJet account specialist at 800-453-9538. And, click here to see all of the Onyx X10 how-to videos at LexJet’s YouTube channel.