SAi has released Flexi 21 for sign and display and large-format print providers. The 64-bit Rip software now supports multi-layer/white and varnish ink layered printing.
Flexi 21 can generate white or varnish ink on the fly or from the white layer in the predefined design. Users can control how the ink is printed in both the Flexi Design and Flexi Rip Production Manager functions. This ‘sandwich’ mode printing supports printing multiple layers, for example, a bottom layer of white, color in the middle and varnish on top.
Flexi 21 also includes variable data printing. Users printing output with mostly shared elements can change certain text or images from one print to another. The Flexi 21 variable data printing tool will let you design the print template with a sample file, select the element that will change per document and then specify the data to be used. This feature supports variable data images (including raster files, transparent pngs and most eps and PDFs), text, QR codes, data matrix, barcodes, and braille.
Other features include: Jig templates, enhanced printing while Ripping, custom cut line names and colours, Adobe Illustrator layer support, and inkset channels and profiles that can be customized to different colour modes if your printer supports custom ink. G7 Certification recognises gray balance and generates linearisation that is compliant with G7 colour standards.