LithoTechnics and SCREEN take Metrix worldwide

LithoTechnics and SCREEN sign worldwide distribution agreement for Metrix job planning and imposition software.

Under the agreement, SCREEN will sell and support the entire Metrix product line, on Mac OS X and Windows platforms, to complement Trueflow SE, SCREEN's fully JDF-compliant PDF workflow system. As part of the agreement, LithoTechnics and SCREEN have engineered much tighter JDF integration between Metrix and Trueflow SE, making the total user experience much more intuitive and powerful. As well, LithoTechnics has developed a Chinese version of Metrix, which SCREEN will debut at the upcoming All In Print show in Shanghai.

Rohan Holt, (pictured) president of LithoTechnics, said that it was exciting for the company to develop a closer relationship with SCREEN on a worldwide basis, along with the chance to enter the Chinese market.

"SCREEN's goal for Trueflownet is right in line with the guiding principles behind JDF, which is moving our industry closer to true automation and rational print manufacturing," he said.

"I am very pleased to be working with SCREEN on these projects, and look forward to other projects that can benefit our mutual customers."

The two companies have complimentary synergies that will allow them to work well together, according to Setsuo Ohara, president of SCREEN.

"Metrix fits extremely well into our workflow model, offering our customers an automated job planning and imposition module that translates directly into higher productivity and profitability," Ohara said.

"Metrix has already proven itself to a number of our customers as an indispensable tool for efficient production. Now, with a higher level of JDF integration between Trueflow SE and Metrix, the connection between planning/imposition and prepress is further simplified and automated, enabling our customers to realize even greater efficiencies."