Onyx Graphics today announced its new subscription RIP software Onyx Go has been named by the Printing United Alliance as the Best RIP Software of 2021 . Available with soft-key activation providing nearinstant access , Onyx Go is a monthto-month , no-contract , full-featured Onyx RIP solution with up to four Adobe PDF Print Engines ( APPE ), Job Editor to edit files before printing , unlimited roll-to-roll cutter support for complete Print-and-Cut workflows and supports up to two printers .

The Printing United Alliance Pinnacle Product Award competition evaluates products that will be available for sale in 2021 . A highly qualified panel of judges from across the printing industry evaluated the annual contest ' s 160 + entries in more than 58 categories spanning analog , digital , output , and non-output technologies .

" One of the things I like best about our competition is that it is juried , and judges are basing their decisions on objective criteria . And with outstanding entries like Onyx Go , they had their work cut out for them ," said Ray Weiss , director , Digital Print Programs , Printing United Alliance . " The Pinnacle Product Award competition represents the best of the best among commercial hardware , software , consumables , industrial and screen equipment ," Weiss said . " Congratulations to Onyx Graphics for their deserved win ."

" We are delighted to accept this prestigious award from the Printing United Alliance ," said Matt Crawford , director , product marketing , Onyx Graphics . " When our customers , peers , and now industry leaders acknowledge the way Onyx Go is helping print businesses succeed , it furthers our commitment to developing best-in-class software solutions for the wide-format print industry ."

Onyx Go is available in two product tiers - Onyx Go Lite and

Onyx Go won prize for best RIP software

Onyx Go Plus , to suit the needs of the print business . As part of their subscription , users get unlimited product support as well as product updates with in-product notifications to download the latest version . Onyx Go Lite is ideally suited for new print shops , while Onyx Go Plus is for growing print businesses .

Highlights of Onyx Go products include : – ICC profiling and Media Manager – Up to four Adobe PDF Print

Engines – Support for up to two printers

– Unlimited roll-to-roll cutter support

– Automated Print-and-Cut workflows

– Automatic media savings for nested jobs

– Job Editor for file editing and job preparation

– Quick Sets 2.0 and Hot Folders for automation

– Swatch Books 2.0 for color matching – Specialty ink support for white ink – Bleed and Grommet finishing

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The Pinnacle Product Award competition represents the best of the best among commercial hardware , software , consumables , industrial and screen equipment .

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