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Hybrid Software Helix has launched SmartRIP, the world’s first GPU-native RIP for industrial inkjet printing applications.
SmartRIP is purpose-built for system integrators who are looking to embed advanced print capabilities into industrial solutions.
The technology is designed to offer a streamlined feature-set designed specifically for the broader industrial print market, rather than high-end digital presses for label and packaging applications.
It features an open platform communications unified architecture (OPC UA) interface, aiming to ensure secure and interoperable communication across modern production environments, with the GPU functionality freeing up the CPU to perform other tasks in parallel.
SmartRIP also offers a number of print quality technologies, including colour management technology from software company, ColorLogic.
Hybrid Software Helix, formerly known as Global Graphics Software, is a Cambridge-based developer of smart software components for OEMs and independent software vendors in the digital printing industry.
Technology from the company, which is part of the Hybrid Software Group, is used by print brands including HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Kodak, and Agfa.
Speaking about SmartRIP, Hybrid Sofware Helix’s managing director, Justin Bailey, says: “We’ve taken the award-winning, proven technology from SmartDFE, which powers high-end digital presses, and streamlined it for a wider range of industrial applications.
“OEMs and integrators can now deliver exceptional print quality faster, with less complexity and at a lower cost. Additionally with its embedded OPC UA, SmartRIP is secure by design, making it ready for the rigor likely to be required to comply with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) that comes into play in Europe in 2027.”
The CRA is an EU regulation establishing mandatory cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software products sold within the EU. It aims to improve digital product security and shift responsibility for security from users to manufacturers.
A built-in industrial OPC UA standard such as that used in SmartRIP can provide end-to-end security measures including data encryption, which can help to meet the CRA's requirements to protect the confidentiality and the integrity of processed data.
