Xitron, a subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group and the developer of Harlequin-based Navigator RIP and workflow products for commercial, flexo, screen, digital, and high-speed inkjet printing, has announced that its newly released Version 14 of Navigator RIP at drupa 2024. Nearing almost 50,000 installations worldwide, Navigator is one of the most popular RIPs in service today and is the foundation for Xitron’s full slate of prepress workflow products. Under development for more than three years, Navigator Version 14 introduces support for PDF/X-6, PDF/X-VT3, and Color Exchange Format (CxF), as well as interpretive speed improvements.
Navigator Version 14 is also the core technology for every product Xitron will demonstrate at drupa 2024. Navigator is recognized by printers around the world as an extremely stable, economical, and performance-oriented RIP platform, according to a source from the company. It states that for those For those and many other reasons, users find the workflow software operating in every printing environment from mom & pop screen printers to mega-printing companies with names everyone recognizes. The improvements in this latest iteration simply cement Xitron’s legacy.