Hybrid Software Helix (formerly Global Graphics Software) has launched SmartRIP™, an innovative industrial inkjet RIP (raster image processor) for OEMs and integrators. SmartRIP is the world’s first GPU-native RIP, delivering exceptional performance and scalability for a wide range of industrial printing applications. It offers a streamlined feature set and optimized pricing designed specifically for the broader industrial print market rather than high-end digital presses for label and packaging applications.
SmartRIP is purpose built for system integrators who need to embed advanced print capabilities into industrial solutions quickly and securely. It features an industrial OPC UA standard interface, ensuring secure and interoperable communication across modern production environments. Its GPU-native architecture is lightning fast and frees up the CPU to perform other tasks in parallel. SmartRIP is therefore flexible and highly scalable, maximizing controller hardware performance, while its streamlined integration process enables users to get up and running in hours, not months.
In addition, SmartRIP offers advanced print quality technologies, including color management from ColorLogic. These technologies are in a user-friendly, automated system, enabling any operator, regardless of their level of expertise, to achieve excellent print quality with ease and confidence.
Managing Director Justin Bailey said: “With SmartRIP, 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 that comes into play in Europe in 2027.”
