Connecting devices
As Asanti is a production hub for the sign & display market, it also offers the capability to connect with a variety printers, proofers, cutters and measurement devices (spectrometers).
To know exactly which devices are supported by Asanti, use the selection table below and see what version of the workflow is required in order to drive the measurement device.
Printers
Asanti offers the capability to drive a wide variety of wide format printers directly. These devices are not limited to the Agfa brand, but include support for Mimaki, HP and others.
To know exactly which wide format printers are supported directly by Asanti, use the selection table below and see what version of the workflow is required in order to drive the printer.
In case your specific wide format printer is not listed, Asanti still offers the capability to prepare jobs and create a print-ready file for these printers as well. These print-ready files can be vector PDF or TIFF and are sent to an existing 3rd party RIP hooked up to the printer.
* Please note that Agfa cannot be held responsible for output in terms of colors and quality when a 3rd party RIP drives these printers as Agfa cannot control nor alter the data provided by this solution.

Status*(*) | Meaning |
Driver available | The driver is available and was validated using a simulation tool. |
Basic driver validation | The driver was validated with an actual wide format printer, but not used in production by a customer. |
Customer installed | The driver is used in production at a customer and was approved by the customer in terms of functionality. |
* Wide format printers, which are not supported, might change to “supported” in the future.
** To drive additional wide-format printers, additional licenses might be required.
Proofers
Asanti offers the capability to create proofs on a variety of proofing devices.
To know exactly which proofing devices are supported directly by Asanti, use the selection table below and see what version of the workflow is required in order to drive the proofing device.
In case your specific proofing device is not listed, Asanti still offers the capability to prepare jobs and create proof-ready files for these proofing devices as well. These proof-ready files can be sent to a GDI connection, which offers in many cases a good solution.*
* Please note that Agfa cannot be held responsible for output in terms of colors and quality when a GDI connection drives these proofing devices as Agfa cannot control nor alter the data provided by this solution.

Status*(*) | Meaning |
Driver available | The driver is available and was validated using a simulation tool. |
Basic driver validation | The driver was validated with an actual wide format printer, but not used in production by a customer. |
Customer installed | The driver is used in production at a customer and was approved by the customer in terms of functionality. |
*Proofing devices, that are not supported, might change to “supported” in the future.
**To drive additional proofing devices, additional licenses might be required.
Cutter
Asanti offers the capability to drive a wide variety of cutting devices using cutter front-end applications.
The same goes for Apogee, Agfa’s production hub for commercial printers. Apogee not only drives CtP and CtF devices, but also includes support for digital commercial presses (see link) and sign & display devices (printers, proofing devices and cutting devices).
To know exactly which cutting devices and corresponding cutter front-end applications are supported by Asanti, use the selection table below and see what version of the workflow is required in order to drive the cutting device.
In case your specific cutting device is not listed, Asanti still offers the capability to prepare jobs and create a cut-ready file for these cutting devices as well. These cut-ready files can be PDF, EPS, HPGL, PLT, PLP, DXF, … and are sent to an existing 3rd party cutter front-end application hooked up to the cutting device.*
*Please note that Agfa cannot be held responsible for output in terms of cutting order and accuracy when a 3rd party cutter front-end application drives these cutting devices as Agfa cannot control nor alter the data provided by this solution.

Cutters
Agfa | Aristo | Blackman & White | Bullmer |
Comagrav | CNC Routers | Crest | Esko |
Fotoba | Jingwei | Kongsberg | Mimaki |
Mutho | Sinajet | Summa | Zünd |
Status*(*) | Meaning |
Driver available | The driver is available and was validated using a simulation tool. |
Basic driver validation | The driver was validated with an actual wide format printer, but not used in production by a customer. |
Customer installed | The driver is used in production at a customer and was approved by the customer in terms of functionality. |
*Cutting devices and corresponding cutter front-end applications, which are not supported, might change to “supported” in the future.
** To drive additional cutting devices and corresponding cutter front-end applications, additional licenses might be required.
Measurement devices
Asanti offers the capability to measure proofs with a variety of measurement devices (spectrometers).
To know exactly which measurement devices are supported by Asanti, use the selection table below and see what version of the workflow is required in order to drive the measurement device.

Measurement devices
Barbieri | Konica Minolta | X-Rite |
Status*(*) | Meaning |
Driver available | The driver is available and was validated using a simulation tool. |
Basic driver validation | The driver was validated with an actual wide format printer, but not used in production by a customer. |
Customer installed | The driver is used in production at a customer and was approved by the customer in terms of functionality. |
*Cutting devices and corresponding cutter front-end applications, which are not supported, might change to “supported” in the future.
** To drive additional cutting devices and corresponding cutter front-end applications, additional licenses might be required.