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gagement. As part of that effort, the association will begin work on an updated mission statement and visual identity designed to reflect FPPA’s evolution and future aspirations. While the association is focused on growth, Board members emphasized that success will be measured not simply by membership numbers or event attendance, but by FPPA’s ability to foster meaningful connections, deliver value, and support continued progress across the indus- try. FPPA remains committed to preserving the qualities members value most: direct access to industry peers, ed- ucation, strong supplier relationships, open collaboration, and a welcoming professional community built on trust and shared success. PRINTING United Alliance Honors Mako Core With Apex, PACKZ Max Hybrid Software has received two 2026 Pinnacle Awards for Technology from PRINTING United Alliance for Mako
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Core with Apex and PACKZ Max. The award-winning prod- ucts reportedly introduce two industry firsts: the first fully GPU-native renderer for print workflows and the first PDF editor with an integrated raster image processor (RIP). The Pinnacle Award for Technology honors products that advance the printing industry through innovation, im- proved functionality, and measurable production benefits. Mako Core with Apex, developed by Hybrid Software Helix, is said to be the first software development kit for print workflows to incorporate a fully GPU-native render- er. Unlike conventional architectures that use GPUs only for selected acceleration tasks, Apex executes the entire rendering pipeline on the graphics processor and delivers rendering performance up to 30 times faster than tradition- al CPU-based approaches. It also enables post-processing functions, including halftone screening, to be performed Mako Core with Apex is reportedly the first software develop- ment kit for print workflows to incorporate a fully GPU-native renderer, delivering rendering performance up to 30 times faster.
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