Print Automation

Automation is the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers and heat treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, steering and stabilization of ships, aircraft and other applications with minimal or reduced human intervention. Some printing processes have been completely automated.

A big benefit of an automation solution for a print production workflow is that it saves labour. However, automation is also used to save energy and materials and to improve quality, accuracy and precision printing for the customer. Integration is key. The bottom line is to improve a print job.

Does your printer automation software solution enable you to integrate printing infrastructure and automating workflows to enable you to perform at maximum production efficiency and competitiveness? This is where a careful analysis and implementation strategy helps. Make sure any changes improve productivity and actually do automate the process for the business. Change for the sake of change will not work, and it’s important to avoid experimentation. It’s critical that you know how automation changes will impact employee productivity and workflows.

Printing workflow automation improves productivity and efficiency. Used with digital presses, it can help people become more intentional and is used in many forms, whether that would be on-demand, prepress or web-to-print work. What is sometimes missing is a process strategy and a way to analyse whether companies are really making the most of those printer devices.

Examples of automation technology include analysing workflows, investigating security issues, generating detailed reports and making workflow changes for the printer.

Your digital print workflow production process solution can help unify your different print technologies and reduce manual handling and any potential human errors, plus speed up turnaround times for the customer and improve productivity for your print management. This allows you to automate to take on more production work, to increase your job revenue on the printer. You can make sure uncompleted tasks are clearly highlighted so that they can be immediately followed up. Print automation is a key pillar of our software portfolio that paves our customers’ way to multi-channel communication as part of digital transformation (DX). The software even enables the seamless integration of your offset equipment with your digital printing systems and delivers a high-quality service to customers.

However, it is critical to continue automating. Sometimes, companies start to automate their printers and network to accommodate new features, for example biometric authentication. But they can wrongly assume that this automation will last for years and years. Automation has to be ongoing, so stay on top of any technological advances.