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The Future of Production Print Software: AI, Automation, and Web-to-Print Lead the Charge
This article has originally been published by The Cannata Report written by Mark Vruno Industry experts explore how AI tools and W2P solutions will streamline operations and maximize ROI in 2025. With more OEMs pushing production print, the near-term future burns brightly for dealers selling these workhorse devices as well as the production print software that drives them. Behind the scenes, advanced computer software programming tracks all that vital data to keep pace with speedy, powerful printing engines. “Production printing covers a diverse group of printers and those who serve them,” pointed out print-industry consultant Pat McGrew of Colorado-based McGrewGroup, Inc. “Vendors and their dealers spend time ensuring that they understand market needs and work with teams in the supply
SpencerMetrics Empowers 4over to Transform Print Cost Management
Melville, NY – 9 September 2024 — SpencerMetrics, a leader in data-driven productivity solutions for the printing industry, today announced a successful partnership with 4over LLC, one of North America’s leading trade printers. Through this strategic collaboration, 4over will utilize SpencerMetrics’ cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize its cost management and operational efficiency, setting a new standard for performance and savings. 4over is known for its vast selection of quality print products and commitment to supporting print professionals. The company needed to measure productivity, job costs, and resource utilization accurately, so it sought a solution to move beyond estimates and gain precise insights into its operations. SpencerMetrics’ innovative CONNECT® system provides 4over with the tools to collect and analyze machine data and
SpencerMetrics Joins with the Book Manufacturers’ Institute
August 27, 2024 — SpencerMetrics, a leading provider of intelligent data collection, monitoring, and analysis solutions for digital and analog printing and finishing equipment, is excited to announce its official membership with the Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI). This partnership brings together SpencerMetrics’ innovative data-driven productivity solutions and its undertaking of advancing industry growth with BMI’s long-standing commitment to supporting the book manufacturing industry. SpencerMetrics’ suite of products, including CONNECTⓇ, LYNK™, and AUTOMATER™, offers powerful tools for book printers and the printing community to optimize their operations. By providing real-time data collection, monitoring, and analysis from digital and analog printing, packaging, and finishing equipment, SpencerMetrics enables printers and manufacturers to make informed decisions that increase efficiency and reduce costs. “We are excited to be a part of the BMI
SpencerMetrics to Showcase Data Collection Solutions at drupa 2024
Melville, NY – 9 May 2024 — SpencerMetrics, a leading provider of intelligent data collection, monitoring, and analysis solutions for digital and analog printing and finishing equipment, today announced its participation at the drupa 2024 exhibition, the world’s leading print technology trade fair, in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 28 to June 7. The SpencerMetrics Team will be showcasing the CONNECT® > solution in the HP, Horizon, and EMT International booths; demonstrating how integrated, automated data collection can significantly streamline production performance, detect inefficiencies, and improve operational efficiency. SpencerMetrics will demonstrate 3 core products: 1. LYNK™ – automatically collects and analyzes accurate, essential production metrics to facilitate cost-saving improvements. The real-time dashboard provides visibility into equipment status across the entire production
SpencerMetrics CONNECT JOB COSTING MODULE Enables Accurate Pricing of Print Jobs
SpencerMetrics, provider of intelligent solutions for data collection, monitoring,
and analysis of digital and analog printing and finishing equipment, announces the addition of its CONNECT® Job
Costing module. Attendees at Printing United Expo 2023 in Atlanta, GA from October 18-20, can be the first to
experience CONNECT’s most recent update by visiting SpencerMetrics at booth B10032.
Entourage Yearbooks, a Next generation yearbook provider, invests in the CONNECT Data Collection and Analytics Platform
Entourage Yearbooks, a Next generation yearbook provider, invests in the CONNECT Data Collection and Analytics Platform For further information, contact: spencermetrics@3.83.213.195, 1-631-367-6655 Entourage Yearbooks invests in SpencerMetrics’ CONNECT Data Collection and Analytics Platform Melville, NY – 3 October 2023 — Entourage Yearbooks, one of the most innovative yearbook producers, has implemented the SpencerMetrics CONNECT® platform for data-driven print production management. CONNECT; automates Entourage’s data collection and reporting, enabling real-time visibility to understand and control their print and finishing production capacity and operational costs. During yearbook peak season, Entourage utilizes its total production capacity and outsources orders that exceed its in-house capacity. Knowing what they can produce in-house, maximizing the utilization of equipment and labor resources available, and tracking production metrics
SpencerMetrics Marks a Decade of Data-Driven Excellence in Print & Packaging Production Insights
Melville, NY – September 21, 2023 – Celebrating a remarkable ten-year journey serving the print, labels, and packaging industry, SpencerMetrics has been at the forefront of delivering state-of-the-art data-driven insights and productivity solutions that elevate shop floor operations, foster continuous improvement, and drive revenue growth. Since its inception in 2013, SpencerMetrics has meticulously crafted automatic data collection and analysis solutions. Building upon years of operational excellence and customer feedback, the SpencerMetrics patented CONNECT® solution has emerged as a beacon of excellence – renowned for its advanced, targeted, up-to-the-minute, and on-demand analytics – seamlessly connecting with both digital and conventional printing and finishing machines. Its unique ability to harness precise, real-time shop floor data while enhancing the operator experience sets it
Hunkeler Partners with SpencerMetrics
Lucerne, Switzerland – 2 March 2023 — At Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023, Hunkeler AG has announced a partnership with SpencerMetrics LLC in support of their customers. Hunkeler, a leading supplier of automated finishing equipment, is demonstrating live integration of the Hunkeler Data Capture (HDC) module with the SpencerMetrics CONNECT® solution during the Hunkeler Innovationdays event, which is being attended by about 6,500 industry participants in Lucerne, Switzerland. Recognizing the need for Digitization of data and Next Level Automation, Hunkeler developed the Data Capture module to facilitate Industry 4.0 initiatives for their customers. The SpencerMetrics partnership enables a bridged solution across multiple vendors and technologies in Print and Finishing applications. SpencerMetrics is a leading software provider for the collection, processing, analysis,
SpencerMetrics Joins Industry-Leading Providers as a Member of HP SmartStream Solution Partner Program
Melville, NY – 21 February 2023 — SpencerMetrics LLC is pleased to announce it has become part of the HP SmartStream Partner Program. HP PageWide Industrial recognizes that the SpencerMetrics CONNECT® solution adds value by boosting efficiency and profitability for its inkjet press users. As part of the HP SmartStream program, SpencerMetrics joins elite industry-leading suppliers in providing key solutions for integration and automation. The core focus of CONNECT is increasing efficiency, productivity, and growth with ease-of-use and affordability. With this strategic partnership, HP PageWide Industrial Press owners join the ranks of other CONNECT users to realize operational advantages, insights, and improved profitability. SpencerMetrics CONNECT provides users with courses of action in addressing productivity issues such as Equipment
BEACON Digital Andon Module Released for SpencerMetrics CONNECT
Melville, NY – 07 February 2023 — SpencerMetrics today announced the immediate availability of BEACON, the digital Andon module for its CONNECT® Industry 4.0 platform. CONNECT provides real-time data collection, monitoring, reporting, and integrated systems connectivity and the introduced BEACON Andon module provides many additional production efficiency benefits including visual signals, email alerts, SMS texts and dashboard monitor display messaging. An Andon system is designed as a communication tool in manufacturing to alert machine operators, maintenance staff, and management of production issues. Typically, Andon allows the operator to stop production if a defect or quality problem is found so that corrective measures can be taken immediately, before production moves forward. In traditional implementations, the alert is displayed simply on a light tower
Marathon Press Invests in Automation with SpencerMetrics LYNK
Melville, NY – 11 October 2022 — Marathon Press Inc. (“Marathon”), one of the most unique printing and photo labs in the United States, has invested in efficiency and productivity automation with the SpencerMetrics LYNK® solution. LYNK provides fully automated, touchless, real-time data collection, monitoring, and reporting from multi-vendor, multi-technology production equipment. Marathon offers full-color digital printing, email marketing, graphic design, web-to-print online ordering, specializing in printing yearbooks, children’s books, photo books, and specialty books. Marathon is also a wholesale outsource provider for other printing companies and online photo businesses. Their Norfolk, Nebraska production facility operates high-end digital production equipment from multiple vendors including HP, Konica Minolta, Horizon, etc. With thousands of short-run variable jobs to track, the manual steps