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Melville, NY – 17 March 2022 — SpencerMetrics, the premier provider of real-time data collection, analysis and reporting automation solutions for Print & Packaging, announced integration and support for Zünd cutting tables. Zünd users can now experience the benefits of SpencerMetrics CONNECT® and LYNK™. With one of the broadest multi-vendor, multi-technology support capabilities in the Print and Packaging industry, SpencerMetrics offers an enterprise-wide platform to gather and analyze data from vital equipment on the production floor. Intelligent software communication enable CONNECT and LYNK solutions to automatically collect rich data including machine status, jobs information, counts, material usage, etc., eliminating manual data collection. Further, these solutions bridge islands of automation across many varied vendor-specific products. Conventional, legacy equipment is integrated into the platform

Melville, NY, 1 March 2022 – Hal Leonard Corporation, the world’s largest print music publisher, has invested in the SpencerMetrics CONNECT® platform for data-driven production management. CONNECT will automate Hal Leonard’s data collection and reporting, enabling real-time insights and visibility to understand and optimize their production costs. Installed in Hal Leonard’s Winona, Minnesota production and distribution site, CONNECT works with a variety of production equipment from multiple manufacturers, including digital and offset print production presses and a wide range of finishing equipment. CONNECT’s multi-vendor, multi-technology platform provides a standardized and automated method to capture and analyze accurate metrics, identify effectual ways to improve machine and labor utilization, and to maximize productivity and control costs. In addition to the Winona, USA

Melville, NY – 20 September 2021 – SpencerMetrics is celebrating eight years of servicing the print, labels, and packaging industry. Its state-of-the-art data-driven productivity solutions add value to any shop floor and support operations to continuously improve workflows. Since its inception in 2013, SpencerMetrics has designed three automatic data collection and analysis solutions. Its patented CONNECT® solution is known for its advanced, targeted, on-demand analytics and connection to any digital printing or finishing machines. It is also noted for its ability to collect accurate shop floor data while enhancing the operator experience. After years of running in live production with customer feedback, it launched AUTOMATER™ in 2018. This IIoT-based solution allows the smart technology from CONNECT to be utilized by

Melville, NY – 16 June 2021 – SpencerMetrics has announced JobHub, its latest feature addition to both its LYNK and CONNECT productivity solutions. JobHub automatically creates a repository of all jobs run across the production floor on all connected machines, regardless of vendor or technology. These may include printers/presses, finishers/converters, inserters, mailing machines, packaging machines, etc. Leveraging data collected from the production floor, JobHub creates a map that tracks each job through its production steps. As each job is processed through its production workflow, such as through printing, cutting, binding, etc., the JobHub map shows how much time and resources were needed in each cost center. JobHub automatically shows the actual run time on each machine, and also calculates any time

Melville, NY, 24 May 2021 – SpencerMetrics rolled out a fresh new look with a sleek and modern logo design at the recent Virtual Dscoop Edge Fusion Event. The rebranding is in full effect on their website, social media platforms, and marketing materials. The decision to rebrand SpencerMetrics came from a desire to better align the company’s representation with its technology-leading products and its vision of the Print Factory 4.0. The Design The overall design of the new logo evokes a feeling of simplicity with clean font and lines. SpencerMetrics prides itself on its simple-to-use software solutions for data-driven productivity for any size printing company. The round graphic on the left, connected through the font, is slightly reminiscent of a

Melville, NY – 4 December 2020 – SpencerMetrics® announced the latest addition to their automatic data collection portfolio, LYNK™. An economical, user-friendly, no-hands solution to simplify data collection and monitor operation, LYNK joins the industry leading CONNECT® solution and AUTOMATER™. Following extensive market research and discussions with leaders in the print and packaging industry, the SpencerMetrics team found that companies and staff still face a major obstacle – recognized or not – collecting and converting accurate equipment data into operational information in a timely, low-cost manner. The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, the Smart Factory, has quickly produced a data-driven community. However, without automation there is not enough time, resources, or human labor to collect and make sense of

 Melville, NY – 31 March 2020 — SpencerMetrics, the provider of CONNECT automatic production tracking and analytics systems, has announced access and usage to the system until July 1, 2020 at no cost in order to alleviate some of the challenges businesses may be experiencing during this time of crisis. With automatic data collection and real-time remote monitoring, CONNECT technology can provide production insight and highlight labor as well as machine issues, a crucial tool – especially essential while having production management responsibilities from home.  Along with AUTOMATER™, CONNECT can help automate data collection from any device, multi-vendor Digital or Analog; monitor and track production in real-time; provide vendor-neutral analysis of production data with metrics and KPIs and much more

Melville, NY – 12 September 2019 –– Merlin Printing Inc. has added a SpencerMetrics CONNECT system with AUTOMATER to track and monitor its pressroom operations. Merlin’s print production fleet includes conventional Heidelberg web offset presses as well as digital production printers. Merlin Printing offers a comprehensive set of marketing solutions including design, print production, and mailing to customers throughout the East Coast. SpencerMetrics LLC provides data collection and analytic solutions that improve operational insight and enable cost reductions while maintaining high quality.   The shop was recording data manually with log sheets and Excel since their previous attempts at automated data collection had fallen short. The task was tedious, accuracy was questionable, and real-time information was unavailable. Merlin engaged with SpencerMetrics

Melville, NY, 8 May 2019 – SpencerMetrics LLC announced Vishal Sahay’s promotion to Executive Vice President, effective immediately. In addition to leading Product Development and Support teams for SpencerMetrics CONNECT, Vishal will be responsible for Business Development. A role tasked with identifying, pursuing, and directing development opportunities worldwide – including EMEA as well as the Americas. David Spencer, SpencerMetrics President and CEO, had the following to say about Vishal’s promotion. “Vishal is a valued member of the SpencerMetrics team and has been an integral part of our strategic direction. This promotion recognizes his many contributions to our growth and continued success.” Vishal joined the Spencer Associates Group in 2004. Vishal received a Master of Science degree in Print Media from