Learn to Leverage Automation at Toronto Event
PITTSBURGH—May 6, 2010—Printing Industries of America and the International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Post Press (CIP4) Organization will host an Automation Solutions Network Event in Toronto, ON. This event will take place on June 15-16, and feature presentations and discussions from industry leaders and experts on automation as well as a tour of Ampersand Printing—the multiple CIP4 CIPPI-award-winner and implementers of a streamlined JDF workflow.
The Automation Solutions Network Event brings together users and vendors of automation to create a forum where neophytes can find answers to their questions while those who have been harnessing automation for years can discuss and share ideas with their peers. This meeting will provide the opportunity to learn how automation can increase your bottom line, amplify ROI, improve your product, and streamline makeready.
Attendees of the meeting will be able to tour the 2009 CIP4 International Print Production Innovation award winner for Best Process Automation Implementation--North America--Ampersand Printing. As visitors tour Ampersand Printing's state-of-the-art facility, they'll experience how Ampersand Printing has drastically reduced makeready and increased efficiency to a level that allowed the amount of work that had regularly been completed during two shifts to now be done in only one thanks to JDF and the automated makeready process. Additionally, members of Ampersand Printing will be on-hand to take questions during one of the meeting sessions.
This is the perfect networking opportunity and a great venue to glimpse the future of automation technologies as Marcia Bonsell, former vice president of production at Communicorp, Inc, attests, "Being affiliated with the Automation Solutions Network allows Communicorp to stay abreast with the technologies in the marketplace, without being vendor specific. We exchange pain points as well as our various and often creative ways to achieve integration."
Printers on the fence about automation will come away from this event inspired and excited to begin the implementation process, while those who done so already have will learn valuable tips and tricks to become even more efficient. The Automation Solutions Network welcomes a wide range of users of automation systems as well as the suppliers of those systems. To register for the next meeting, please visit www.printing.org/automation, call Brandon Iskey at (800) 910-4283 ext. 787, or email automation@printing.org.
About Printing Industries of America
Printing Industries of America is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing an industry with approximately one million employees. It serves the interests of more than 10,000 member companies. Together with its nationwide affiliate network, Printing Industries delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency, and profitability of its members and the graphic communications industry through advocacy, education, research, and technical information.
About Automation Solutions Network
The Automation Solutions Network has established itself as the premiere event to exchange ideas and solutions for JDF workflows. The Automation Solutions Network focuses on the development and practical implementation of JDF-enabled systems and cross-vendor implementations. The group welcomes a wide range of users of JDF-enabled systems as well as the suppliers of those systems. The steering committee of the Automation Solutions Network is made up entirely of printers who have either implemented systems or are in the process of doing so.
About CIP4
CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define the Job Definition Format (JDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation; to study user requirements; to test product interoperability; and to develop a range of JDF software development tools. Information on CIP4, including membership details, is available from the organization’s website: www.cip4.org. "CIP4" and "JDF" are registered trademarks of the CIP4 Organization.