{"id":70948,"date":"2022-11-08T13:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=70948"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:03:15","slug":"making-the-complicated-simpler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/das-komplizierte-einfacher-machen\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the complicated simpler"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Label production doesn't have to be complicated. With the right hardware, software and advice, even newcomers can produce complex labels, such as window labels, efficiently in short runs. Digital processes in the print run and finishing help to automate production and avoid costly errors.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Although forecasts indicate a significant increase in demand, print service providers are currently facing a dilemma: on the one hand, the Labels are becoming increasingly complex and diverse, while print runs are decreasing and shorter delivery times are required.<\/strong> become more important. On the other hand, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find and retain qualified employees. Many print shops even cite this shortage of skilled labour as the biggest challenge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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However, digital printing, automated workflows and modern finishing technologies can make the seemingly impossible possible. So allow digital printing machines to produce short runs and automatic job changes<\/strong>. Digital workflows prepare the print data and send the right job to the right machine at the right time without the need for operator intervention. Modern finishing options enable automatic configuration of processing with minimal operator intervention and waste.<\/p>

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Nevertheless, it is not always easy to seamlessly connect and optimise the individual components of the production process<\/strong>. Setting up an efficient printing solution may require a consultancy approach, such as that offered by Xeikon<\/a> and its Solution Services (XSS). The XSS team specialises in production lines that require more than standard products and in which processes need to be optimised across multiple components. A good example of how the efficient production of complicated products can be supported at the customer is label printing for pharmaceutical retailers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The colour management of digital printing presses can be automated to further reduce the workload for operators.\n(Image: Xeikon)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fully automated production of pharmaceutical labels<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Automation is most efficient when it starts well before the actual full-colour digital printing press and encompasses the entire production process. For example, it is possible to integrate the digital front end (DFE) of a Xeikon press into a company-wide enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Depending on the incoming product orders, the print jobs are created automatically every day to produce exactly the labels required in each case<\/strong>. With the help of software developers, Xeikon can also programme solutions that integrate into the customer's ordering system and create JDF (Job Definition Format) job tickets and print files without any operator intervention.<\/p>