Workflow Tools: How to Profit from Automation & Optimization

Key vendors, tools and techniques for building more efficient workflows

Workflow automation allows print and prepress providers to reduce costs and open up new market opportunities. Today's automation tools can enhance productivity and reliability at multiple points within your business, and are available at a variety of competitive price points. In this economy, increasing your throughput and shortening turnaround times is essential - and this information-packed webinar on workflow automation strategies will show you how!

Join us as we focus on practical applications that cut production time and manpower requirements while increasing quality and accuracy. From online interfaces and Web-to-Print through JDF, MIS and pressroom computerization, we'll examine the key vendors, tools and techniques for building more efficient workflows.

You'll hear from users who have installed these systems, as well as the product managers responsible for their implementation. We'll cover solutions for service providers of every size, demonstrating how workflow automation can provide a competitive advantage for your business.

We'll be examining:

• Customer-facing portals for order entry, proof approvals and fulfillment (Dalim DiALOGUE)
• Building "open" prepress workflows (Enfocus Switch and partners)
• Automating plate exposure/verification/punching/distribution (Glunz & Jensen)

We'll delve into the benefits of automating aspects of the production process with specific solutions, with details provided of other vendors within each category.

PRESENTER

Hal Hinderliter serves the printing and publishing industries through his company Hal Hinderliter Consulting Services. With more than a decade of on-site problem-solving experience, his consultations help clients to increase profitability, improve quality and select new technology related to graphic arts processes. Drawing on experience garnered from working in the printing industry since 1978, Hinderliter specializes in digital prepress, workflow management, variable data and XML publishing. He has performed technical consultations for Fortune 500 corporations, packaging and commercial printshops, publishers and reprographics companies.