"DesignCreation" sequence in conjunction with the packaging workflow

For packaging printing, Prinect Production provides the option of editing special "preproduction jobs" (these are jobs without production of print products). These are jobs that assist users in designing a certain packaging and/or layout of a die tool. The jobs can be created manually in Cockpit or they are created by a packaging MIS (e.g. CSG "Boxsoft"). The design or die layout is generated interactively or automatically with Prinect Package Designer. In a packaging workflow, information that is needed for the single preproduction jobs (printing materials, box shapes, die layouts, dimensions, etc.) are exchanged between the various components (MIS, Package Designer, Prinect Production with Master Data Store) and used for processing the job. As a result, customers receive a quote on the cost of the packaging they want. This turns into a separate (production) job if customers should order quantities of the packaging later.

Automatic workflow

Planning is at the MIS in an automatic workflow. The data required for calculation of the shape and layout (e.g. box data (based on the dimensions of the packaging product), printing materials) are sent to Prinect Production and submitted to Package Designer. This can then automatically (i.e. without user intervention) create a shape and, if necessary, an optimized die layout. These results are then sent back to the Prinect Production preproduction job. Finally, the MIS received the data it needs to calculate an estimate.

Manual workflow

A packaging job can be created in Prinect Cockpit in a manual workflow, for example, if there is no packaging MIS. In this case, Package Designer can be started interactively and operated manually to be able to create the shape and, if necessary, the die layout. Package Designer receives the data defined in the preproduction job. Based on the data created by package Designer, users can calculate various offers manually and present them to customers.