Print Perspectives

Why You Need Automation Now More Than Ever

KODAK PRINERGY with RBA unlocks new profitability and flexibility advantages for commercial and packaging printers.

May 14, 2020

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What motivates more than 500 people to register for a webinar about printing? The opportunity to hear how industry-leading printing companies are using automation to balance keeping people safe from COVID-19 while staying productive.

We recently hosted a webinar titled “Why You Need Automation Now More Than Ever” that attracted hundreds of people from around the world to learn how KODAK PRINERGY with rules-based automation (RBA) can reduce prepress costs by 30-60% while reducing onsite personnel. Pat McGrew, an independent workflow expert, and Paul Cary, a KODAK PRINERGY automation developer, spent the hour describing and demonstrating how KODAK PRINERGY with RBA unlocks new profitability and flexibility advantages for commercial and packaging printers.

If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here.

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most efficient and profitable printing companies used automation technologies, such as RBA, to lower labor costs, increase customer satisfaction, and improve profitability. For example, William Schuring, COO, Wilco (Netherlands) noted, "Operating under one PRINERGY system for three sites has improved our efficiency by half.” And Tonya Spiers, President, Knight Abby (USA) said, “(PRINERGY) is saving us around $80,000 to $100,000 per year.”

Pat McGrew summed it up this way: “PRINERGY + RBA = a crisis-proof production workflow.”

For those of you who want a jump-start automating your workflow, our Professional Services team of workflow experts and developers can work with you – remotely – to create the automation rules you need. No project is too small or too big. We’re here to help. Just ask.