Automation On the Road to Seamless

The driver's seat

Prepress automation in packaging "is about building confidence, having customers feel comfortable enough with the tools that they will demand their implementation," says Steven Miller, packaging workflow manager for Creo (now a subsidiary of Kodak). Creo's Prinergy Powerpack workflow management system relies on "rules-based automation" to enable packaging printers, converters, and trade shops to systematically eliminate steps associated with downtime and manual error.