Connectivity & Multi-Vendor Diversity
Automatic Data Capture and Analysis for Offset, Flexo, and Digital Printing, Finishing, Mailing, and more.
Capture your Entire Production Shop Floor!
Collect data from analog equipment where information cannot be retrieved directly from the machine by using SpencerMetrics “edge” technology – deploying sensors, encoders and barcode readers to facilitate automatic data collection
Most production floors have more than one make, model, and technology to cater to their production demands. CONNECT, LYNK, and AUTOMATER work in conjunction to support automatic tracking, monitoring, and analyzing data for your entire production platform.
With its multi-vendor equipment support, CONNECT and LYNK are one of the most diverse solutions available in the industry. Unlike some alternative solutions in the market, CONNECT and LYNK both tie into multi-vendor digital production equipment using intelligent software communication. It collects, normalizes, and presents unbiased information about machine efficiency. The AUTOMATER module connects any analog/conventional equipment, providing one system to manage the entire production platform.
Standardized, vendor-neutral data is converted into actionable information that can improve operational productivity. Know exactly when and why your equipment is not running – identify the root causes for lost profit – implement accurate and effective changes to realize a higher return on investment.
AUTOMATER™ is dedicated to automatically collect data from any conventional/output-producing equipment. The module can be outfitted with a wide selection of sensors, encoders and/or barcode readers, interface with PLC protocols, or programmed to fetch data from digital sources. With AUTOMATER and CONNECT, your data is ready for real-time, on-demand analysis or distribution to other systems.
How it works
- Hybrid-cloud architecture for security and reliability
- Machine activity-driven touchscreen interface for shop floor data collection
- Real-time dashboard to provide immediate feedback and visibility
- Web-based analytics portal with robust feature set – trends, comparisons, KPIs, job costing, and more
- Training, support, updates, upgrades, all inclusive!
Our Solutions Support
- Digital Printing and Planning
- Finishing, Bindery and Mailing
- Conventional Offset and Flexographic
- 3D / Additive Printing
- Labels and Packaging
- Manufacturing
- Textile Printing
- And Much More!
Vendors, Technologies and Software Support
Pick up job info automatically from almost any machine
CONNECT and LYNK work with a majority of makes and models of digital machines using intelligent software communication.
AUTOMATER allows any non-digital/analog machine to be connected and integrated seamlessly into the system.
Contact us to determine how your specific devices are supported.
“AUTOMATER provides us with a simple way to collect and analyze data, as well as to continuously improve print shop operations”, says Charles Lewis, Merlin’s VP of Production Operations. – Read the full case study here.