Typically, a large number of quotes and orders is handled every day. As a result, some quote requests require extremely complex calculations and options, others can just overwhelm by sheer number. In either case an error can make the difference, not only in winning or losing an order, but also winning the job and then, losing money on it. All in all, the main reasons for losing money could be misjudged materials usage, press time, promised delivery date, etc.

In addition to this, the job managing departments are staffed with highly experienced printing experts who need to be supported by a sophisticated system. So, the system makes it possible to get a quick overview of the cost, status and progress of an order.

Many orders also involve subcontracting work for other processes which cannot be handled under one roof. As a result, the printer with the best price and shortest delivery period will typically win the job due to very tough competition.

Full visibility through the entire production cycle will give the competitive edge to a printer, from estimation to production planning, job costing and delivery and invoicing.

Despite the wide variety of processes, commercial printing companies usually share the same pain points. Similarly, that is:

• The need for quick and accurate estimates 
• The ability to manage a large number of small orders 
• Overseeing inventory and minimizing waste
• Dealing with sub-contractors
• Getting accurate job costing after the fact
• Communication between management and production
• Flexible planning
• Electronic job tickets to cope with constant last-minute changes.

With this in mind, PrintVis is the print-centric, vertical solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV that covers all of these pain points and more. We have been working with the printing industry for more than 20 years and now have over 250 installations worldwide. That number grows every year.

PrintVis is a cost-effective and flexible modular solution that is exceptionally scalable, so it can grow as your business grows. It also offers multiple user types and deployment options to suit your business and your budget.

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Our system will help you manage all the steps of production for both long-repeat and short-custom runs on offset, digital and any other type of printing press. This includes detailed materials management and the control of complex variable data.

Label printers around the world have used PrintVis to achieve printing efficiency – beginning with the optimization of data and its subsequent distribution. In a successful operation, an expansion of the data transfer channels should eventually result, easily handled by the powerful system that is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

PrintVis and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offer an integrated MIS/ERP solution for the label manufacturing industry. Our system will help you manage every detail required for both long-repeat and short-custom runs, for both offset and digital print processes, including robust materials management and handling the complexities of variable data.

Due to the nature of signs, banners, POP displays, finishing is a key concern for the large format printing industry. Besides, finishing of paper posters and billboards often includes lamination, glue-on-board and/or laser die-cutting. This is because most treatment and finishing of printed large format items requires skill and precision from the employees. For instance, air bubbles in lamination is a genuine threat to the production and the same goes for board gluing.

Humidity, draft and lack of drying space are other constraints to the production. As finishing is the heavy part of the price, these companies will try to focus their attention to bringing the production time in this area down and minimize the time between processes. Therefore, problems with glue or foil must be investigated and the batches with problems must be taken out of production and returned to the vendor again.

The finishing of banners requires bench work and is also the greater part of the price of the finished product. Activities include sewing the sides and bottoms with lead strings for weight and putting eyelets or grippers in the corners. For banners, which are many times the size of the capacity of the digital printer, there is welding or sewing to make the finished product. Therefore, if the labor force is skilled and diligent the products are durable, and if not – the products can be ruined in wind and weather.

PrintVis has ways of calculating these large formats – even if the size is larger than the machine. As a results, the user input is often types of eyelets or roll-ups, and the system will automatically find the price based on templates and formula for this part of the industry. Therefore, the trade-off between diligence and price is a key issue, as well as managing delivery milestones with a production involving so much hands-on work.

As order quantities are often small, it is vital that the ordering process can be quick and easy. With the correct setup, order time can be reduced dramatically. In addition, with steady customers the order process goes preferably through a customer-specific web interface – using their own item numbers and ordering a number of different items simultaneously. Bulk ordering of larger quantities with many different recipients of items is also one of the many areas for which PrintVis is able to support and provide management.

Manufacturers of food and beverage packaging, folding cartons, labels, wraps and all other commercial packaging types face multiple challenges as their clients seek ever-more creative ways to attract consumers to their product.

While the end user may frequently discard the outer packaging without a second thought, PrintVis understands the painstaking lengths to which those companies must go to satisfy their customers, and the many planning hours and complexities associated with each production run.

Like each niche of the print industry, packaging comes with its own unique set of concerns. Manufacturers must pay particular attention to shipping weights, environmentally-friendly materials (such as vegetable-based inks and recycled papers), tensile strengths of their products, as well as temperature sensitivity, and much more.

They share the same basic concerns as other branches of commercial printing: The need for waste reduction, cost management over raw materials, effective measurement of performance, and the maintenance of a profitable and innovative operation. All of these add up to control of your process.

Our PrintVis solution is built right into Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and can act as quality control assurance from the earliest stages of the job by putting all the relevant data at the fingertips of those who need it. 

PrintVis will make your company run smarter, more streamlined, and empower you to capture the data you need to optimize your business internally. This will help you to impress and retain more customers.