Overview

PRIMA PlantManager is a homogenous solution designed to take care of all the  production and management requirements of a modern newspaper print facility. It achieves this through the seamless integration of the Harland Simon PRIMA modules and

native site systems such as CTP and mailroom equipment. The real benefit of implementing the PRIMA PlantManager is the eradication of complex workflows leading to reduced waste and improved quality. The backbone of the system is a robust global database, which has been implemented in numerous newspaper production facilities  around the world. The PRIMA PlantManager builds on this backbone with the addition of standard modules such as RIPSet, RTS and Esprit. Harland Simon fully understand the complex issues involved with interfaces and have over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing interfaces throughout the newspaper production process,

ensuring that PRIMA PlantManager is the most secure way to run your newspaper production facility with the minimum amount of people and the maximum amount of profit.

The PRIMA PlantManager System includes:

Item 1 - PRIMA Management System

The PRIMA Management System will come fully integrated into your press controls system. Thus allowing, the sending of data, e.g. jobs, impositions etc. and the capture of events like speed, events, stop reasons and copy counts.

Item 2 - PRIMA Esprit

The PRIMA Esprit system is an auto-impositioning tool, which is pre-configured with  your press details and can then generate the best imposition, based upon your preferred production methods, for the particular product that you want to print.

Item 3 - PRIMA RIPSet

PRIMA RIPSet interfaces directly with the front-end RIP network, to derive accurate preset values for presetting the inking system on the press. Providing accurate and repeatable raw data for ink presetting, giving a clear, concise plate tracking overview and instantly providing on-screen content and color proofs.

Item 4 - PRIMA Roll Tracking System

The PRIMA Roll Tracking System consists of a sophisticated suite of modules designed to manage your paper stock from the time paper is ordered until newspapers leave your site. It gives the Production Director the tools he needs to assess paper stocks and the quality provided by his suppliers and it gives the Financial Director the figures he needs for calculating production costs.

Item 5 - PRIMA Mailroom Manager

The Mailroom Management System is designed for the collection of data automatically from sensors, hardware devices and third party systems located throughout the plant and manually entered by the operator. It includes the counting and categorizing of copies at designated points in the manufacturing and distribution process.

Item 6 - CtP System Interface

Product and scheduling data is sent to CtP Systems in order to facilitate improved co-ordination in the plate making area.

Item 7 - BDS/Cart System

The Cart Tracking System makes use of RFID technology and uses portals and software interfaces to track carts and their contents around the production process.

Item 8 - AGV/ARLS Interface

Newsprint roll requirement data is communicated to the roll handling system and the automatic roll loaders (ARLs) to provide efficient, accurate roll delivery and inventory control. For a given press run, the PlantManager System sends roll requirements for each position. Each press unit is now programmed to automatically receive a roll of specific type, size and wind direction.

Item 9 - Circulation System Interface

The circulation system contains information about what trips are required, and what the product requirements are for each trip. PRIMA PlantManager will accept a text file from the circulation system to define the production requirements. This alleviates the need for duplicate entry of trip information.

Item 10 - Press Controls Interface (if not Harland Simon)

The interface will include the transmission to the press control system of all planning, imposition and presetting data for the efficient operation of the presses. It will also accept real time running data to provide monitoring during production and record all significant events for the production of comprehensive reports.

PRIMA PlantManager

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