MIS specialist Label Traxx has finalised its integration project with HP PrintOS Print Beat jobs API, allowing job costing data to be captured from HP Indigo digital presses to facilitate improved analysis.
With the new Label Traxx collaboration, HP Indigo digital press users can connect Label Traxx to HPs PrintOS to access information captured by their HP Indigo press, including production time, ink and media usage. The data fed from PrintOS Print Beat jobs API is thereby included in the Label Traxx cost analysis to reach accurate job costing.
HP PrintOS is a cloud-based print production operating system with web and mobile apps, designed to help label and packaging manufacturers get more out of their HP presses while simplifying production.
Label Traxx is the first MIS supplier in the label industry to offer such integration with the cloud-based HP PrintOS.
Label Traxx president Ken Meinhardt said, ‘We finally have the remaining piece to the puzzle when it comes to post-production calculations for digitally-printed jobs.
‘HP Indigo press users now have the real ‘actual’ data when it comes to comparing estimated ink, media and production time versus actual production.’
US-based Innovative Labeling Solutions (ILS) has grown its business significantly by utilising HP Indigo digital press technology, Label Traxx MIS, and finishing equipment from AB Graphic.
Jay Dollries, ILS president, commented, ‘Label Traxx is now taking press data directly from our fleet of HP Indigo machines, giving us the most accurate shop floor data collection we have ever had before. We can be sure that our job costing calculations on profitability are accurate.’
HP Indigo general manager Alon Br-Shany explained, ‘With the accelerating trend of short runs, automation is becoming key for label converters. Integration between HP Indigo and Label Traxx enables label converters not only to accurately perform job costing, but also to reduce touchpoints and simplify their production practices.’
