Workflow
ABB at the IFRA Expo, Amsterdam
Thursday 28. August 2008 - ABB, the integrated workflow, press control and press retrofit specialist, will be using the IFRA Expo in Amsterdam to show its complete range of integrated workflow solutions for the entire newspaper production process.
A major attraction will be the latest version of MPS Insight, the production tracking system for the manager on the move, which gives authorized users live tracking data from the page make-up, platemaking, reel handling, the press and the mailroom, at one or more sites. For the first time ABB will also be showing its mobile version of the system, which brings live tracking data to mobile phones and PDAs.
Other integrated solutions on show will include MPS Cockpit, ABBs overall planning and management system for the entire production chain, MPS PageManager – for page planning and assembly, MPS PlateWorkflow – for automated plate making, MPS Production – for press management and optimization, and MPS InsertManager, which supports the sale as well as the production and commercial management of insert orders.
ABB will also explain the solutions behind its continuing success in the field of press retrofit. These solutions cover everything from drive replacement and new press controls to the conversion of shafted presses to shaftless operation and also press reconfiguration.