Sponsored Content
by Significans Automation
Significans Automation leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance and streamline workflow processes for its print and packaging print clients. Our approach involves integrating various AI technologies to enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and improve overall productivity. This is traditionally based on the type of AI currently used—narrow, general, or superintelligent.
Performing Defined Tasks
We utilize narrow AI to automate narrowly defined sets of tasks within the workflow. For example, AI can handle repetitive tasks such as prepress checks, layout optimization, and smart ganging, as well as workflow management. This not only reduces the need for manual intervention but also ensures consistent and accurate results, which translates to faster turnaround times, huge capacity gains, and lower operational costs for our clients.
Simulating Thought Processes
With general AI, we simulate thought processes within the workflow by reverse-engineering production processes. This involves using a series of conditional statements to automate decision-making tasks. For instance, during the preflight stage, AI automatically cleans up and fixes files before they proceed to production, ensuring they meet quality standards without manual intervention.
Exceeding Human Capabilities
Our custom solutions leverage super-intelligent AI to perform tasks at speeds beyond human capabilities, particularly in workflow computing speed. This allows for faster processing of large volumes of data, enabling quicker turnaround times and improved print production efficiency.
Patterning and ChatGPT
We deploy two specific AI technologies into our workflows—Patterning and ChatGPT. Patterning (or Aggregate AI with Advanced Logic), has pattern-recognition capabilities to identify trends and anomalies in print jobs. This approach allows us to analyze large datasets to identify patterns and make informed decisions. It helps convert legacy data and optimizes workflows. We use ChatGPT as an internal tool to enhance the accuracy and reliability of our solutions. It supports our development processes and can be used by our customers in the same way.
Concrete Examples
AI is already changing the commercial printing landscape.
It can improve workflow automation by further speeding up production processes and reducing manual touchpoints. This facilitates leaner production, processes orders faster, assists with shipping and other logistics, tracks inventory and automatically places resupply orders, and takes on much of the “busy work” that eats away at your time—and profits.
Preflighting and ERP integration is a specific application of AI deployed by Significans Automation. Utilizing AI here ensures files are production-ready with logical and configuring query responses to existing ERP systems, ensuring production readiness and optimized workflows.
Look at TKM Print Solutions, based in Akron, OH, it benefits from AI by instituting advanced preflighting with logic and configuring query responses to its ERP. The result—the business doubled its production output.
Smart Marks and Finishing Tasks is another AI application deployed by Significans Automation. AI-assisted “smart” print layouts help minimize waste by automatically maximizing the capacity of each sheet. AI-enabled systems are able to quickly calculate the best use of space, delivering clever solutions for even the most complex and irregular patterns.
Seattle, WA-based SuperGraphics applies Smart Marks to layouts for finishing tasks. The result—anywhere from five to seven times faster processing times compared to processing without using AI.
Specific Applications
Printers benefit from the use of AI by implementing advanced AI algorithms for better nesting and layout optimization, reducing material waste and improving efficiency; applying AI to gather insights and optimize decisions, enhancing overall effectiveness; and predicting potential issues before they arise.
For an assessment of your workflow software systems and how AI can complement them, call the team at Significans Automation today at 877-463-4465.
Oct2024, Industrial Print Magazine
