Optichrome ComputerSystems Limited

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Henny van Esch• International Director of Optichrome

Computer Systems Ltd

• Member CIP4 Advisory Board

• Chairman CIP4 “MIS Working Group”

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Optichrome Computer Systems Ltd• UK based supplier of Production Control and

Management Information systems for the Printing Industry

• World-wide Offices and Agencies– UK, Australia, Spain, The Netherlands,

Germany, Italy, Southern Africa and the USA

• Products available in 8 languages– English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch

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Optichrome Computer Systems Ltd

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Optichrome Computer Systems Ltd• Flagship product: Optimus 2020

– Full Print MIS• Traditional Modules

– Estimating, Order handling, Stock Management, Accounting

• Also includes – E-Commerce – Production Scheduling– Shop-floor Data Collection

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Optimus 2020 and JDF• In 1999 Optimus was the first MIS company

to join CIP3

• JDF is central in our product design and development– Create Estimates and Jobs from JDF (Intent)– Generate and Submit JDF job tickets to

production equipment– Track and cost jobs from JMF and JDF

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Optimus 2020 and JDF• JDF and Estimating

– Optimus 2020 Estimating Pro +• Same “Intent” versus “Processing” structure as JDF• Estimating job intent can be set from JDF Intent• Estimating job intent create JDF Intent tickets• Estimating converts Intent to Processes and

Resources• Estimating Processes create JDF Process tickets

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LayoutIntent ArtDeliveryIntent

ColorIntent

MediaIntent

LaminatingIntentBindingIntent

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Folding

ConventionalPrinting

Stripping

FinalImaging

Cutting

Binding

Media

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Optimus 2020 and JDF• JMF Messages

– Status Messages• Job Tracking• Real-time updates of the production schedule• Real-time update of production costs

– Resource Messages• Job Tracking• Availability of Content (PDF), Plates, Previews

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JMF Messagesupdate job status

on production schedule

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Optimus 2020 and JDF• Interoperability

– Printcity partners• Come and see us at Drupa Hall 6

– Optimus active in CIP4 working groups• MIS Working Group

– In Zofingen successfully tested with• 8 Prepress vendor products• 5 Press vendor products• 4 Finishing vendor products

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Printcity @ DrupaOCSLOptimus 2020

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Apogee

Proofing

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MAN Rolandprintnet / PECOM

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Müller MartiniJobExplorer

OCSLOptimus 2020

MBODatamanager

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