Workflow supports Geostick’s digital investment

CERM MIS is used in its sales and order department, while the company's pre-press department has started using Esko’s Automation Engine.

Geostick has recently purchased and installed a trio of HP Indigo WS6600 presses, and continues to operate flexo press technology.

Cees Schouten, Geostick technical director, said: ‘With the automation now in place, we can do more work in less time. And we continue to improve our performance every day.

‘Switching to a new MIS system is not an easy process, as it is the heart of your entire operation. We are using Esko´s pre-press system to feed our digital and flexo presses.

‘By adding Esko´s Automation Engine on top and connecting it to the CERM MIS platform, we were able to bring our productivity and responsiveness to a new level.’

He added: ‘To start, we had to enter all available information on clients, orders and products into our systems. This took extra time and work, but as soon as the first repeat orders came in, we immediately benefited from those efforts.

‘Our new configuration meant that these repeat jobs went directly to press – without human pre-press intervention, and saving time and money for both us and our customers.’