Centralized Plot Management with Plot and Copy - TG

Products for Repro and AEC Market
Centralized Plot Management
with Plot and Copy Control
for Wide Format
Plot Management and Control for Wide Format
Made for multiple wide format b&w and color
output devices for the needs of AEC companies.
Application Focus
The focus of PLOTBASE PM is to increase
productivity and workflow, as well as reduce output costs and save labor expense. Thanks to the use of latest technology and innovative functionalities,
PLOTBASE PM is today the preferred solution for productive printing environments.
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FOLDING
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Production
Time
Savings
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without RATIO
with RATIO
Production Time Savings
Potential Users
Output m
400
with RATIO
PLOTBASE PM fulfills the needs of architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, repro houses and all companies
that print wide format drawings.
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up to
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300 %
Productivity Gain
100
without RATIO
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Possible Environments
Time
Productivity Gain
Inkjets p
20.000
Expected
Sales Development
for AEC enabled
Inkjets
Color Inkjet
17.500
15.000
12.500
B/W Toner
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10.000
2008 2009 2010 Year
Sales Projection
A wide range of client tools is available to
connect all types of applications and operating systems to PLOTBASE PM. CAD
environments, PLM or PDM Systems can
be easily adapted either via special drivers
or through special settings or interfaces.
MAIN BENEFITS
Calculable Output Costs
The automatic COST CONTROL module of PLOTBASE PM offers real time
consumption and supplies calculation. Any information can be linked
to users, cost centres and projects.
Analyzing and controlling the total
output cost has never been that
easy.
Streamlined Workflow
Since PLOTBASE PM connects all
b&w and color output devices to
one central application, there is one
consistent workflow no matter what
kind of document should be printed
or which output device should be
used.
Production Time Savings
PLOTBASE PM means minimum effort
for maximum productivity by delivering advanced features and functionalities designed for the needs
of the engineering related printing.
With the ability to split print jobs
to multiple devices and the automatic load balance PLOTBASE PM
brings down production time and
boosts productivity.
Hardware Flexibility
PLOTBASE PM provides future flexibility for upgrading to new wide
format plotters. When you‘ve outgrown your current model or wish
to add another wide format for new
ca-pabilities or more production,
there‘s no need to deal with a new
software interface or workflow.
Products for Repro and AEC Market
A comprehensive feature set specifically designed for the wide format.
3D GUI
ALERT MANAGER
The included alert manager
can be setup to automatically alert the user in case
of any print problem and
alert the administrator in
case an operator or service
technician is needed.
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PLOTCLIENT WEB is included as a fully Web enabled
client tool. With this client,
print jobs can be sent via
Intranet or Internet independent from location or
clients operating system.
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The system can be set to
sort the files to first print
all files which fit on roll 1
and then all files which
fit on roll 2. This feature
minimizes roll changes and
maximizes productivity.
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PLOTBASE PM can automatically re-route pending print jobs from a
system that is in service or
not working properly to
another device with job
fitting capabilities.
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With the comprehensive
print and copy reporting,
all print jobs are analized
for ink and media. All
reports can be automatically summarized by user,
project or customer for a
selected time frame.
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Every print job is checked
by the client application to
make sure the print system
is able to handle the user
settings. If a setting such
as special media or folding
is currently unavailable, the
client application will automatically warn the user.
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This feature offers the capability to put multiple files
together in set or project
instead of printing single
files one after another.
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Central storage of ready to
print documents allowing
immediate access to documents independent from
time and place.
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In case an online folder is
attached to the printer, all
available fold options such
as fold programme, punching or hanging strip can be
selected from the client.
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The ‘first to market’ 3D user
interface shows all relevant
information of the system
in a graphical user interface
at a glance. Even unskilled
users can understand the
system without further
training.
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The powerful Auto Crop
feature will allow to crop all
supported file formats automatically already at the
PLOTCLIENT PM to be sent
to PLOTBASE PM. Wasted
paper and manual hands
on - including cutting - will
belong to the past.
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The included color management guarantees best
possible output results
on any connected plotter.
The PLOTBASE PM color
management module is
fully compliant to to ICC
standards.
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Plot Management and Control for Wide Format
Ease of Use with an intuitive
3D Graphical User Interface
Critical Queue Length
Maximum Queue Length
Normal Queue Length
Actual Device Status
Estimated Print Time
PLOTCLIENT WEB
Web enabled printing
right out of the box
using the included
PLOTCLIENT WEB
Possible Status
Engine Type
Products for Repro and AEC Market
A wide range of client tools is included
to connect all types of applications
and operating systems.
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With PLOTCLIENT PM a number of documents can be combined to create a set
and provide for affecting output settings such as copy count, output device,
media size, color depth, etc. PLOTCLIENT
PM is available for clients using Windows
PCs.
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With the PLOTCLIENT HDI, drawings can
be sent directly out of Autodesk applications such as AutoCAD or Autodesk Mechanical. This client fully integrates into
Autodesk applications and provides further output settings such as copy count,
output device and account settings.
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The included PLOTCLIENT WEB is a server
based application offering platform independent access to the PLOTBASE PM
system. Users connect with a standard
Web Browser via Intranet or Internet to
put drawings together to create a print
set and to set the output information
such as copy count, output device and
account settings.
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The Windows Printer Driver (WINPRINT)
integrates like a standard printer driver
into Windows operating systems. With
WINPRINT documents can be sent from
any Windows application to PLOTBASE
PM. Further output settings such as copy
count or output size can be made.
RAG & R
With the drag & drop functionality, documents can be copied into an automatic
spool directory (hotfolder) to be printed
via PLOTBASE PM.
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The key feature Auto Crop finalizes a professional workflow from cropping the
uploaded files in the PLOTCLIENT PM
(WYSIWYG) to the intelligent distribution to the best fitting roll by PLOTBASE
PM. With activated Auto Crop white areas around the drawing will be cutted
automatically.
IRE T RINT
This client plugin fully integrates into
the Windows Explorer and offers direct
printing of multiple documents directly
by a right mouse click.
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The ARCBASE Storage Option allows central storage of ready to print documents.
The application is fully Web controlled allowing for easy entry insertion, viewing
and printing documents from anywhere
at any time. The comprehensive storage
solution avoids bottle necks and makes
sure any document is easily found and
available when needed.
Plot Management and Control for Wide Format
The included accounting offers various ways for a
comprehensive cost reporting based on real ink,
media and toner consumption. Configure web
based individualized delivery notes and invoices for
different customers, cost centers, projects and more.
SDF-Import
Easy import of all generated
accounting data into existing
Excel, Access or any other
accounting or bookkeeping
database.
Accounting & Invoicing Client
Powerful but easy Web Tool
to generate individual PDFs
for delivery notes and invoices
with individual pricing
including company logo.
Data Export
Existing interface allows direct export into existing account software.
Products for Repro and AEC Market
Hard- and Software Specifications
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Printer
Canon, Hewlett Packard, KIP, Kyocera Mita, Océ, Ricoh, SEIKO, Xerox
Folder
BAY, ES-TE, Gera, Printfold, Rigoli
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Input Clients
PLOTCLIENT PM, PLOTCLIENT HDI, PLOTCLIENT WEB,
WinPrint, Drag & Drop, ARCBASE, SCANBASE, Direct Print, Hot Folder
File Formats
TIFF, MULTIPAGE TIFF, HPGL, HPGL2, HP/RTL, CALS, BMP, PCX, JPEG, PNG,
POSTSCRIPT*, PDF*, MULTIPAGE PDF*, DWG*, DXF*, DWF*
Roll Select
Manual, Automatic
Operation Mode
Attended, Unattended
Response
E-Mail Response System
Alert Management
E-Mail, Net Send, Sound, User, Administrator
Processing
Single File, Set Processing
Job Tracking
User, Account, Cost Center, Project, P.O., Date, Time
Media Cut
Standard, Synchro
Fold Type*
ISO, AFNOR, Ericsson (depending on folder model)
Fold Options*
Fan Fold, Cross Fold, C Fold, Hanging Strip, Punch Reinforcement Strip,
Header Position Setting (depending on folder model)
Rotation
Manual, Automatic
Margin
Top, Bottom, Left, Right
Stamping
Text, Image, Macro
Scaling
ISO, ANSI, ARC, ASIA, Custom, Window, Fit Print Window
Image Operation
Mirror, Invert
Color Calibration
ICC compatible
Print Priority
Wait, Low, Normal, High, Immediately
* Option
Plot Management and Cost Control for Wide Format
The plot management and cost control
software uniquely designed for multiple
wide format B/W and color output devices.
SOFTWARE HIGHLIGHTS
Total Cost Control for Wide Format
Productive Printing for B/W and Color
Intelligent Load Balance
Automatic Set Split
Automatic Re-Routing
Alert Management
Embedded Color Management
Wide Range of Client Applications
Products for Repro and AEC Market
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Centralized Plot Management
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First to Market 3D User Interface
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