Turning Production Data into Decisions · Kieran Parmar · Worldwide Prof. Services Manager · HP
Printers today have access to enormous amounts of production data.
The challenge is knowing what to do with it.
At Loupe Americas in Chicago, Wayne Beckett catches up with Kieran Palmer from HP Professional Services to talk about PrintOS, workflow integration, automation, APIs — and HP Nio.
HP PrintOS can collect information directly from the press about jobs, productivity, waste, OEE, and overall equipment performance. But Kieran’s team works beyond the HP ecosystem as well, connecting PrintOS with MIS, web-to-print, reporting platforms, and other third-party systems already being used by customers.
Because data becomes much more valuable when it moves.
Through PrintOS and Print Beat APIs, production information can be fed directly into MIS and reporting environments, giving companies a broader understanding of what is happening across production.
Then comes Nio.
Rather than requiring an operator or production manager to search through dashboards and reports, Nio introduces a more conversational way of working with production information.
Ask how productive the press has been today.
Ask how well it is performing.
Ask where improvements could potentially be made.
The objective is to make the data easier to understand and easier to act upon.
And that is important because many print companies aren’t short of information — they are short of time and people who know how to turn that information into meaningful action.
That is also where HP Professional Services comes into the picture. Kieran and his team help customers understand what is possible, connect the systems, and turn individual technologies into an actual production workflow.
Automation is becoming increasingly important as labor costs rise, skilled people become harder to find, and businesses look for ways to reduce operating costs.
But for Kieran, automation isn’t necessarily about removing people.
It is about removing repetitive work, improving the jobs people already perform, and allowing those employees to contribute where they create more value.
In this INKISH film, Wayne talks with Kieran Palmer about HP PrintOS, Nio, Site Flow, APIs, MIS integration, OEE, automation, and why the value of production data isn’t really in collecting it.
It’s in turning it into better decisions.
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Why Run Your Dryer at 100% If You Don’t Nee...
Walk into many printing plants, and there is a simple approach to curing: Turn the dryer up to 100%. It works. Nobody wants to risk insufficient curing. But it isn't necessarily the smartest or most energy-efficient way to produce. At LOUPE Americas in Chicago, Wayne Beckett meets Anne from IST METZ to talk about the company's new SwapCure platform — shown publicly for the first time at the event — and several technologies that could change how converters think about curing. Flexibility is central to SwapCure. The platform is designed to enable converters to switch between different curing technologies, including infrared, LED, and conventional UV, depending on the application and production requirements. But perhaps one of the most interesting developments is FreeCure. Developed in collaboration with BASF, FreeCure enables UV curing without conventional photoinitiators, addressing a challenge that has traditionally limited UV technology in sensitive applications such as food packaging. IST METZ already has installations operating with the technology in flexible packaging, where reducing concerns around migration and odor can open opportunities for UV in applications where converters may previously have been reluctant to use it. Then there is SmartCure. Rather than simply setting every dryer to maximum power, SmartCure uses production information to predict the curing energy required for a particular job. Job parameters can be used to establish the dryer settings before production begins, and those settings can subsequently be stored and reused when the same work returns. That potentially means lower energy consumption, more repeatable production and — particularly for companies operating multiple sites — a more standardized approach to curing. It is another example of how AI can play a very practical role in print production: not generating content, but using production data to make equipment operate more intelligently. In this INKISH film, Wayne talks with Anne about SwapCure, FreeCure, SmartCure, LED, conventional UV, food packaging, energy consumption, and why curing technology is becoming considerably more flexible — and considerably smarter. Because sometimes improving production isn't about adding more power. It's about knowing exactly how much power you actually need.