With Industry 4.0 on the horizon and the extended digitisation of printing businesses, CERM continue to build on a new cloud and browser-based architecture with the 7.26 version update. The CERM Portal is another big step in the company’s evolution, proudly presenting the recently improved CRM module and Production Monitor.
The new upgrade holds improvements for the complete industry-specific workflow for labels, packaging and folding cartons. The release of the company’s folding carton software originated from the belief that an MIS truly improves productivity when it is based on a standard but industry specific workflow. Since the production of labels, packaging or rigid boxes is different, CERM brought two specialised technical solutions to the market: CERM for Labels and packaging and for Folding Carton.
Logically, this new CERM 7.26 version update, the first since launching it’s folding carton and rigid boxes software, counts some strategic upgrades throughout different work steps of its standard workflow. The integration between CERM production flows and scheduling have been optimised even further, resulting in a tight coordination and better overview of all much-needed parameters. After all, good and efficient scheduling takes in account the entire production flow schema. Thanks to a graphical user interface, the progress of the individual work steps of the job is clearly indicated for everyone involved.
Furthermore, CERM has developed some new features in the ArtiosCAD integration with Esko; new functions for shapes, tools and imposition layouts and better management tools for cut-out windows in shapes and carton die layouts. Specifics on every CERM 7.26 upgrade are available at the CERM help release notes.
One of the biggest changes overall is the development and implementation of a new ‘tariff definitions’ method. The 7.26 version update lets users take control of their selling prices and manage their tariff definition history and future. Tariffs can be defined in users’ currency or the customers’. In this way, the profits and losses due to changing exchange rates are borne by the printing company on the one hand or the customer on the other hand.
The improved CRM module contains all sales related data, personal tasks and pipelines to keep track of prospects, including a direct link to Web4Labels’ FRQs. Following up on the right lead has never been easier. With CERM CRM, users can manage everything efficiently and effectively.
Secondly, the CERM Production Monitor provides a wealth of visual insight into the live performance of all users’ machines. It is fully customisable, lets you see how the whole production floor is performing in real-time and immediately shows whether every order runs on track or not. The CERM 7.26 version update is now available for download.
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