Australian software company Quote & Print will focus on its latest releases at PacPrint, including new Cloud Print ERP software and the launch of a new Label & Carton Packaging Print ERP module to join its range of large-format, sheet-fed and digital print ERP software.
The 40-year-old Australian software house has made its name delivering print ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions for print service providers in Australia and across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, installing more than 1000+ printers in 12 countries.
Managing director Shanti Kumar says the company will take the opportunity provided by the industry’s leading regional show to showcase this new offering, as well as modules for a range of sectors, including a totally new Label & Carton Packaging Print ERP module.
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| "Showcasing a full range at PacPrint": Shanti Kumar, MD Quote & Print |
“Our robust software solutions have been designed specifically to meet the needs of print service providers, large and small, covering all aspects of the global print and packaging industry and we’ll be showcasing a full range at PacPrint, with a special focus on new releases,” says Kumar.
Over the past five years, Kumar says the company has invested considerable resources to develop its Cloud Print ERP solution which uses the latest Microsoft technology and data hosted at the Microsoft Data Centre in Sydney.
Based on Software as a Service (SaaS) or ‘cloud’ model, the new solution includes mobile applications for IOS and Android and is integrated to MYOB, Xero and a number of web-2-print solutions. It’s available on a subscription service based on the modules included and number of users.
“This allows users to benefit from a turnkey solution for a fixed rental price, with everything included – software, any modifications required, installation, training and support from one of our senior print consultants,” Kumar says.
“The benefits of using a cloud-based solution are many – chief among them is the ability to access information anytime, anywhere, plus it also saves about 30% in infrastructure costs, because users don’t have to invest in, and maintain, an expensive Local Area Network.”
The Cloud Print software has a number of functions designed to streamline processes, including: estimating; creation of job bags, invoices, purchase orders, packing labels and shipping documents; capture of employee time including actual cost versus estimated; exporting of reports to Excel and debtor and creditor management. Management can define who has access to each level of the program.
Specific modules to be featured at PacPrint include the Wide-Format Quoting Module and the new Label & Carton Packaging Module, which will be demonstrated for the first time at the show.
“The label module features a knife register, which allows knives to be listed by size, type, colour and codes, automatic selection of the optimally-sized cylinder for each job, automatic repeat length calculation, and quantity-based press selection,” Kumar says. “For cartons, the features are similar, with input for interlocking designs and a stock grain direction selection.”
The Wide-Format Quoting Module supports both roll-fed and flat-bed devices and has a range of handy functions which will be of interest to visitors from the sign, display and large-format industries who will attend PacPrint and the Visual Impact Expo.
“Operators can define the area to be used – whether that’s image area, full stock width or full machine bed width – when calculating for speed, and also specify multiple print modes, each with their own individual speeds and make-ready set,” Kumar says. “Multiple products can be included in the one quote, then converted into individual jobs linked by a common reference code, making production and total job tracking easy.
Quote & Print’s solutions are all designed on a modular basis, so companies can purchase the complete package, or just the modules that suit their business and budget.
“For new users and those migrating from a legacy system, this might be the majority of modules while a smaller print business may budget to buy and implement one or two modules each year,” Kumar says. “Whatever their requirements, this modular strategy means we can provide the right functionality and ROI for each business and then work with them to tailor the system as their needs grow and change.”
PacPrint 2021 will run from 28 September to 1 October at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, co-locating with Visual Impact Melbourne and the Label & Packaging Expo. Click here to register or for more information, go to www.pacprint.com.au
