CIM In Action -- Awaiting the Big Payoff

"Today we're measuring that equipment. For the first time, we're gathering info and providing shop floor reports to train our managers how to better manage the facility from an efficiency, and not just a quality, standpoint. And that's an improving process."

In terms of ROI, Uchwat compares the CIM concept to where computer-to-plate (CTP) return stood in its early days, back in the mid-1990s. He is satisfied with the knowledge that CIM has taken some cost out of the printer's manufacturing processes and allowed the company to better manage its day-to-day operations. Future integration could provide that quantifiable return.