CIP4 Announces 2007 International Award Program Winners

• Most innovative use of process automation technology in an implementation

• Best cost/benefit realization as a result of process automation implementation

• Biggest improvement in efficiency and customer responsiveness as a result of process automation

The surprising first place winner in the “Most innovative use of process automation” category was not one, but two printing companies and a publisher/print buyer who submitted a joint application. Druckhaus Berlin-Mitte GmbH (“DBM” - Germany), Walter Grieger Offsetdruck OHG (“WGO” - Germany) & Gutenberg-Werbering Gesellschaft m.b.H. (“Gutenberg” - Austria) teamed up with Hiflex MIS, Hiflex Print Support, KBA, MAN Roland and Kodak Graphic Communications Group. Lead by DBM, the team instituted the new print procurement system “Hiflex Print Support” that allows Gutenberg to generate RFQ’s (Request for Quote’s) in an efficient manner and submit them electronically (email + JDF attachment) to DBM. The exchange between DBM and Gutenberg uses JDF for both administrative and process data. Once the job is approved for production, DBM’s internal JDF-enabled workflow uses the data created in the RFQ and estimating process via Hiflex MIS and then sent to the JDF-enabled prepress systems