COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING -- Out With the Old?

Even some 10- to 12-year-old equipment, with the addition of new software, was capable of integrating into the JDF workflow, Zwang says. "The company had just never used those features before," he notes.

As a result of this effort, Action Printing was able to reduce its head count in customer service and the bindery, while also cutting waste, the consultant reports.