QuadTech to Represent Prism QTMS Production Management System
WILMINGTON, MA—May 8, 2008—QuadTech and Prism announce today an expansive partnership agreement throughout North America and Europe. QuadTech, the world’s leader in press controls, will resell the Prism QTMS production management system through its direct sales organization as part of a complete QuadTech offering. The QuadTech and QTMS offerings complement each other for an efficient and profitable production environment for their customers. All QTMS products including web, sheetfed, packaging, gravure, and finishing counting systems, WIP and pallet tracking, insert and roll tracking, and management consoles are available direct through QuadTech.
“QuadTech has leveraged the knowledge gained from our printing heritage to be a pre- eminent designer and manufacturer of automated control systems,” said Karl Fritchen, President of QuadTech. “Prism QTMS adds counting accuracy and production workflow control to our product line for a complete production efficiency solution for our customers.”
QuadTech and Prism share a similar marketplace throughout the world and this partnership is the first step at leveraging a synergy in products and marketing that ultimately delivers a more complete solution to their customers.
“For 26 years QTMS has lead the way in production management with a solid ROI and a devoted following around the world,” said Filip Buyse, President and CEO of Prism. “We could not ask for a more suitable and respected partner than QuadTech, and I am happy to have them represent Prism QTMS in North America and Europe and to add to our already expansive and growing customer base.”
QTMS iQ, the latest version of QTMS, offers press, bindery, and finishing count control as well as plant-wide workflow and pallet control. iQ is available as a standalone production management system with job planning and machine loading functionality. It can be integrated into an existing management information system; or it can operate as a total business solution with the Prism Win MIS. QTMS iQ was a winner of the 2007 Must See ‘Em award. QTMS iQ and all other Prism MIS solutions support the JDF specification.
QuadTech and QTMS will exhibit during drupa which runs May 29, 2008 through June 11, 2008. Visit QuadTech in Hall 17, Stand B40, and QTMS in Hall 7A, Stand 12C.
About QuadTech
QuadTech, Inc. (www.quadtechworld.com) is a worldwide leader and innovator in press control technology. Founded in 1979, QuadTech sells its automated auxiliary control systems in over 100 countries to the newspaper, commercial, packaging, and gravure publications markets. Headquartered in Sussex, WI, USA, QuadTech maintains a worldwide network of sales and service operations, including facilities strategically located throughout Europe, Japan, China, North and South America, Singapore and India. QuadTech is proud to be registered to ISO9001:2000 DNV. QuadTech is a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics is the largest privately held printer in the world.
About Prism
Privately held Prism is the developer of MIS/ERP software products (Prism Win) and shop-floor productivity management tools (Prism QTMS) for the global printing and graphic arts industry. The company operates in 15 countries worldwide, supporting more than 5,000 end-users across all sectors of the graphic arts industries. Its flagship management system, Prism-WIN, is a software suite with up to 20 templated modules tailored for the requirements of commercial, digital or label printers. The range of modules provides management and control of virtually all processes and functions of today’s printing businesses. Prism QTMS iQ is a production management system with machine monitoring modules, custom-developed sensors and plant-wide WIP tracking that automatically record and collate shop-floor information and statistics. For more information, visit www.Prism-World.com .
