WORKFLOW SOLUTIONS -- Can't Beat the System

Among the benefits gained by the company are a 9.6 percent increase in productive hours, elimination of a full-time scheduler's position and an estimated savings of 24 man-hours per day in job creation alone.

Druckerei Bauer KG, of Vienna, Austria, was recognized for achieving the "most innovative use of process automation technology." Its implementation combines elements of the other two, linking the shop's Hiflex MIS to a Muller Martini PrimaPlus saddlestitcher with AMRYS and MAN Roland presses equipped with the PECOM system.