“With our previous process, if inserter counts differed from the expected number of pieces, it was a manual process to try to reconcile the error. With Ironsides APT, we can now, in real-time, determine to the page level where the error occurred and immediately correct it.”

“We want to be as lean as possible and eliminate manual intervention wherever we can. Ironsides APT helps us do just that while continuing to deliver a quality product for our internal and external customers.”

"Our Ironsides data analytics identify opportunities to save time – and no one can make more time. Decreasing our makeready time on over 100 jobs a day has provided us with over $1,000,000 of new free production capacity on our two busiest shifts – and deferred plans to spend on new equipment."

“We work with a variety of partners, the majority of whom act like vendors. Ironsides embodies the concept of partnership.”

“The ability to instantly locate pages for reprinting when a page is damaged has saved us the equivalent of one full-time employee.”

"Our Ironsides data tracking and analysis goes beyond managing the monthly peaks and troughs of production. We use Ironsides to manage micro peaks and troughs daily to proactively prepare for incoming jobs. With Ironsides ability to tie jobs to machines and processes and back to customers, we can better plan to meet our 24 hours SLA’s – and take the stress out of the daily production. We can be ready hours, shifts and days in advance."

"Gut decisions do not work – we need accurate data over long periods to detect trends and discrepancies. Finding and fixing one transient repeatable discrepancy saves us $26,000 per month"

"Waste reduction and improved manufacturing efficiencies make major contributions to reducing our carbon footprint"

“Ironsides APT was the only solution on the market that could give us the integration we needed across all of our kit. And the promised after-sales support has been fabulous.”

The real key to all this is giving people the confidence that effectively, I’m controlling all their data. I can drill down into one of these packs from an audit control, and say, “Show me what happened to that pack.’   It shows you’ve got whole complete control over the workflow from start to finish.  For a print shop manager, that’s a thing of beauty. 

“The granular level of reporting we have been able to achieve with Ironsides APT gives us a reliable audit trail, making sure each and every packet is accounted for and that we are in full regulatory compliance.”

"Ironsides helps us to get our days and shifts under control. That control creates better productivity and revenues, and with less stress. Our associates stay with us and help us to recruit new operators."

"AI will eventually help – but right now we need real people with real experience to use real data to weigh and manage risks. And, Ironsides will delivery AI layers to feed whatever we develop."