Caldera has reported that it intends to offer project management services based on its recent ‘SportsFactory’ concept collaboration with MS Printing Solutions, JK Group, Monti Antonio and Zünd. Caldera will be involved in solutions projects that will show clients how to connect the dots on their E2E digital workflows across digital printing applications.
These solutions will comprise the implementation of standardised digital printing set-ups tailored to deliver colour management, workflow and bi-directional business data between brands and print contractors.
The SportsFactory Project has been brought into being to meet clients’ needs for micro-factory specifications, RIP and workflow solutions, a drive towards greater automation and textile ecosystem E2E. Caldera is able to use its experience and expertise to offer project management and colour management solutions. Together with strategic partners, and bringing in other strategic partners as required, Caldera will project manage the creation of bespoke micro-factory and workflow solutions which might involve e-commerce storefronts, configurators, RIP and workflow software, integration services, colour management, printers, ink and finishing equipment.
‘The aim is to create smooth connections between brands or websites and print producers,’ explained Caldera’s vice president, marketing and communication, Sébastien Hanssens. ‘We will be using application programme interfaces (APIs) to build connections between web applications and the RIP software, via our StreamLive SaaS application. This will allow for job management, tracking and production agendas and can be up-scaled to cover multiple suppliers or multiple brands.’
The intention is that the project should provide a combination of bespoke solutions: micro-factory and project management, e-commerce, product configurator, RIP software, workflow solutions, integration services and colour management, to clients ranging from brands to print contractors and industrial printers.
According to Hanssens, ‘We will be using the ‘SportsFactory’ concept that we developed for FESPA earlier this year to demonstrate how this new project management concept works. This means showing clients and trade show delegates a live printing application that demonstrates exactly how a workflow solution looks in action. Then we will explain how the SportsFactory model can be precisely tailored to their own E2E digital workflow.’
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