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Print Layout Software and Planning Solution | Metrix

Print Layout and Imposition Software

Introducing Metrix, the groundbreaking imposition and planning solution designed to meet the diverse needs of the printing industry.

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Metrix is print layout and imposition software built for commercial offset printing, digital print, sign and display, tag and label, and folding carton production.

Metrix automates the imposition and layout process, eliminating manual calculations and reducing setup times. Intelligent algorithms optimize sheet utilization, minimize material usage, and assign each job to the most cost-effective press, giving print operations the accuracy and speed needed to protect margins and deliver top-quality results. Whether you run a small print shop or a large-scale production facility, Metrix adapts to your requirements as both a standalone imposition software solution and as an integrated component within your MIS or prepress workflow.

Experience the exceptional capabilities of Metrix and take your printing business to new heights. Metrix is the adaptable solution that adjusts to your specific requirements. Say goodbye to inefficiencies and welcome increased productivity, profitability, and satisfied customers. 

Choose Metrix – the comprehensive and cost-effective print layout software and planning solution that will redefine your workflow. 

Metrix Imposition Software Benefits

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Dynamic Layouts

Dynamically create optimal imposition layouts maximizing sheet coverage with billable products reducing paper waste and maximizing profits. Combine artworks/sections from multiple jobs/customers into a single production run.

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N-Up Optimized

Optimize your die-based work by automatically calculating ratios for multiple products, versions, and flavors and snap artwork to dies to maximize production. 

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Intuitive

Utilize interactive interface to snap pages / object and marks to any other object including sheet, plate or artwork. Easily edit imposition layouts with drag-and-drop functionality and real-time rendering of all content.

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Intelligent

Leverage intelligent automation for production planning, ensuring the most cost-efficient job path. Benefit from a highly visual workflow review that streamlines your processes.

What Does Metrix Imposition Printing Software Offer?

Metrix stands as the pinnacle of imposition printing software, offering print layout solutions and advanced job planning capabilities.

Harnessing decades of experience to inject intelligence into the planning process, Metrix swiftly generates powerful imposition layout plans, resulting in heightened accuracy and responsiveness in estimating, and enhanced press utilization. Metrix is versatile, supporting the planning of conventional sheet and roll-fed presses, digital cutsheet devices, as well as roll-to-roll and flatbed inkjet presses.  

Discover the full potential of Metrix, available in both standalone and integrated configurations, fitting into the Midmarket Print Suite and connecting directly with your existing MIS or prepress systems.

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Unlocking Efficiency: The Inner Workings of Metrix

Metrix operates through its data-driven integration engine, which plays a pivotal role in achieving consistency, efficiency, and error-free imposition for operations of all sizes.

Metrix offers versatile deployment options, whether as a standalone solution, integrated within one of our suites, or as a component within a third-party workflow or print MIS system.

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Enhancing Pre-Press and Production

For commercial printing, Metrix operates as a standalone application, but it can also integrate with industry-leading pre-press workflow solutions including Kodak® Prinergy, ECO3®  Apogee, Heidelberg®  Prinect, and Fujifilm®  XMF.

This integration enables automated imposition and layouts, allowing Metrix to generate intent-based JDF for third-party prepress solutions or fully imposed PDFs. This versatility makes Metrix suitable for a wide range of applications, from commercial sheet-fed printing to wide format and packaging.

Metrix is a time-saving tool that offers intelligent, cost-driven imposition. It dynamically assigns jobs to the most suitable press based on operator preferences, paper and material considerations, and equipment operational cost data. This data can be used in the estimation process, leading to more precise job costing and better margin control.

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Revolutionizing Estimating, Planning and Layout Automation

When integrated into a Graphic Communications print software suite or third-party MIS or ERP system, Metrix incorporates production environment data into your planning and layout procedures.

This integration connects prepress, planning, estimating, and production in one environment. It eliminates errors, enhances process efficiency, optimizes manufacturing operations, reduces costs, and elevates quality standards.

Metrix's integration with the Midmarket Print Suite enhances estimation and scheduling by providing real-time, accurate job costing and planning data across your workflow.

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Effortless Automation

Metrix removes the guesswork from print planning by automatically calculating the number of press sheets required and the ideal imposition layout for each sheet.

It determines the most cost-effective printing method, the appropriate press, paper size, and sheet size for every job. This dynamic calculation handles numerous orders and products on a single layout.

Once layouts are finalized, Metrix exports them to prepress as JDF or imposed PDF files, to finishing as JDF or CIP4 data, and provides barcoded information for your shipping department.

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Customized for Wide Format

Metrix includes advanced nesting and step-and-repeat tools designed to produce the most cost-effective imposition layouts for wide format, sign and display, and graphics printing.

Substrates and materials often represent the most significant cost factor in any wide format project. Metrix optimizes paper and substrate utilization, directly improving profitability for your operation.

Metrix also corrects and repositions crop marks, transmitting data to your cutters to enable complete production automation for cut-and-stack and other finishing workflows.

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Revolutionizing Estimating, Planning and Layout Automation

When integrated into a Graphic Communications print software suite or third-party MIS or ERP system, Metrix incorporates production environment data into your planning and layout procedures.

This integration connects prepress, planning, estimating, and production in one environment. It eliminates errors, enhances process efficiency, optimizes manufacturing operations, reduces costs, and elevates quality standards.

Metrix's integration with the Midmarket Print Suite enhances estimation and scheduling by providing real-time, accurate job costing and planning data across your workflow.

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Effortless Automation

Metrix removes the guesswork from print planning by automatically calculating the number of press sheets required and the ideal imposition layout for each sheet.

It determines the most cost-effective printing method, the appropriate press, paper size, and sheet size for every job. This dynamic calculation handles numerous orders and products on a single layout.

Once layouts are finalized, Metrix exports them to prepress as JDF or imposed PDF files, to finishing as JDF or CIP4 data, and provides barcoded information for your shipping department.

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Customized for Wide Format

Metrix includes advanced nesting and step-and-repeat tools designed to produce the most cost-effective imposition layouts for wide format, sign and display, and graphics printing.

Substrates and materials often represent the most significant cost factor in any wide format project. Metrix optimizes paper and substrate utilization, directly improving profitability for your operation.

Metrix also corrects and repositions crop marks, transmitting data to your cutters to enable complete production automation for cut-and-stack and other finishing workflows.

Metrix Integration 

As an integrated solution, Metrix works with Graphic Communications' print software suite, including Pace, to deliver a comprehensive set of imposition, planning, and layout tools within the core MIS/ERP platform.

Integration Edition

Administrators and users seamlessly access essential features directly within the base MIS/ERP application's user interface. Behind the scenes, data is communicated to Metrix for processing. 

Operators experience a smooth transition without the need for cross-training. They leverage their existing familiarity with MIS/ERP tools and can generate imposition layouts without leaving the platform.

This integrated solution harmoniously combines layout, imposition, planning, and estimation processes in one environment.

CSR's (Customer Service Representatives) can effortlessly plan jobs for devices, generating layouts that enable rapid and precise cost modeling, thus ensuring sustained profitability. 

 

Standalone Edition

The standalone version of Metrix is compatible with nearly all pre-press solutions, including Kodak® Prinergy, ECO3® Apogee, Fuji® System XMF, and any workflow solution that supports the JDF/XML protocol. 

Metrix is licensed on a per-user basis, empowering teams to plan, organize, and create print-ready imposition layouts.

What sets Metrix apart is its proprietary shop floor data, which allows users to plan jobs based on equipment specifications and costs, an unparalleled capability not found in any other imposition software solution.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    How does Metrix handle different types of printing jobs?

    Metrix is versatile and supports various types of printing jobs, including flat, folded, book, irregular shapes, single die, and display graphics. Its intelligent algorithms make repeatable planning and imposition decisions based on equipment, job requirements, and available media inventory. This flexibility ensures that Metrix can handle complex jobs across multiple workflows and output devices, making it suitable for commercial printers, wide-format printers, packaging, and label manufacturers.

    Can Metrix be integrated with other systems?

    Yes, Metrix can be integrated with various systems. It can function as a standalone imposition software solution for advanced layouts or be embedded into MIS systems including Pace, Monarch, Tharstern and Technique. Metrix can also be used as a headless integration with Nubium, and it supports an Automation Server for integration with iQuote and Technique. It also integrates with prepress systems including PRINERGY, APOGEE, XMF, RAMPAGE, HARLEQUIN, Automation Engine, and Xitron, with output integration supporting JDF, imposed PDF, and digital cutting.

    What features make Metrix efficient for planning and imposition?

    Metrix offers several features that enhance planning and imposition efficiency. It includes intelligent algorithms that dynamically calculate press sheets, imposition layouts, and cost-effective printing methods. Metrix supports ganging, which allows up to 160 different orders to be processed on a single layout, optimizing resource use. The centralized database stores and manages critical data including presses, finishing equipment, paper stocks, and template configurations, ensuring uniformity across jobs. Workflow automation processes project data through MXML or CSV files, expediting project throughput.

    How does Metrix handle workflow automation and what are its benefits?

    Metrix workflow automation processes project data through MXML or CSV files, significantly speeding up project throughput. This reduces manual intervention, minimizes errors, and ensures consistent, repeatable imposition results. By integrating planning and imposition into a single step, Metrix simplifies complex processes and makes it easy for operators of all skill levels to generate advanced imposition plans, improving overall operational efficiency.