Efficiency lies in the details. Delivering jobs with reduced turn times and fewer resources requires being intensely focused on the details.
As more companies realize the benefits of automation, they’re looking closer at each piece of equipment and each process to find out how to maximize efficiency. And one of the standout industry players in automation today is Think Patented.
This is the site for the 2015 Automation Solutions Network Meeting, February 25–26, in Miamisburg, Ohio. What makes this facility so impressive? Every square inch of Think Patented is designed for automation. Before you go, we wanted to give you a preview of Think Patented’s facility, what makes them successful, and what you’ll see on the tour!
How They Got Here
A “marketing execution company,” Think Patented thinks beyond ink on paper. Founded more than 35 years ago, they recently moved their operation into a new facility created to meet their customers’ every need. With keen attention to detail, it is designed top to bottom from an automation and lean manufacturing perspective. They’ve incorporated optimized delivery and material flow with a just-in-time mindset.
Designed also with an eye to the future, Think Patented has allowed room for expansion in this already massive facility. Any aspects that should be automated are automated. Not one detail was spared within the entire operation, and cleanliness and efficiency is evident in every corner of the facility.
How They Work
While some operations may look at a job as an order-in/order-out process, Think Patented looks at it from the perspective of both a printer and a marketer—the whole process. From Web development services to fulfillment, their goal is to create custom solutions for their clients. Therefore, as the customer moves, the jobs—and the profits—stay with them!
What You Will Experience
Go inside the Think Patented facility and get a full sense of this meticulously designed plant built to maximize throughput and minimize transportation and motion waste. They’ve invested millions of dollars in software and equipment to enhance every automation aspect.
Equipment—The facility houses an impressive collection of some of the most efficient technologies in digital and offset printing equipment. Attendees get to see these giants in action, including Sheetfed Offset presses, digital presses, wide-format printing and finishing. Think Patented employs software to measure metrics and monitor performance on all of their jobs.
Value-added Services—Integrated, full-service solutions add greater value for Think Patented’s customers, like marketing portals, campaign tracking and reporting, and augmented reality.
One particular service they’ve perfected is automated marketing. By working with their customers to improve their marketing efforts, they allow them to easily contact and analyze responses to mail, email, websites, social media, and other channels saving them time and money.
They’ve also added a greater focus on mailing with experts on staff to help optimize the process. Communicating with the customer in the early stages of development, Think Patented can save them costs before work is even begun.
Learn more about the 2015 ASN Meeting hosted by Think Patented HERE.
And the tour continues…
Want to see innovative inkjet equipment in action? Stay tuned for part 2, Special Evening Event at Kodak Inkjet Printing Solutions, part of the 2015 Automation Solutions Network Meeting, February 25–26, in Miamisburg, Ohio.