From an installation standpoint, Pitman and LithoTel were right there with our press crews. They shared their knowledge and experience in a manner that was easily understood.” As a member of Cenveo’s lean manufacturing initiative Kerry Wiemokly has had the LithoTel/X-Rite/Pitman combination added as a Best Practice for other print locations. Simply put, nominal investment that delivered a great return. — Kerry Wiemokly, Cenveo

As part of a Lean manufacturing brainstorming event, Menasha contacted Pitman Company to help the company better understand the technologies available to reduce press make ready time and to maintain color consistency on their Heidelberg presses. Menasha worked with Pitman to better define and understand their requirements, who then introduced Menasha to the combination of LithoTel PreSet software, LithoTel Closed Loop software and an X-Rite Spectrophiler.

“All three systems are in and have been running smoothly. On one press alone, we have documented a 23% reduction in our make-ready time, which we know has saved us 244 press hours during the first 6 months of 2007. That’s real time and money,” Not only has the system helped Menasha from a production point, it has also proved beneficial for their sales force. In the past, we could go through as many as 5 color pulls before client approval. Now we have it in as short as 1, but typically 2.”— Tim Castor, Operations Manager, Menasha