P-Net makes it possible to integrate individual POLAR components or
POLAR cutting systems into the digital workflow through P-Net
Connect. Additional functions can be added using so-called
"services". Two examples:
Compucut: with more than 25 years of experience, we
provide a benchmark for reducing makeready times. The cutting
program can be easily generated outside the high-speed cutter
because the sheet layout (CIP4 / JDF) is either taken over directly
from prepress or the sheet is recorded manually. This means that
the machine's set-up time is reduced to almost zero. With
uniform sheets it is even possible to automate the generation of
the cutting program.
CutManager: links the P-Net on-line to the Prinect Postpress
Manager of Heidelberg, and thus integrates it into the digital
printing workflow. By exchanging job and production data the P-Net
Service CutManager offers advantages with respect to transparency
of costs and performance as well as the production planning. In
addition is the logging of production data the basis for precise
cost analyses.
Barcode: to load and start automatically the corresponding
cutting program. Faulty operation is excluded as the correct
cutting program is loaded automatically without lengthy search. The
barcode reader is integrated into the left-hand light barrier
housing of the high speed cutter and can be activated via a button
on the touch screen monitor.

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