Precision Printing and Packaging, formerly a division of Anheuser-Busch, a Label and Carton printing division of this major beverage manufacturer had two facilities in Tennessee and Texas, which produced 80% of the beverage manufacturer’s products. In addition, they produce packaging products for other bottlers and manufacturers.
The scope of this project was to review the needs of the two facilities, with regards to prepress and plating for their offset, gravure, and flexographic printing operations. We developed, and later implemented a plan that allowed them to upgrade and consolidate many of the prepress resources in one facility and link it to the other facilities for output on demand. The ultimate goal was to be able to turn around a job in 24 hours, from delivery of artwork to plating, including all production and proofing.
Based on our research, a plan was developed that allowed them to centralize most of the prepress operations in their Tennessee facility, while enabling them to have controlled, ‘on demand’ output to their platesetters in Texas. Additionally, we reorganized their workflows, in conjunction with their home office in the Midwest, as well as some of their customers, to allow them to handle the new demands of a 24 hour turnaround.