Automation’s centre has moved between the presses
In the week the policy rate held at 1.25%, should printers direct capital to faster presses or connected workflows?
The work of two people transcribing paper order forms into production management has shifted to a combination of character recognition and routine-operation automation. In the same week, automated post-press transport and a 1.25% policy rate appeared side by side, and the yardstick for capital investment is beginning to change.
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This week’s moves
Hirade Precision has automated the entry of paper order forms that had been handled by two people. It is a case study published by BlueTec on 27 October 2026. During the week in question, moves to reduce time spent on order entry and movement between equipment overlapped with each other, rather than moves focused on press speed.…
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