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News Release from: Dalim Software | Subject: Dalim Twist Workflow
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 March 2004
Disc Producer Turns To Dalim Twist
Workflow
Dalim Software and its main French distributor Folio Groupe have deployed a workflow management system tailored to the specific production needs of MPO France.
Dalim Software and its main French distributor Folio Groupe have deployed a workflow management system tailored to the specific production needs of MPO France MPO France, based in Averton, is one of the MPO International group's six production sites
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 6 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It produces pre-recorded optical discs, audio discs for publishers such as Naive, Trema and EMI.
It also produces game CDs for companies including Ubisoft, THQ and Electronic Arts, and DVD-videos for Studio Canal, TF1 video and Pathe, amongst others.
The company receives a vast amount of data from a wide variety of sources that requires formatting and proofing prior to entering print production.
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Dalim Twist has been implemented at MPO France to streamline production automation.
Archipel, a member of Folio Groupe, was responsible for the integration of Dalim Twist at MPO France.
MPO had originally installed Folio Swing in 2000 as its first digital workflow system.
Folio Swing is Dalim Software's workflow system customised by the Folio Groupe.
Since then, MPO had expanded and its needs had changed, so Folio Swing was migrated to an open application that can be upgraded in line with the company's growing needs.
MPO France is in constant contact with each of its customers, and proofing at the prepress stage had become difficult to manage due to the growing volume of clients and the number of people involved.
"Sending content by email is taking longer and longer.
With Dalim Twist, we are hoping to optimise these tasks and enable our operators to concentrate on high value production work," said Bertrand Prod'homme, DTP manager at MPO.
Other factors, such as immediate response to files received, access to the database, remote links with customers and sub-contractors, were all taken into account.
When looking for automation, MPO France didn't want a dedicated system, but was looking for an open system that would allow the company to choose and integrate peripherals freely and provide a base for further growth.
"The core of the specification was the file handling workflow, together with real-time monitoring of customer data," explained Bertrand Prod'homme, who is in charge of hardware and software modernisation.
He also acts as a link between production, sales representatives and customers.
As MPO France was already familiar with Dalim Software's products, migration to a higher-specification product was a logical step.
Folio Groupe has been working with Dalim Software for three years.
The company felt that upgrading to Dalim Twist was most appropriate move to increase the automation of the production process.
Guillaume Dasnon, Dalim Software product specialist for Archipel, was the main architect of the implementation of Dalim Twist at MPO.
"The solution is upgradeable and flexible and can be adapted to the customer's rate of growth, preserving their investment," he said.
CD manufacturers experience peaks in production between August and December due to promotions at the beginning of the academic year and over Christmas, and then in March and April, to coincide with regional festivals.
Receiving files directly into the workflow is a solution that should help MPO during peak production periods.
The Dalim Twist server manages production peaks and allows for various fault-tolerant or high-availability configurations.
The management system has over 100 standard workflow tools that can be used to customise the most complex configurations.
The administrator can intervene at any time to initiate or pause workflows, view job status, validate jobs put on hold or view job logs.
Dalim Twist is able to poll any JDBC compatible database and start the appropriate workflow based on the information it finds.
It can even write information to the database.
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