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Automation workflow & functions

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We’ve talked before in this blog about how an ideal print-on-demand facility should resemble a long-run manufacturing environment. Orders come

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Most shops are held back by outdated systems and fear of costly, time-consuming change. But that’s no longer the barrier

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I’ve taken the automation hat off for this week’s video – we’re all in with our AI-Start, AI-Learn and AI-Insights

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Productivity sounds simple: how much output you get from a process over a given period of time. But in practice,

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I’ve written in the past about how, as an industry, we’re really good at producing unique, beautifully manufactured product for

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Most shops think they’ve optimized their workflow because they print fast. They haven’t. Speed alone doesn’t mean efficiency. In fact,

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In this video, Andrew Smith, Founder | MD at ZenSmart, explains why traditional MIS systems provide only a surface-level view—and

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Staying inside of Service Level (SLA) starts well before dispatch. It starts with queuing and batching – two processes that

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In this video blog, Andrew Smith, Founder & MD at ZenSmart, shares the telltale signs that your manual systems are

Find out how ZenSmart can create a smart, flexible manufacturing automation outcome for your business with big reduction to your costs.... or just get some advice!

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Our Purpose

We have delivered print on demand automation solutions that have made a profound difference to some of the largest and most diverse factories in the world. Our vision is to make this capability available to all print on demand sites, from photo to merchandise, apparel to giftware – and sites from big to small, without the big up-front price tag. Your success will be our success.

Our details

Pictureworks Group Pty Ltd
ABN 28 119 011 933
trading as ZenSmart and ZenWorks LLC, a Delaware Corporation

Head Office:
Level 2 / 696 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA
sales@zensmart.ai

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