David Giffin, MIS sales specialist for EFI Australia, confirmed that the new version of EFI Radius would be available in Australia.

“This is exactly what the packaging market here is looking for,” he said.

“It’s a specialised niche and there is very little available in the way of MIS/ERP systems tailored to the particular demands of packaging manufacturers and converters.”

Radius small business edition is an entry-level, fully integrated software package aimed at single-site label, flexible packaging, converting and folding carton companies.

The cut-down version of EFI’s Radius enterprise edition comes with a standard suite of modules and a streamlined user interface that will allow smaller packaging firms to improve efficiencies and simplify workflows.

Modules in the small business edition include estimating, tooling management, inventory, purchasing, scheduling, shop floor data collection and direct machine interface (DMI), accounting, and EFI’s one-stop order manager.

EFI has also announced an updated enterprise version of the Radius MIS, with the addition of estimating for corrugated packaging, ability to handle complex carton processing, and JDF integration with Esko Artwork’s Automation Engine.

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