Revolutionising Print Planning with PID Labellings In-House Automation Solution
Derbyshire, UK, 4th Aug 2025 – The dilemma in the label printing business is imposition planning – how to plan the organization of various design specifications with dissimilar artwork, numbers per project and layouts to be produced. In a business where customers can ask for low runs, keeping the production line efficient is challenging.
Creative Solution by Positive ID Labelling
But Positive ID Labelling Ltd, a 20-person label producer has come up with the ultimate solution.
Servicing Multiple Industries with Label Printing Excellence
Positive ID produces labels for an enormous range of industries such as food, chemical, and medical industries to mention a few. Their state-of-the-art in-house solution enables the company to plan complex multi-SKU orders of mixed specifications and quantities to maximize efficiency.
Leadership Driving Innovation
The project, spearheaded by Technical Director Pete Howells, was born out of a key operational bottleneck that was impacting customer satisfaction and production efficiency.
Tackling Manual Planning Issues
“We had four staff members doing the manual planning of these advanced orders, and the results were infuriatingly inconsistent. The same order could be planned absolutely differently by different team members, resulting in excess stock, missing parts, and communication failures right across our manufacturing process.”.
The interesting point was that our seasoned staff were all technically accurate in their methodologies, but everyone’s rationale produced differing solutions. We knew we had to take hold of the heart of the decision-making process and make it a standard procedure, instead of merely accepting that several ‘right’ solutions were there.
Pete Howells, Technical Director
Research and Development for Optimization
To create the system, the firm had to undertake a thorough evaluation of how professional planners are able to navigate complicated optimization problems. The findings indicated that iterative decision-making, and taking into account multiple variables while weighing efficiency against constraints was the tested and proven means to success.
Transformatory Results in Label Production
For Positive ID Labelling, the outcomes have been revolutionary. Order planning time has fallen from as much as an hour per order to less than 10 minutes. Since the company is now handling 20% of their electronic orders through this system, it is a considerable gain in efficiency and quality to their old system.
Small Companies Driving Big Innovation
This is evidence that even small independent businesses are able to make moves to develop innovative solutions to address operational issues and business requirements.
Learn More About Positive ID Labelling
For more information regarding PID Labelling, see https://www.pid-labelling.co.uk/
About PID Labelling
PID Labelling was established in 1987, and now has more than thirty years of history. They are dedicated to supplying the best labels for any industry or use. From their base in Melbourne, Derbyshire, the business has grown from strength to strength by investing in their own operations and consistently reviewing and enhancing their business model and operational efficiency.
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Organization: Positive ID Labelling
Contact Person: Pete Howells
Website: https://www.pid-labelling.co.uk/
Email: sales@pid-labelling.co.uk
Contact Number: +441332864895
Address: 5 Loake Court, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8HB
Country: United Kingdom
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