Synapse Introduces a New Product and Concept with the Entry-Level Versions of the FlexSys™ Lite Flexographic Printing Simulator Package.
The full FlexSys™ Flexographic simulator project is a success story that has taken over 4 years and 30,000 man-hours of development to reach this stage.
The NEW FlexSys™ Lite simulator systems consider a single "press / ink / substrate" combination with structured training and interview exercises. The FlexSys™ Lite system is intended for assessing and developing the Flexographic printing skills and understanding of users, in a consistent, independent, self-driven, measurable, and controlled manner. The FlexSys™ Lite simulator system also minimizes the support demands and needs for the simulator administration from users.
The FlexSys™ Lite simulator systems with their NEW self-training workbooks for users, allows users to progress and develop through the preset training program at their own pace, repeating any exercises and activities as necessary, while retaining a permanent record of their progression. The exercises progressively build in difficulty, introducing new faults and repeating previous faults to reinforce their recognition, users confidence, and thus reduce solution times.
For the modern busy businesses, the FlexSys™ Lite simulator systems also provide several tools to assist in minimizing the need for administrators support for users, by provided standard presentations and tutorials to introduce the simulator and its functions to users. Also NEW to the FlexSys™ Lite simulator administrators are provided with the solutions to ALL of the included preset training and interview exercises, allowing efficient support while minimizing time demands.
As a self-introduction and training system, the FlexSys™ Lite simulator system is an ideal tool as part of a flexible training program, not restricting users just to fixed classroom training sessions, or interrupting production for training, but instead allowing users to continue training at any time, suitable during scheduled periods, breaks, after work, or even during an unscheduled stoppage at 3 am when the press is down waiting for a new plate, etc.
The FlexSys™ Lite simulator allows training and skills development to be economically and practically included in all companies, while reducing press downtime, waste levels, and increase profits.
The users also have access to the reference only version of the FLIPSS integrated support tool. FLIPSS provides additional multilingual information, on components, print faults, and their potential causes, covering the full range of over 80 print faults fro the full FlexSys™ simulator.
Why use a simulator? Simulator training is a proven success, providing experience in problem recognition, identification, and solution through interactive and highly visual activities. Such interactive training has a generally accepted accelerated learning rate of 5 or more times faster than conventional classroom type training, allowing usual and unusual faults to be studied quickly and efficiency.
The use of simulators also has a proven record of increasing and simplifying communication within companies and employees by standardizing terminology for components and faults, while building employees confidence in problem identification and solution, leading to reduced waste levels, and increasing productivity, as well as increased profitability.
All of the simulated activities have realistic safety constraints along with costs applied, so that users build a greater appreciation of safety along with the costs implications of producing waste, wearing plates, or replacing doctor blades, etc.
Each FlexSys™ Lite Package Includes
FlexSys™ Lite Simulator
- A simplified version of the FlexSys™ simulator for a single specific "press type / ink / substrate" combination, to run on almost any single or 2 screen PC system.
- Simulated perfect pressroom for explanation and exploration of the simulator and the Flexographic printing process, providing valuable experience with the effects of making changes, without lost production or added costs in waste materials.
FLIPSS Simulator User & Production Support Tool
- Reference only version of the full FLIPSS™ (Flexographic Integrated Process Support System) to assist users in identifying the faults and potential causes present.
(This may be upgraded to the fully customizable reference and records tool allowing your own information, terminology, sample fault images, etc., to be added at additional cost.)
User Training & Support
- Structured and progressive training via 50 preset exercises, divided in 5 courses. The exercises build from single common problems up to 3 problems per exercise.
- Self-training workbook for users, introducing the Flexographic printing process and the simulator, through a series of progressive practical activities and use of the preset exercises.
(Supplied to the administrator in digital and hard copy format for easy printing or duplication within your company, to allow each user to have and keep a copy for self-training and as a future reference source.)
- Introductory presentation on the benefits, implementation, and support the use of the FlexSys™ Lite Flexographic printing simulator.
- Users modular introductory tutorial on the simulator, its functions, and use for new or returning users.
- Users manual for additional reference support on the simulator & its functions.
Simulator Administrators Support & Tools
- Administrators training materials and solutions book provides details on the preset exercises and their solutions, assisting the support of users while minimizing the demands on the administrator.
- User trace function to provide the administrator with the ability to review the exercises attempted by each of the users. The trace files are used to:
- Ensure correct use of the simulator by the users.
- Evaluate the users progress without having to be present during the exercise, allowing identification of good and bad practices in the exercise solution.
- Highlighting areas of strength and weakness of users, thus allowing the targeting of any weak areas for additional support or training.
- Allow identification of the problem status if users fail to solve an exercise.
- Installation CD's, documentation, and Software Protection Key for use of the FlexSys™ Lite system on a single PC.
- Presentations and tutorials for simulator introduction to allow minimal demands on the administrator in introducing the system to new users.
Interview Assessment Tool For Assessing Potential Employees
- 2 Interview assessment exercises, each with 5 problems to be solved by potential employees, along with solution tips and guidelines expected to be seen for novice or experienced printers. Thus allows independent and consistent evaluation of potential employees understanding of the Flexographic process and its problems.
FlexSys™ Lite Simulator System Cost
The following prices indicate the purchase cost of a single "press / ink / substrate" combination FlexSys™ Lite simulator systems.
All Printing Resources serves as a reseller for Synapse as well as offering training and implementation assistance. APR also offers expertise in developing comprehensive training programs utilizing simulator products as learning and knowledge management tools.
