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When
it
comes
to
production
automation
for
Apparel
Decorating,
no
one
has
more
experience
than
the
partnership
of
Hirsch
International
and
Pulse
Microsystems.
We
have
been
pushing
the
envelope
in
automation
processes
for
over
25
years
and
have
helped
companies
of
all
sizes
with
their
production
automation,
design
rendering
and
design
storage
capabilities?
What
makes
us
different?
Its
Simple….
We
know
apparel
decorating
and
the
intricacies
involved
in
creating
a
smooth
and
customized
workflow.
We
realize
that
no
two
companies
operate
with
the
same
business
model
and
rather
than
trying
to
force
our
customers
to
adapt
to
our
standards,
we
customize
to
our
customers
workflow.
With
a
combined
team
of
over
100
team
members
and
knowledge
of
Embroidery,
Direct
to
Garment,
Engraving
and
Graphics
automation,
we
are
the
clear
leader
and
the
right
choice.
We
integrate
with
most
embroidery
machine
types
and
are
proud
to
be
the
only
authorized
company
to
connect
to
a
Tajima
Embroidery
Machine
without
voiding
machine
warranty.
Our
Advantages
include:
• Our
own
stitch,
graphics
and
production
engines
to
ensure
top
quality
output.
• Complex
kerning
overrides
ensure
that
all
letter
combinations
look
great.
• Extensive
programming
development
and
support
with
24/7
support
options
available.
• Collaborative
programming
between
automation
console
and
Tajima
Embroidery
Machines.
• Over
200
professionally
digitized
embroidery
fonts
designed
for
high
output
production.
• A
variety
of
integration
types
allows
for
the
perfect
translation
between
order
entry
and
production.
• Modular
system
which
is
easily
expandable
as
business
demands
grow.
• Use
of
customers
business
logic
to
ensure
the
right
results
time
after
time.
• Works
with
browsers
or
desktop
applications.
• Multi-‐Location
ready.
• Compatible
with
most
embroidery
machine
models.
• Host
Locally
or
In
the
Cloud.
• Enterprise
class
production
monitoring
and
reporting.
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Mass
Customization
of
Apparel
Decorating
has
many
advantages
including:
• Producing
customization
automatically
as
orders
are
submitted.
• Constant
quality
and
adherence
to
customer
established
guidelines
and
rules.
• Reduced
cycle
time
and
errors.
• Reduced
digitizing
costs.
• Automatic
needle
assignments
which
eliminates
setup
at
the
embroidery
machine.
• Enabling
customer
facing
systems
to
show
high-‐quality
3D
simulations
on
garment
images.
Server
Requirements
• Windows
2008
Server
R2
(64
Bit)
• Quad
Core
i7
CPU/
4
GB
RAM
• MS-‐SQL
(Standard
Edition)
or
MY-‐SQL
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AUTOMATION:
EMBROIDERY
AND
PRINT
PERSONALIZATIONS
The
following
is
a
detailed
description
of
the
features
and
functionality
of
Automated
Embroidery
and
Print
Generation.
Representation
of
Automated
Personalization
Production
1. THE
AUTOMATION
SERVER
Central
to
Pulse’s
Automation
solution
is
the
Automation
Server.
The
Automation
Server
can
use
Microsoft
SQL
Server
to
house
the
various
databases
required
for
the
system.
A
browser-‐based
Administrator
application
is
used
to
access
the
Automation
Server.
It
enables
system
administrators
to
manage
the
system
by
defining
rules
and
guidelines
for
personalization
generation,
viewing
and
managing
orders,
viewing
exceptions
generated
during
order
processing
and
design
generation,
defining
styles
for
use
on
each
product,
and
viewing
real-‐time
generation
data.
The
Administrator
is
web-‐based
and
can
be
accessed
from
any
location.
The
Automation
Server
houses
the
following
databases:
Orders
Database:
Houses
all
order
information:
date
created,
job
name,
customer
order
ID,
style
required,
required
design,
required
text,
and
status
of
the
order
(pending,
completed,
etc.).
Authorized
personnel
have
the
ability
to
preview
and
edit
orders.
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The
Orders
view
using
the
Administrator
application
Exceptions
Database:
Whenever
an
issue
is
encountered
processing
an
order
and
generating
a
personalization
file,
an
exception
is
created
and
logged
in
the
database.
Authorized
users
can
access
this
information,
correct
what
is
necessary,
and
then
release
the
order
to
be
processed
once
again.
Issues
encountered
can
include
text
strings
that
are
too
long
for
the
sew
field
or
requested
text
that
violates
the
blacklist,
which
is
a
list
of
terms
(profanity,
for
example)
that
will
not
be
generated.
The
Exceptions
view
using
the
Administrator
application
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Configuration
Database:
The
configuration
database
contains
all
the
parameters
for
embroidery
and
print
file
generation.
The
information
in
this
database
can
be
entered
directly
by
the
Automation
customer.
Parameters
for
generation
of
embroidery
and
print
personalization
files
can
include:
• Blacklist:
list
of
words
not
to
be
generated
• Colors:
colors
available
to
the
system
• Designs:
list
of
designs
that
can
be
combined
with
text
• Styles:
collection
of
settings
for
embroidery
and
print,
such
as:
text
height,
font,
line
spacing,
and
width
compression
to
apply.
Different
styles
can
be
created
for
each
product,
size,
and
location
combinations.
• Kerning
Overrides:
overrides
inherent
font
kerning,
resulting
in
increased
or
decreased
spacing
between
letter
pairs
for
embroidery.
• Products:
list
of
products
with
the
dimensions
of
the
sewable
areas
defined.
Additional
configuration
may
be
necessary
depending
on
information
received
from
Automation
customer
regarding
the
implementation
of
specific
business
logic.
The
Products
view
using
the
Administrator
application
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Administrator
Application
The
Administrator
application
is
used
to
view
and
manage
the
information
contained
in
each
of
the
databases
required
for
automated
generation
of
personalization
files.
The
application
is
web-‐based;
therefore,
it
can
be
accessed
from
any
computer
that
includes
a
supported
browser.
In
addition
to
using
the
Administrator
to
view
and
manage
the
Automation
Server,
it
can
also
display
useful
performance
information
through
two
separate
views:
• Real-‐time:
Shows
a
graphical
representation
of
the
number
of
designs
and
exceptions
generated
over
the
last
60
seconds
and
30
minutes.
• Dashboard:
Shows
a
graphical
representation
of
the
number
of
designs
processed
and
exceptions
generated
over
the
entire
day.
Dashboard
displays
designs
processed
and
exceptions
generated
for
the
entire
day
2. ORDER
PROCESSING
Pulse’s
automated
solution
can
work
with
the
Automation
customer’s
existing
order
information.
This
requires
the
customer
to
deposit
relevant
order
information,
in
the
correct
format,
into
Pulse’s
database.
Or,
in
some
cases,
the
system
can
read
the
customer’s
order
information
directly
from
their
order
files;
for
example,
XML
order
files.
The
order
information
is
placed
into
the
Orders
database
on
the
Automation
Server.
Each
order
would
include
the
following
type
of
information:
• Order
Number:
Used
as
a
reference,
this
is
the
customer’s
actual
order
number.
• Job:
This
is
a
unique
ID
that
references
a
particular
personalization.
Each
personalization
should
have
its
own
unique
job
number.
• Product:
The
unique
identifier
for
the
product
to
be
personalized.
• Style:
The
font
style
and
layout
to
be
used.
• Personalization
1:
Text
to
use
for
the
first
line
of
lettering.
• Personalization
2:
Text
to
use
for
the
second
line
of
lettering.
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• Thread
Color
1
• Thread
Color
2
• Print
Color
1
• Print
Color
2
• Design
1:
Design
to
use
in
combination
with
text
or
on
its
own.
Processed
order
information
is
placed
in
the
Orders
database,
where
it
can
be
viewed
and
managed
through
the
Administrator
application.
If
a
problem
is
encountered
while
processing
the
order
file
(such
as
missing
data),
then
an
exception
is
created
and
an
entry
for
this
is
added
to
the
Orders
database.
Exceptions
can
be
viewed
and
managed
through
the
Administrator
application.
3. PERSONALIZATION
GENERATION
Embroidery
Design
Generator
The
Embroidery
Design
Generator
is
a
service
that
continuously
scans
the
Orders
database
for
new
orders.
Once
found,
the
Embroidery
Design
Generator
uses
the
order
information,
cross-‐references
this
information
with
the
user-‐defined
rules
for
personalization
generation
in
the
Configuration
database,
then
uses
Pulse’s
industry-‐
leading
stitch
engine
to
automatically
generate
the
machine-‐ready
embroidery
file
to
the
exact
specifications
required.
Each
personalization
will
be
generated
in
its
own
separate
job.
Once
the
embroidery
has
been
generated,
the
machine
embroidery
file
is
created.
One
machine
embroidery
file
is
created
per
personalization
and
contains
only
a
single
personalization
job.
If
a
problem
is
encountered
during
embroidery
generation,
then
an
exception
is
created
and
placed
into
the
Exceptions
database.
The
order
is
held
until
the
Administrator
has
reviewed,
modified,
and
released
it.
Automated
embroidery
design
generation
Embroidery
design
generation
can
include
support
for
one
design
with
typically
two
lines
of
text
but
this
can
vary
depending
on
the
customer’s
need
The
system
includes
automatic
height
and
width
compression
for
text.
If
the
system
encounters
lettering
that
is
larger
than
the
sew
field,
it
will
automatically
adjust
the
height
up
to
a
specified
amount.
This
height
adjustment
is
a
global
setting
that
is
a
percentage
(%)
of
the
original
letting
height.
Once
the
maximum
amount
of
height
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adjustment
has
been
reached,
the
system
will
apply
width
compression
up
to
a
specified
amount.
The
amount
of
width
compression
allowed
is
also
a
global
setting.
If
more
width
and
height
compression
is
required
than
the
maximum
allowed,
then
the
system
will
generate
an
exception.
In
the
Administrator
application,
a
user
with
proper
permissions
can
open
the
order
and
modify
the
embroidery
by
changing
the
font
manually
or
changing
the
size
of
the
personalization,
for
example.
Once
the
change
is
made,
the
order
can
be
released
for
reprocessing.
All
embroidery
files
are
generated
using
the
same
fonts,
stitch
engine,
and
rules.
This
ensures
that
there
is
consistency
and
quality
in
all
embroidery
files.
Identical
job
information
from
two
different
orders
will
produce
exactly
the
same
ready-‐to-‐sew
embroidery
files.
The
Automation
customer
must
supply
the
business
rules
required
to
set-‐up
the
Configuration
database
for
embroidery
generation.
Print
Design
Generator
The
Print
Design
Generator
service
scans
the
Orders
database
looking
for
printing
specific
information.
Using
the
information
from
the
Orders
database
and
consulting
the
Configuration
database,
the
Print
Design
Generator
automatically
generates
the
production-‐ready
print
file.
If
a
problem
is
encountered
during
the
print
file
generation,
then
an
exception
is
created
and
placed
into
the
Exceptions
database.
The
order
is
held
until
the
Administrator
has
reviewed,
modified,
and
released
it.
Print
templates
must
be
created
by
the
Automation
customer.
Template
files
can
include
the
following:
• None,
one,
or
multiple
text
elements
• Design
to
combine
with
text
elements
• Default
colors
of
text
elements
All
colors
in
the
template
are
replaceable.
Automated
print
design
generation
All
templates
used
by
the
system
are
created
by
the
Automation
customer.
In
the
templates,
the
personalization
must
be
a
modifiable
text
object
and
not
a
path.
Using
Pulse’s
print
engine,
the
personalization
is
generated
automatically
and
a
production-‐ready
file
of
the
personalization
is
generated.
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4. EMBROIDERY
DESIGN
DISPATCHING
The
Design
Dispatcher
is
a
service
that
will
listen
to
barcode
requests
from
the
customer’s
Tajima
LAN
embroidery
machines.
Work
orders
can
be
printed
with
corresponding
barcodes.
The
machine
operator
scans
one
barcode
at
a
time
to
retrieve
the
desired
embroidery
file,
which
contains
one
personalization
per
file.
The
Design
Dispatcher
listens
for
these
requests
and
finds
the
file
generated
by
the
Embroidery
Design
Generator.
The
Design
Dispatcher
assigns
the
correct
needle
numbers
to
the
design
and
sends
it
to
the
embroidery
machine,
where
it
is
automatically
loaded
onto
the
machine
with
those
needle
assignments.
Medline
will
need
to
supply
information
about
the
thread
colors
loaded
onto
each
of
the
LAN
machines.
One
Enterprise
Networking
LAN
Machine
license
is
required
for
each
Tajima
LAN-‐enabled
embroidery
machine.
Using
barcode
scanning
to
auto-‐load
design
to
machine.
5. PRINT
CLIENT
FOR
PRINT
PRODUCTION
The
Print
Client
waits
for
the
machine
operator
to
barcode
scan
the
production
worksheets
in
order
to
retrieve
the
requested
print-‐ready
files.
The
files
are
automatically
sent
for
printing
using
the
customer’s
print
driver.
Automated
print
production
using
barcode
scanning
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small
sampling
of
our
broad
range
of
clients……
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Automation.
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