Comparison
Cartis and the tools you use today.
You don't have to throw anything away. Below, what each of the tools found in a box factory does well, and where Cartis comes in.
By hand and spreadsheets
The spreadsheet can do sums.
Simple sums, years of habit, no licence to pay.
Everyone has their own, and knows it well.
Where Cartis comes in. You can't draw the layout or the cutting die in a cell; sooner or later somebody forgets the fixed job costs; there's no 3D to send the customer, and the yield worked out on the sheet is a rough guess. Together: the spreadsheet stays for whatever you need outside the box.
General-purpose CAD
CAD produces the drawing.
Free geometry, the special piece, precision of line.
Open formats everyone can read.
Where Cartis comes in. From three measurements it generates layout, cutting die, 3D with the real paper, yield, quote and production, and prepares the files for the designer and the die maker. Together: CAD for the special piece, Cartis for everyday production. DXF files pass from one to the other, checked for units and scale.
Company ERP
The ERP follows the order.
Master data, accounts, invoicing.
It's already there, and the accounts office knows it.
Where Cartis comes in. The ERP doesn't know the box: it doesn't calculate lips, yields and dies, it doesn't know how much margin is left at 200 pieces and it doesn't tell the shop floor what to do next. Together: Cartis handles the job from the box to delivery; the accounts stay where they are.
In one line
What you find in Cartis.
| What | How |
|---|---|
| Paper and board layouts | From three measurements, for every box style, with lips and turn-ins derived from the thickness |
| Cutting die | Cuts, creases, dimensions, metres of rule; register and tooling |
| 3D | With the real paper from the photographic catalogue; client link with no financial data |
| Sheet yield and sheet layout | True shape on the sheet size; print plans compared |
| Quote and quotation | Fixed job costs, quantity breaks, price to three decimals, letterhead |
| Artwork template | Layers at 1:1, finishes declared, check on return |
| Inserts, foam, nesting | DXF and SVG checked for units and scale; cutting time |
| Production | Shop floor, departments and machines, assignments, scheduling; awaiting file; timers and batches |
| Deliveries, purchasing, stock | Delivery note, carrier, tracking; on hand, reserved, available; partial receipts |
| Job costing | Good, rejected, reworked pieces; actual costs |
Demo
Bring a file from your own CAD.
We open it in Cartis and carry on together: 3D, yield, quote, production.