HiFlow Solutions LLC
Flexible, comprehensive MIS/MES software for packaging, label, folding box, commercial and flexo printers.
It's the software that makes the difference...
HiFlow has a history of success built on more than twenty years of helping our customers grow their businesses around the globe, integrating with other software systems, implementing automation strategies, and providing customized solutions for our clients. Our customer base internationally is over 100 packaging, label and flexo companies.
We deliver a complete range of services for our clients: a leading edge MIS system, system integration services to ensure seamless operations, and consultative services for utilizing technology to drive efficiency, build scale, and improve profitability. We offer our clients a team of developers that will customize our MIS to fit their unique needs. Our approach is consultative: we do extensive examinations of existing systems, produce a workflow study and ROI evaluation to show actual metrics on how a company can increase its profitability by using HiFlow. We continue relationships with customers through post implementation; we are there when our clients need us.
What we do
Our systems help labels and packaging producers function more effectively at every stage—from sales and estimating, graphic design, and CSR, to scheduling and production, logistics, warehousing, and quality control. Communication between departments is highly improved, and the flow of job tickets and technical communication is standardized for every job. Employees can perform their tasks anywhere and at any time on mobile or tablet devices allowing greater freedom and flexibility. Tasks and machines can be viewed in real time; our software features are visible and easy for employees to interact with and use.
What makes us different
• We develop software systems that are highly customized for operations with complex packaging or POP production processes.
• We have a deep understanding of the complexities of label and packaging production, backed by decades of global experience.
• We have developed a highly effective original implementation methodology with teams of highly experienced project managers who create clear processes, structures and goals.
• Our process ensures that productions environments meet all industry standards and requirements, including, but not limited to GxP, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, SQF, OSHA, ISO 15378, ISO 14001 and TQM. We can assist with all aspects of your validation requirements.
• Our affordable licensing model is based on real savings created by our systems.
• We offer the ultimate in customization with our team of developers that can ensure a perfect fit to your company’s needs
How we help
• We implement - fast. The HiFlow system combines MIS and MES software with easy ERP integration.
• We fill your ERP gaps. By optimizing ERP systems with MIS and MES features required for packaging and label printing.
• We create automated environments. With seamless connections from order intake to shipping and invoicing.
• We feed you data. With insights from real-time, critical information from your production shop floor, personnel, and equipment.
• We let you see. From smart scheduling to nested layouts to workflow diagrams, instantly see where you stand within the job.
Case Studies: https://hiflowsolutions.com/case-studies/
Our greatest innovation: The HiFlow Workflow Diagram.
The HiFlow Workflow Diagram is a one-screen, graphic view of the entire production workflow from prepress through production. Its graphic representation makes workflow understandable, and quickly and easily accessed. Graphical presentation makes it easy for estimators, production planners and schedulers to quickly see a job’s complete workflow.
To get to this place, HiFlow’s team developed several innovations.
Most MIS and ERP systems on the market are developed using what is called a tree structure. HiFlow’s Workflow Diagram, however, is developed based on a graph, a non-linear data structure that organizes data in an interconnected network. This allows for more comprehensive information to be included in the diagram.
Another innovation is the mapping of actual production processes with technological parameters and costs assigned to each of them.
Thanks to this, managers can compare production costs calculated for the job in the estimate, versus production costs as it is released into scheduling, and finally, managers see shop floor data collection costs. In this way, they can identify problems and increase production efficiency at the level of each production operation.
AI (Artificial intelligence) is a key element in the Workflow Diagram. It detects possible errors in operations presented in the HiFlow Workflow Diagram before they occur during production. As a result, many very costly problems can be avoided.
According to Jack J. Lafler, VP of Sales and Technical Services, “With our Workflow Diagram innovation, companies avoid many very costly manufacturing mistakes. The visibility of the diagram is unique; any authorized user can ‘see’ the layers of workflow in great detail, and on one screen, making the process from estimate to shop floor move seamlessly, with few touches.”
In short, the HiFlow Workflow Diagram is an innovative technological development for the production process in the form of a graph structure in JDF; the Workflow Diagram uses a comprehensive database from within the HiFlow system, as well as artificial intelligence to produce maximum efficiency for packaging, label and printing companies. It took HiFlow’s team almost three years and several iterations, before the functionality and UI of the Workflow Diagram was implemented into the HiFlow MIS system.
