A comprehensive database containing information on press and bindery kit helps to determine job decisions such as whether ganging items together is cheaper than splitting them into their own individual layouts.

The company’s president Rohan Holt said: “Metrix 3.5 takes our JDF compatibility a notch higher by introducing JDF export to stitchers and perfect binders.” It also features Auto Bleeds, which provides automatic clipping of bleeds on the inside edges of butting products, and automatically handles right spine books.

The Metrix family includes Commercial, Max, X-8 and X-80. All editions can automatically plan and impose flat, folded, and bound work.