SyteLine Printing and Label Solutions Guide
Printing in SyteLine encompasses everything from pick tickets and packing slips to barcode labels and compliance documents. Manufacturing environments typically manage 20-50 different document types printed across multiple printers, label printers, and digital outputs. The SyteLine printing infrastructure—document output management, print server configuration, label design, and barcode generation—must be reliable because printing failures directly impact shipping, receiving, and production operations.
Document Output Management Architecture
SyteLine's Document Output Management (DOM) system controls how reports and documents are generated, formatted, and delivered. DOM supports output to physical printers, PDF files, email attachments, and archive storage. Configuring DOM properly involves defining output profiles for each document type, mapping profiles to user roles and operational contexts, and setting up fallback delivery methods when primary outputs fail.
- Define output profiles per document type mapping each to its appropriate printer, format, and delivery method
- Configure user-role-based output defaults so warehouse staff print to floor printers automatically
- Set up email delivery profiles for documents that need to reach customers and vendors electronically
- Implement fallback output methods—if a printer is offline, redirect to PDF or alternate printer automatically
Barcode Label Design and Compliance
Barcode labeling in manufacturing must meet customer labeling requirements (AIAG, ODETTE, GS1), internal tracking needs, and regulatory compliance. SyteLine integrates with label design tools like Bartender, Loftware, and NiceLabel for complex label layouts. Label templates should be data-driven, pulling content from SyteLine at print time to ensure accuracy. Avoid storing label data separately from SyteLine—dual data entry leads to labeling errors and compliance failures.
- Use data-driven label templates that pull all content from SyteLine at print time for accuracy
- Design labels meeting customer compliance standards: AIAG for automotive, GS1-128 for retail and healthcare
- Validate barcode readability with verification equipment—Grade C or better for shipping labels
- Maintain a label template library with version control to track changes and rollback if needed
Print Infrastructure and Reliability
Manufacturing print infrastructure must be highly reliable—a failed label printer can halt a shipping dock. Design print systems with redundancy: backup printers for critical stations, print spooler monitoring, and automatic failover. Thermal label printers require specific maintenance: printhead cleaning, media calibration, and ribbon replacement on schedule. Network print servers should be monitored for queue backlogs and connection failures.
- Deploy backup label printers at critical stations with automatic failover configuration
- Monitor print queues actively and alert on backlogs exceeding 10 jobs or failed print attempts
- Schedule preventive maintenance for thermal printers: printhead cleaning every 3 rolls of media
- Test print output quality weekly with barcode verification to catch degradation before compliance issues arise
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