LABELS / SCREEN PRINTING
Since 1960, the Slovenian company Etiketa Tiskarna is a global provider and producer of highly advanced, high-quality print solutions that are demanding in both an R&D and a technological sense. The company is present in numerous processing industries. ETIKETA produces the most sophisticated labels that can be found on the bottles of prominent Slovenian wine growers. Their produced labels find their way to both national and global pharmaceutical industry customers. ETIKETA with its partners supply to giants in the sports, textile, and automotive industries, and is now present on all continents.
In order to continuously optimise and automate the manufacturing processes and to ensure global quality standards, Etiketa Tiskarna decided to use Sistrade MIS|ERP management system. Sistrade software solution allows the company to make estimates of any type of work, manage all the business and production processes, including customer and commercial areas, as well as financial area, stock and purchases, production and scheduling, quality control, and equipment maintenance.
INTERVIEW ETIKETA - Magazine Poligrafika
How Etiketa streamlined complexity with Sistrade
Etiketa, a Slovenian printing house established 65 years ago, initially entered the market as a supplier to the textile industry, producing printed ribbons. Quickly recognizing market potential, they pioneered self-adhesive label printing in former Yugoslavia and expanded significantly into screen printing, offset, letterpress, and flexible packaging.
What is truly unique about Etiketa is that it is an employee-owned company. The diversity of Etiketa’s technological portfolio posed significant operational challenges, particularly in managing complex production processes simultaneously. To streamline operations, Etiketa sought a comprehensive MIS solution, ultimately choosing Sistrade in 2017. The decision was driven by Sistrade's adaptability and openness to customizing their software to Etiketa’s multifaceted requirements.
Despite initial challenges - especially the complexity of remote implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic - Sistrade significantly enhanced operational efficiency and data transparency at Etiketa. Workers report substantial improvements, stating they “cannot imagine working with the previous system,” indicating a successful cultural integration of the software.
As Primož Kokalj, the general manager of Etiketa, explains: “Now it's much easier to work; we see continuous improvements and innovation supported by the software.” With ongoing developments like CRM integration, equipment maintenance management, and advanced EDI connectivity, Etiketa continues refining their workflows. Sistrade's software has enabled Etiketa to remain innovative and maintain competitive market positioning. [PDF Version]
Website: www.etiketa.si
