Printer Load Balancing
Printer load balancing print across multiple printers in a group/pool improves overall document output velocity. Printer load balancing is sometimes also called printer pooling. Documents no longer have to wait until the printer is ready to print. Using bi-directional communications OM Plus can detect the status of printers. If the printer is busy OM will direct waiting jobs to the next available print device.
OM Plus has other features that are complementary in load balancing environments to make the print system even more efficient such as document bursting, bundling/kitting, insertion of header/footer pages, support for proprietary label printers, tray management, automated fail-over and page level control.
Additionally, OM Plus can count pages and is able to automatically re-route jobs based on page count. In this manner, jobs can be automatically re-routed by OM Plus from low speed to higher speed devices in real time. This improves throughput by utilizing a higher volume (and usually lower cost) printer.
These features improve asset utilization and increases document output speeds. Plus Technologies load balancing solutions are great for distribution, warehouse, logistics, and other similar environments.