© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 1 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Prinect: Heidelberg's path to JDF based Interoperability Dr. Peter Leu VP Prinect Program & Product Management Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 2 June 11, 2003 Prinect: Heidelberg's path to JDF based Interoperability Dr. Peter Leu, VP Prinect Program & Product Management Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Heidelberg

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 3 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Where do we need interoperability? Print Management Workflow Sheetfed / Web / Finishing Digital Printing / Finishing Print Production Workflow

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 4 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Stages in production need to interoperate Sheetfed / Web / Finishing Digital Printing / Finishing Print Production Workflow

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 5 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Stages in Print Management need to interoperate Sheetfed / Web / Finishing Digital Printing / Finishing Print Production Workflow Print Management Workflow

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 6 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Print Management need to interoperate with Production Sheetfed / Web / Finishing Digital Printing / Finishing Print Production Workflow Print Management Workflow

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 7 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 JDF is the key to true interoperability But we need to be realistic and pragmatic … and we need to work together

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 8 JDF Interoperability June 11, use cases make up the JDF Workflow Order preparation Content processing Presetting Data collection Scheduling

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 9 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Order Preparation CreationCreationPrepressPrepressPressPressPostpressPostpress Print Management Product Intent from Creator / Print BuyerProduct Intent from Creator / Print Buyer JDF "Digital Job Bag"JDF "Digital Job Bag" JDF Product IntentJDF Product Intent Process ParametersProcess Parameters JDF Process Plan from estimatingJDF Process Plan from estimating

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 10 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Content Data Processing CreationCreationPrepressPrepressPressPressPostpressPostpress Print Management JDF Process definitions derived fromJDF Process definitions derived from Product IntentProduct Intent Process ParametersProcess Parameters Device CapabilitiesDevice Capabilities Content dataContent data

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 11 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Presetting CreationCreationPrepressPrepressPressPressPostpressPostpress Print Management JDF resources for e.g.JDF resources for e.g. Color ManagementColor Management Color PresettingColor Presetting CuttingCutting BindingBinding

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 12 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Data Collection CreationCreationPrepressPrepressPressPressPostpressPostpress Print Management Shop floor dataShop floor data JDF Audits for Post-factum informationJDF Audits for Post-factum information JMF Messages for status informationJMF Messages for status information

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 13 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Scheduling CreationCreationPrepressPrepressPressPressPostpressPostpress Print Management Resource time scheduleResource time schedule JDF device capabilitiesJDF device capabilities JMF device status informationJMF device status information JDF start process timeJDF start process time

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 14 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 JDFProcessorsJDFProcessors Web Offset Omnicon DigiMasterNexPress Print Production NexStation PostPress FCS100ST400 Speedmaster CP 2000 Center PrePress Interface DI Meta Dimension Plate Meta Dimension Proof Printready Processes Equipment has to be managed by JDF JDF

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 15 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 MainApplicationsMainApplications SignaStation Image Smart Printready Applications Print Production VDX All applications have to work with JDF JDF Print Workflow Management Prinance Printready Cockpit MIS Interface

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 16 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 JDF has to be used as the communication backbone MainApplicationsMainApplicationsJDFProcessorsJDFProcessors SpeedmasterWeb OffsetDigiMasterNexPressPostPress CP 2000 Center Omnicon Print Production NexStationFCS100ST400 Plate Meta Dimension Proof PrePress Interface DI Meta Dimension Printready Processes JDF Store JDF Routing Services JDF Messaging Services JDF to Legacy Converters Print Workflow Management Prinance Printready Cockpit MIS Interface SignaStation Image Smart Printready Applications Print Production Variable Data Applications

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 17 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Production System Print Buyer Requirements Print Management Production Processes Product Intent Detailed Process Plan mapped to actual production environment Presetting of all process nodes Spawning, Merging, Routing JMF controlling JDF devices enhanced Job JDF Printready Processors Processors Queuing of Jobs Handling JMF control messages Execution of Process nodes in Sub-JDF according to resource information Sub-JDFs JMFcontrols Prinect JDF Workflow Prinance Process Plan for commercial calculations Quote, Re-quote, Order Presetting of main Process parameters Submitting Product Intent and JDF file JobJDF

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 18 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Production System System Layers and Communication Print Buyer Requirements Print Management Production Processes enhanced Job JDF Processors Processors Execution of Process nodes in Sub-JDF according to resource information Writing of Audit elements JMF status messages Sub-JDFs Job Status JMF Message Handling Job tracking and reporting Profit controlPrinance JMFs Merging of returned Sub-JDFs JMF Message Handling Job tracking Monitoring of production resources Shop floor data collectionPrintready Prinect JDF Workflow

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 19 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Production System(s) System Layers and Communication Print Buyer Requirements Print Management Production Processes JMFs Printready Prinect JDF 3rd party interoperability phases Sub-JDFs Processors Processors Work with 3rd party MIS vendors on Interface for Order Preparation, Data Collection and Scheduling 3rd Party MIS iop 3rd party Applications Work with selected 3rd parties on applications for Content Processing iop iop Work with selected 3rd parties on applications for Presetting

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 20 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 Implementation Goal Define a JDF structure which will work with Heidelberg equipment and systems Document sample product JDFs to exchange with 3rd parties <JDF xsi:schemaLocation=" C:\DOKUME~1\Anschuet\EIGENE~1\PRINEC~1\Datenformate\JOBDEF~1\AKTUEL~1\JDFSCH~1.1\JDF.xsd" DescriptiveName="Prinect 2003 Brochure Sheetfed" ID="n " JobID="0815" Status="Waiting" Type="Pro <Media BackCoatings="Matte" Class="Consumable" Dimension=" " FrontCoatings="Matte" GrainDirection="

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 21 JDF Interoperability June 11, 2003 True JDF Interoperability is possible But it is a tall order Needs cooperation within the industry Will need time to establish

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Dr. Peter Leu page 22 June 11, 2003 Prinect: Heidelberg's path to JDF based Interoperability Thank You! Dr. Peter Leu, VP Prinect Program & Product Management Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Heidelberg