JDF Sheetfed Press Operations Matthias Beyer Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

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Johannes Gutenberg (~1400 – 1468) First known workflow in a printshop?! „Order Management“ Order: Bible, 2 Volumes 150 x Paper 30 x Parchment 2 „Prepress“ 42 Lines 1282 Sheets Press Postpress

Workflow nowadays - Press Controller JDF Integration MIS Signal Command 2 (2) SubmitQueueEntry (1) SubmitQueueEntry (6) Status (3) Status (7) ReturnQueueEntry (5) ReturnQueueEntry PressController Prepress (4) Resource

Conventional Printing Sheetfed ICS Connectivity between MIS  Press Controller described in ICS-MISCPS, based on ICS-MIS ICS-Base Connectivity between Prepress  Press described in ICS-PRECP, based on ICS-MIS-Prepress

ICS-MISCPS Level1 Level2 Jobticket submission via hotfolder no messaging supported by the Press Controller Level2 messaging according to ICS-Base Level3

Sample of information provided by MIS to the Press Controller Common Job Information JobName JDF / @DescriptiveName SheetName JDF [ConventionalPrinitng] / Component [Output] / @DescriptiveName Amount ComponentLink[@Usage=“Output”] / AmountPool[Good] / @Amount

Sample of information provided by MIS to the Press Controller Printing Material Information non preprocessed sheets Human readable Media name: Media / @DescriptiveName Media dimensions: Media / @Dimension, Media / @Thickness preprinted / precutted Media Sheet Length / Width: Component [Input] / @Dimensions Media information: Component [Input] / Layout

Sample of information provided by MIS to the Press Controller Color Information Colors on sheet and order of printing ColorantControl / DeviceColorantOrder Colors to print ExposedMedia Name of a Colorant ColorantControl / ColorPool / Color / @DescriptiveName Standard Process Colorant yes / no ColorantControl / ColorPool / Color / @CMYK Information initially provided by MIS, update by Prepress (Resource Command)

Sample of information provided by MIS to the Press Controller More Process information Human readable workstep name: ConventionalPrintingParams / @DescriptiveName Workstyle: ConventionalPrintingParams / @WorkStyle Simplex: One pass, one set of plates. Perfecting: One pass, two sets of plates WorkAndBack: Two passes, two sets of plates WorkAndTumble / WorkAndTurn: Two passes, one set of plates.

Sample of information provided by Press Controller to the MIS Signaling (Status) Current Device Status DeviceInfo / @DeviceStatus, @StatusDetails DeviceInfo / @Speed DeviceInfo / @ProductionCounter Job Status DeviceInfo / JobPhase / @Status, @StatusDetails DeviceInfo / JobPhase / @Amount: Amount of Component (Output) already produced DeviceInfo / JobPhase / @Waste DeviceInfo / JobPhase / @PercentCompleted: Node processing progress in %

Sample of information provided by Press Controller to the MIS Progress signaling for different WorkStyles @WorkStyle=„Simplex“ (all color separations) Input: ExposedMedia SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front Separation @Amount @PercentCompleted Output: JMF Status,... SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front Separation - Pass 1

Sample of information provided by Press Controller to the MIS Progress signaling for different WorkStyles @WorkStyle=„Perfecting“(all color separations) Input: ExposedMedia SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front, Back Separation @Amount @PercentCompleted Output: JMF Status,... SignatureName Ö SheetName Side - Separation Pass 1

Sample of information provided by Press Controller to the MIS Progress signaling for different WorkStyles @WorkStyle=„WorkAndBack“ (both sides, all separations) Input: ExposedMedia SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front, Back Separation @Amount @PercentCompleted Output: JMF Status,... SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front, Back Separation - Pass 1 Pass 2

Sample of information provided by Press Controller to the MIS Progress signaling for different WorkStyles @WorkStyle=„WorkAndTumble“, „WorkAndTurn“ Input: ExposedMedia SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front Separation @Amount @PercentCompleted Output: JMF Status,... SignatureName Ö SheetName Side Front, Back Separation - Pass 1 Pass 2

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