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CIP4 Tutorial and Developer Sessions Oct. 7th 2007 Postpress operations in JDF Introduction Postpress processes in an overview Building a postpress JDF job ticket ICS in conventional postpress

Introduction The role of postpress is – to finish “loose sheets” into a final product e.g books, magazines, newspapers... Postpress consumes output resources – conventional printing or digital printing e.g. printed sheets, printed web,... etc. To describe this operations there are – more than 40 postpress processes in JDF 1.2

Process Categories Packing processes Enhancement processes  Final product Block joining processes (Binding) Sheet / web finishing process Block compiling processes

Sheet/Web Processes Sheet processes: – Cutting – Folding Web finishing processes – Creasing, Perforating, Gluing, … – Cutting, Folding – Stacking-Bundling-Palletizing – or PrintRolling Partial product enhancement :  HoleMaking, Laminating, ShapeCutting,...

Block Compiling Processes Feeding / PrintRolling Inserting, … Gathering/ Collecting Collecting Gathering

Block Joining Processes I ChannelBinding CoilBinding PlasticCombBinding WireCombBinding RingBinding  Typically for single-leaf sheets

Block Joining Processes II Stitching Softcover SpinePreparation, CoverApplication Hardcover EndSheetGluing, SpineTaping, ThreadSewing, BlockPreparation, CaseMaking, CasingIn, HeadBandApplication, Jacketing, …

Enhancement Processes Trimming / Cutting / ShapeCutting Laminating Gluing HoleMaking Inserting Labeling... etc.

Packing Processes BoxPacking Bundling Shrinking Stacking Strapping Palletizing Wrapping

Building a postpress JDF Folding order: 1 2 F

Folding JDF Example < FoldingParams ID=“Par04013“ Class="Parameter“ Status … FoldCatalog="F8-7“ /> C Folding C PC P Component Parameter 1 2 F

Stitching JDF Example C1 Collecting C2 Cx Stitching P Trimming P Stacking C P

StitchingParams <StitchingParams ID="Res10“ Class="Parameter“ Status="Available“ NumberOfStitches=“2“ StitchWidth="28.34" StitchPositions=" " StapleShape="Butted“ />

TrimmingParams <TrimmingParams ID="Res11“ Class="Parameter“ Status="Available“ Height=" “ Width=" “ TrimmingOffset="14“ /> <TrimmingParams ID="Res11“ Class="Parameter“ Status="Available“ Height=" “ Width=" “ TrimmingOffset="14“ /> Width Height Trimming Offset origin of operation coordinate system Binding Block before trimming Trimmed

Softcover Example Gathering SpinePreparation Coverapplication Trimming Stacking

Hardcover Example CaseMaking Gathering ThreadSewing EndSheetGluing SpineTaping Trimming BlockPreparation CasingIn Jacketing

ICS for Postpress ICS stands for “Interface Conformance Specification” Defines the use of certain JDF elements or attributes for specific domain applications. Published ICS Documents for JDF 1.2: – ICS Sheet Finishing Signature manufacturing e.g. cutting, folding, … – ICS Binding Saddle stitching Softcover binding Hardcover binding

ICS Documents for JDF 1.3 ICS MIS - Finishing Common document with „Gray Boxes“ describing incomplete production orders for – Signature mfg. – Saddle stitching – Softcover binding – Hardcover binding – Packaging production Pending ICS ICS Sheet Finishing - Signature manufacturing ICS Binding – Stitching and Binding

ICS Documents and roles Postpress Device M I S Postpress Controller Prepress Controller MIS to Finishing ICS Sheet Finishing ICS Binding ICS … Pre - Fin

ICS Stack (Inheriting) more domain specific with each higher layer Base ICS Binding ICSSheetFin ICS JMF ICS MIS ICS JDF Spezifikation MISFin ICS

Example: Binding ICS

Example: MIS–Finishing ICS

Example: MIS–Finishing App

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