1. Markus Schluep

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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, ...

6. Gathering • Collecting Block Compiling Processes • Feeding / PrintRolling • Inserting, … • Gathering/ Collecting

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

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

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

10. Packing Processes • BoxPacking • Bundling • Shrinking • Stacking • Strapping • Palletizing • Wrapping

11. F8-7 1 • 1 • 5 8 2 Building a postpress JDF Folding order:

12. 1 • 5 8 F8-7 1 2 P C Component Parameter Folding C C P Folding JDF Example <FoldingParams ID=“Par04013“ Class="Parameter“ Status … FoldCatalog="F8-7“ />

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

14. StitchingParams <StitchingParams ID="Res10“ Class="Parameter“ Status="Available“ NumberOfStitches=“2“ StitchWidth="28.34" StitchPositions="320 547" StapleShape="Butted“ />

15. Blockbeforetrimming Height Trimmed Width Binding Trimming Offset origin of operation coordinate system TrimmingParams <TrimmingParams ID="Res11“ Class="Parameter“ Status="Available“ Height="841.890“ Width="595.276“ TrimmingOffset="14“ />

16. Softcover Example • Gathering • SpinePreparation • Coverapplication • Trimming • Stacking

17. Hardcover Example • Gathering • ThreadSewing • EndSheetGluing • SpineTaping • Trimming • BlockPreparation • CasingIn • Jacketing • CaseMaking

18. 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

19. ICS Documents for JDF 1.3 • ICS MIS - FinishingCommon 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

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

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

22. Example: Binding ICS

23. Example: MIS–Finishing ICS

24. Example: MIS–Finishing App

25. Questions Thank you for your attention! Markus Schluep Project Manager Workflow

26. Questions ? Thank You ! Markus Schluep Project Manager