Digitization changed the printing environment
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The rapid spread of digital technology has brought great changes to the printing industry. The most important thing to consider is CTP (Computer TO Plate). In particular, the digitization of prepress engineering has reached an almost complete state.
In the field of printing and post-printing, due to the combination with pre-press engineering, digital-based automation has made great progress, and machines and devices that meet the needs of multiple varieties, small batches, short delivery times, and high added value have continued. roll out. Powerful printing companies have introduced these new technologies, sought rationalization of operations and increased productivity, and established a posture corresponding to the digital age.
Expectation for PDF
What is striking as a standard format for plate making is PDF. Acrobat 4.0J sold by Adobe Inc. of the United States and New CID font sold by Senser Corporation of Japan have been made, which has made considerable progress in the PDF environment in printing. Acrobat 4.0J was developed as a new solution for the PDF compilation software "Acrobat". It can be loaded with Japanese fonts, and can be sent to remote factories or external processing locations for remote printing (restricted by RIP, etc.). New CID font (Macintosh font) In addition to the CID font can be loaded into the PDF, the OCF (Original Composite Font) and NewCID fonts can be assembled in one Macintosh, and the font name from the original CID font is changed.
As one of the workflows that can drive the digital environment, there is Apogee from Agfa. It is not limited to the version of the OS or application software. It is an open digital workflow based on PDF, which supports everything from image integration machines, CTP, and digital printing. It consists of Apogeephot, Apogee PDFRIG, Apogee Print Drive. Prinergy, developed jointly by Heidelberg and Creo, features simple and sensitive PDF (Print Ready PDF) for printing. If the printing company can simply complete the PDF including the color management, overprinting, OPI (automatic image exchange function) and other conditions required for printing, it is possible to use the remote control proofing to quickly communicate with the user, and the flexibility of the workflow. Can also be greatly improved. Scitex's Briague has become the digital front end of the workflow. It manages the aggregation of all data formats from input to output, which is key to a safe and productive workflow.
Fujifilm's digital front-end system Valiano is a multi-function RIP system that manages the various jobs required before output and can handle a wide variety of input and output formats. It is designed for very smooth output management. Similarly, workflow RIP Celebra NTPLUS is an expanded version of the pager code and the proof output function from the point combination after RIP processing. A non-returnable workflow can be built in the final output phase.
Communication that affects the form of work
Recently, the most striking is the communication network. According to the application of communication, the operation forms such as printing and plate making have been affected variously.
Scitex's Vio offers a comprehensive service from application-enhancing applications to user support. Hardware and application software, communication equipment, etc. are fully packaged (full pakage), no need to add investment advertising company, binding company, printing company, etc., Pingxu relies on digital data for information exchange, once Vio is used The network can perform horizontal collaborative work.
Vio has three services. The job exchange service uses the job schedule to manage the sending and receiving of documents. Therefore, the labor of managing the operation data is greatly saved, the unnecessary signal amount does not occur on the communication line, and the high-speed delivery to the destination is a service that realizes a highly efficient workflow. The remote control item proofing service is a mode name corresponding to the printer corresponding to the PS. After logging in to the center with paper specifications and color matching information (ICC Profile), it can be output to the remote. A printing company that intends to output proofs to the other party can simply access the center, select the other party's printing information, and output it to the other party from the DTP software. The remote control software proofing service relies on the use of called Render View application software, for large-capacity high-resolution image data, only need to access the database in the center, relying on the Web browser on the monitor screen for high-speed display. On-screen correction can be achieved with the customer, without the need to reverse the data for correction.
WAMNET is a communication server NAD (Network Access Device) that is equipped with a UNIX system and communicates with hardware and software. It provides a reliable, secure, and high-speed communication network system. NAD, communication lines, software, etc. can be rented free of charge, so the initial cost is completely unnecessary. In terms of service, the transmission speed of the NAD mode is 400 megabytes per hour. If the NAD is not set, the transmission adapter is changed, and the center of the ATM line is used. Server mode, 400 megabytes per hour, if 4 familiar customers use ISDN lines, you can use WAMNET to connect ISDN line services, 50-200 megabytes per hour, for Internet users who have not joined WAMNET There is also a connection service with Internet users who can perform data transmission and reception.
Developed by Japan's Fujifilm, Dainippon Screen, and NTT Communications, the communication application software GTRAX. It is a unified digital machine through the network, providing customers with a distance and time-constrained production environment between customers, binding companies and plate-making companies to save labor and reduce production costs. Let the plan-to-print process and the enterprise be organically connected to achieve parallel publishing (depending on the network database, the production of printed matter, from planning to printing and publishing in parallel).
Striking CTP thermal map
It is DTP that promotes the full digitization of prepress engineering. Subsequently, the digitalization that became the continuation of the printing project was CTP. The rationalization of the printing project is undoubted, not only shortening the preparation time in the printing process but also increasing the productivity, and expecting to reduce the environmental burden. The plate of CTP is generally divided into three categories: silver salt, photosensitive resin, and heat sensitive. However, recently, manufacturers have devoted all efforts to developing a thermal positive plate.
Thermal plates now have a first-generation thermal negative version and a second-generation thermal image. The thermal negative version requires heat treatment engineering and development processing. Therefore, in addition to the heat treatment, an oven and an automatic developer must be provided. In the case of a hot positive plate, preheating before development is not required. Shorten the corresponding working time, save the cost of buying the thermostat in the thermal positive version, especially the BrilliaL produced by Fujifilm H-PI combines multi-layer sand technology with high-precision CTP technology, and its performance is first-class. It is characterized by the needs of bright room treatment.
In addition, Kodak Polychrom's Electra 830, which can reproduce high-quality images, was developed in response to the requirements of the CTP version. In Europe and the United States, it has been adopted by 200 sets of Platesetter (Japan), and Japan is also officially sold. Agfa Agfa The thermo star reproduces 1-99% of the dots with a resolution of 200 lines. It has the same printing characteristics as the plain PS version, and can be combined with digital and analog plates on the press. With a resistance of 150,000 sheets, more than 1 million sheets of printing durability can be obtained by baking.
For the CTP version of the imaging machine, there have been many manufacturers to develop, such as Japan's large Japanese screen plate Plate Light Fujifilm's Luxel Plate setter, Heidelberg's Trend setter, Seitex's Lotem, AGFA's Galileo, Barco's Gerber /Crescent, etc. Mitsubishi Paper Corporation advocates the release of the SilverCurrent digital version of RealCTP after adding a selection system to the company's image integration machine. In addition, a new system capable of drastically reducing thermal CTP turnover funds has been developed, such as Kodak. Kodak Polychrom CTP plate development processing system produced by polychrome, Mitsubishi Chemical has greatly improved the development stability of LT-I, LT-G.