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Sales Training CHROMAPRESS Luc Van Steyvoort

Sales Training CHROMAPRESS Luc Van Steyvoort. Content. Product information Machine Components Front-end Competition Indigo E-Print (Xeikon DCP-32) Xerox DocuColor 40 Heidelberg Quickmaster DI Customer profile Market information applications. Chromapress workflow . Engine components.

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Sales Training CHROMAPRESS Luc Van Steyvoort

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  1. Sales TrainingCHROMAPRESSLuc Van Steyvoort

  2. Content • Product information • Machine Components • Front-end • Competition • Indigo E-Print • (Xeikon DCP-32) • Xerox DocuColor 40 • Heidelberg Quickmaster DI • Customer profile • Market information • applications

  3. Chromapress workflow

  4. Engine components • 1. Paper supply unit (PRS) • 2. Printing tower (TWR) • 3. Fixing, driving and cutting unit (FDC) • 4. Paper output unit (PRO) • 5. Control unit • 6. Conditioning unit • 7. IntelliStream • 8. RIP 3 2 4 1 6 5 7 8

  5. Paper input unit • Web-feed technology • No paper jam • Flexible cut length • Excellent registration • Paper pre-conditioning • Normal offset paper • Always optimal conditions • Splicing table • Minimum time to change paper

  6. Media for Chromapress • Paper width: 320 mm (32i) 500 mm (50i) • Paper weight: 80 to 250 GSM • Paper roll weight: 40 Kg (32i) 60 Kg (50i) • Number of sheets per roll • depending on the paper weight • 1500 - 1600 A3 sheets (130 GSM) • Media types • Offset paper: glossy, matt, coated, uncoated • Polyester • Labels • Transparent film • special materials for special applications (testing required)

  7. Media script Files • Different papers require different settings in the engine to get optimal print quality • Five parameters are stored in Media Script Files • Pre-conditioning temperature • Transfer/duplex voltages • Fusing temperature • Temperature of the NIP rollers • Web speed • Basic script file stored in control unit • Experienced operator can fine tune the Script files

  8. Print tower duplex • 8 print units • Engine simultaneously images both sides • No speed penalty when printing duplex • Minimises service interventions • LED’s, OPC’s, Micro toner • Resolution is 600 dpi with variable dot density • Equivalent of 175 lpi at 2400 rpi • No loss of quality, sharper images thanks to direct transfer

  9. Print tower simplex • 5 print units • CMYK + white

  10. Fixing, driving and cutting unit duplex • Non Contact fusing • Permanent adhesion • No fusing oil required • Output is dry and cold ready for immediate use • Variable cut off • Format flexibility • Optimise print speed • better utilisation of paper

  11. OmniGloss • Provides an offset-like finish for digital colour printing • Provides enhanced colour saturation • Improves printing on coated paper • Gives better scratch resistance • Maintains higher moisture content for easier finishing • Allows tuning of gloss characteristics for individual substrates

  12. Fixing, driving and cutting unit simplex • Contact fusing • Lower temperature • Wider range of label stock • Optional on-line finishing

  13. Paper output unit • Upper and lower tray

  14. Off-line finishing • One finishing unit can support multiple printers • Media jams in the finishing unit will not influence the printing • In-line finishing equipment is more expensive • In-line finishing makes assembling a job from mixed print sources difficult • Oversized formats have to be cut off-line • In-line finishing units are often limited to a few paper sizes and actions

  15. Chromapress CSiEngine components UPPER IMAGING UNIT Upper laser module OPC Belt Fuser roller module Mediaoutput Buffer belt Lower laser module Media input LOWER IMAGING UNIT

  16. Sheet-fed Mechanism for Flexible Job Scheduling • quick paper changes • straight paper path • minimal waste

  17. Imaging system • ingenuous and accurate way of transferring images to the sheets • patented separation imaging technology • exact position of an image is tightly controlled • One-Pass-Duplex™ enables accurate back-to-front registration

  18. Controllable Contact Fusing • controllable hot pressure fusing ensures consistent quality • Fuser Unit contributes to high printing quality • enables printing a wide variety of media types

  19. Media • A4 (8.5"x11"), A3 (11"x17"), A3+ (oversized 11"x17") sheets • sizes up to 320 x 470 mm (12.6" x 18.5") • a wide range of substrates • standard offset papers from 80 to 300 GSM (55 lb. text to 110 lb. cover) • polyester, films • self-adhesive label stock

  20. Chromapress 32i vs. 50i specs 32i 50i Web width : 32 cm 50 cm Imaging width : 307 mm 475 mm Web speed : 12.35 cm/sec 12.45 cm/sec Speed/min. : 70 A4 100 A4 (35 A4 4/4) (50 A4 4/4) Speed/hr. : 4200 A4 6000 A4 (2100 A4 4/4) (3000 A4 4/4)

  21. Chromapress 32i vs. 32Si specs 32i 32Si Web width : 32 cm 33 cm Imaging width : 307 mm 307 mm Web speed : 12.35 cm/sec 24.5 cm/sec Printing speed : Duplex/Simplex Simplex (35 A4/min.) (70 A4/min.) # Colors : 4 (CMYK) 5 (CMYK & White) Fusing IR radiation Hot pressure

  22. Front-end • Support all features, functions of a high speed and high quality digital press • Produce a first print as fast as possible starting from a PS file • printing and especially duplex printing requires a lot of actions such as matching colours, imposition… • All possible actions that can be automised are automised to ensure a higher productivity and error free result • The real strength of the software becomes apparent when the workload is high

  23. Front-end high-lights • Build-in OPI functionality • Faster network transfer and imposition • Colour management system • Files prepared for any printing system can be adjusted in the RIP for printing on the Chromapress • Operator can create and apply offset simulation curves • Imposition software • Dedicated program supporting 1-pass duplex printing • Paper width supported is 320-330-500mm • Signature width supported is 307-307-475mm • Calibration • IntelliPac and IntelliCache

  24. Front-end • So a digital press requires • Open Environment (PostScript, XML, PDF, AFP, …) • User Friendly GUI (ChromaCon, -Watch, …) • Job Management (Queue-system, HotFolders, …) • Complete Solution (Imposition, Calibration, OPI, CMS,…) • High Performance (offline RIP, IntelliCache, …) • IntelliStream (IntelliPac, Screening, …) • Variable Data Tools (Personalizer-X,Personaliser-I)

  25. Front-end components • IntelliServer • Job & Engine Management GUI • Archiving • Preview • iRIP • Interpreting the PDL • Dual and Open Input Environment • Compression twds. IntelliPac (ratio 1:10) • IntelliStream • Decompression • Merging Master & VDF • Screening • Calibration & OffsetSimulation • DataTransmission twds. the Printer

  26. RIP history • Power PC RIP • 3 x 64 MB RAM and 2 GB HD • 3 x 604 PowerPC • Fast parallel PostScript processing (Agfascript) • RIP files while printing • Multi tasking, multi processing, parallel processing • CP501 • Software RIP on Compaq Alpha • Adobe PS

  27. iRIP • Software RIP running on an Intel-based platform under WindowsNT • Single Pentium III processor 550 MHz • 20% higher performance than CP501 • Fastest Commercial Platform Available • Dual input Channel (PostScript 3 CPSI & IPcreator) • Allows Dedicated PrePress- & PressOperator • Press- & Time-independent IntelliPac generation • Channel connection to Host (via AiiS)

  28. Offset Variable Dot Density iRIP • Unique full-duplex 8-color calibrationimportant for spreads! • Variable data support • Unique screening algorithms

  29. IPcreator With JLF-support TIFF + JLF Page Element Pool iRIP With Adobe® CPSI PostScript iRIP Optimized Quality 1:10 Compression All containing(Digital Film) Multi Layer Portable & Recombinable Preview(5th color if available) IntelliCache iRIP IntelliPac

  30. iCache • A mechanism to cache • reoccurring elements • either in a PostScript- or XML-based environment, • in order to significantly speed up the RIP

  31. IntelliPrep • System for offline Ripping • Applications : • additional processing capacity • IntelliPrep Station resell by Chromapress users • easy entry for future Chromapress users • solution for document generators who provide digital files to Chromapress service bureaus

  32. IntelliStream history

  33. PostScript code /wedge {new path 0 0 move to 1 0 translate 15 rotate CPU IntelliStream Imaging Process INPUT iRIP INTELLISTREAM OUTPUT PostScript interpreter IntelliPac™ LED IntelliPac on the fly Decompression Calibration Screening PostScript Interpretation CMS Separation Trapping VDF-RIPping Compression IntelliPac enables Electronic collation VDF merging RIP while print

  34. IntelliStream Basic Functionality • Storage of minimum up to 500 A4 pages • Average storage of 1200 A4 pages • On the fly generation of bitmap data, calibration,offset simulation and screening • supports • Longer formats • Instant Job Switching • Instant Job Proofing • RIP while print • Electronic collation • Ripping to press server disk • On screen preview of Ripped data

  35. IntelliStream Optional Functionality • Variable data printing • Personalizer Color • no area limitation • no # fields limitation • Off-line press server/RIP (IntelliPrep) for Pre-RIPping on • internal disk • removable disk

  36. IntelliStream Benefits • long formats (11.8 meters) • unlimited archival time of IntelliPac files : • calibration applied at printing time • reduced archival space : min 10, av.. 20-30 smart compression • off-line archival possible • change screen without Re-RIPping

  37. IntelliStream Benefits • time & device independent • trouble free at imaging time : all data is resolved (100% pre-flight)Ideal for Distribute & Print applications • unlimited variable data capabilities • IntelliPac files contain • all necessary trapping (not in-RIP) • CMS • CMYK color separation • variable page data • downloading IntelliPac files 5 - 10 times faster than normal RIPping time

  38. AiiS - Link to Data Streams • RiP of multiple data streams • AFP, IPDS, Metacode, LCDS… • Adds full color to documents • Dynamic re-mapping of spot colors • Insert CMYK elements (photos, logos, backgrounds, etc.) • Conditional content enhancements • “If balance present in field #3 insert image #23”

  39. IP Chromapress Engine iRIP IntelliStream CP Server AiiS Combined Workflow • XEROX • AFP/DS ™ • IPDS ™ • PostScript™ 3 • PDF™

  40. Typical corporate documents • Billing applications • Customers statements • Reports • Transactions • Insurance policies • Travelling documents • Salary tabs

  41. Software • Software can be divided into two major parts • ChromaPost for the prepress operator and ChromaWatch and ChromaCon for the press operator • Prepress operator • Preparing the job • PS knowledge • Press operator • job organisation (ChromaWatch) • Operating the press (ChromaCon) • Density, registration, paper, toner… • Maintenance • Calibration

  42. Job Preparation and Communication ChromaPost • Macintosh-based shareware • Creates electronic job ticket • Defines printing parameters • number of pages and copies • electronic or mechanical collation • media type • set-up for imposition • color management links • OPI identification • dot gain (conversion from offset)

  43. Chromapress Server/Workstation ChromaWatch • Input job queuing for ChromaWrite • Job output scheduling • Hot folders • Archiving Impostrip Impress • Automatic duplex imposition • Proofing of imposed, printer ready files • step & repeat

  44. Chromapress Server/Workstation Signature server • Performs the actual imposition tasks • Combines page files into a single PS file ChromaOnline • Makes the Chromapress visible as a chooser selectable printer • Enables the operator to perform calibration • Enables font downloading

  45. Chromapress Server/Workstation ChromaWrite • Communication manager between server and RIP • Includes OPI functionality • Print output queue and controls • Prioritise jobs ChromaCon • Print engine control Calibrator • Linearizes the 8 print engines independently

  46. Calibration process • Print test page (uncalibrated) until correct densities are reached for all colors by changing the LED on time • Measure and store all patches • Download calibration curve to RIP • Correction for files created for an other printing system is done using offset simulation or CMS • Operator corrections can be made using Run time gradation • Calibration and offset simulation curves are combined • Run time gradation modifies this curve while printing

  47. VDF: Personalizer-X 2.1 • Agfa-developed Quark Xtension for VDF set up • Personalizer-X provides • Toolbox for VDF text • Toolbox for VDF images • ASCII input • Supports all Quark text and image features • Also supported by non-IntelliStream configurations

  48. Personalizer-X text workflow

  49. Personalizer-X Text Benefits • Single document layout and setup application • All Xpress typographic features accessible for VDF text • Personalizer-X is the ONLY tool for layouting Personalized Documents supporting ALL QuarkXPress 4.1 functionality (runarounds, tagging, clipping paths, reflows, etc.) • Automatic text reflow (VDF=part of textbox) • ASCII-text input • Wide variety of databases supported • No PostScript required • Database functionality maintained(i.e. sorting, selection) • On screen preview of all records and selection of largest record • ChromaPost workflow maintained

  50. Personalizer-X image workflow

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