Prepress Functionalities
The Engineering uses the Prepress type functionalities to perform functions before the printing process, such as platemaking. The Prepress functionalities are:
1009 – Plate Setter
1038 – Die Assemble
1068 – Paper Treatment
1078 - Imposition
Find bellow the detailed information of each functionality:
1009 – Plate recorder
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The Engineering uses the 1009 - Plate Recorder functionality for imaging the printing plates when the printing functionalities have 1005 - Plate linked as an input component. |
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Engineering Components Types Used |
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Outputs |
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1005 – Plate |
1005 – Plate |
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Functionality Activation |
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The printing functionalities activate the 1009 – Plate Recorder functionality everytime these functionalities have an Engineering Component 1005 – Plate selected as an input. For more information, refer to “Setting Printing Functionalities.” |
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Machines that Commonly Use the Functionality |
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Plate Recorder |
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Functionality Restriction |
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Does not have it. |
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Functionality’s Default Raw Material |
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Plates (represented by the input component 1005 – Plate). For more information, refer to “Plates.” |
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Linking this functionality to a Production Group
When adding this functionality to a production group, the system will display a window for you to configure the functionality further. Complete the fields in this window as described below:
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Plates |
Indicates if the selection of recorded plates should be enabled. By enabling this option the system will display all recorded plates. If this option is not enabled, the Engineering will look for all the recorded plates. |
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Plate |
Plates the characteristic will use for the Engineering calculation. For more information, refer to "Add Plates.”. The plates will only be calculated on the engineering if the printing functionality has the 1005 - Plate Engineering Component selected as the input component. This field appears only if the Plates option is enabled. |
Click Confirm. When finished, click Save and Close.
Note: The 1009 – Plate Recorder functionality is a secondary process of the Engineering. For this reason, it is displayed only when the Secondary Processes parameter is enabled in the Engineering viewing options. For more information, refer to "Engineering Viewing Options.”
1038 – Die assemble
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The Engineering uses the 1038 - Die assemble functionality to assemble the die cutting knife. |
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Engineering Components Types Used |
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Outputs |
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1017 – Die Cutting Knife |
Die Cutting Knife |
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Functionality Activation |
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The 1038 - Die assemble functionality is added to the 1034 – Die Cutting functionality everytime this functionality has a 1016 – Knife Die Cutting Engineering Component selected as an input. For more information on the die cutting functionalities, refer to “Functionality 1034 – Die Cutting”. |
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Machines that Commonly Use the Functionality |
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Die cutting knife assemble machine. Handling |
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Functionality Restriction |
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Does not have it. |
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Functionality’s Default Raw Material |
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Die cutting knife (represented by the input component 1017 – Die Cutting Knife). For more information, refer to “Plates.” |
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Linking this functionality to a Production Group
This functionality does not have any additional information. Simply click Confirm then click Save and Close.
1068 – Paper Treatment
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The Engineering uses the 1068 – Paper Treatment functionality for processing papers as needed. For example, some Digital presses require substrates with previous treatment. |
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Engineering Components Types Used |
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1001 – Sheet 1003 – Paper roll |
1001 – Sheet 1003 – Paper roll |
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Functionality Activation |
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The 1068 – Paper Treatment functionality is activated whenever the Requires paper treatment parameter is enabled in the 1052 – Sheetfed Digital Press functionality. For more information, refer to 1052 – Digital printer – Sheet. |
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Machines that Commonly Use the Functionality |
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Paper treatment. |
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Functionality Restriction |
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Does not have it. |
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Functionality’s Default Raw Material |
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Substrate (represented by the input components 1003 – Paper roll or 1001 – Sheet). For more information, refer to “Substrates.” |
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Linking this functionality to a Production Group
This functionality does not have any additional information. Simply click Confirm then click Save and Close.
1078 - Imposition
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The Engineering uses the 1078 - Imposition functionality to calculate one more step in the engineering before the plate burning to add cost and time to imposition process. |
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Engineering Components Types Used |
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Outputs |
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1032 - Imposition |
1032 - Imposition |
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Functionality Activation |
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The plate recorder functionality activates the 1078 - Imposition functionality when the component 1032 - Imposition is set as an input component in the plate recorder. |
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Machines that Commonly Use the Functionality |
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Imposition teams |
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Functionality Restriction |
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N/A |
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Functionality’s Default Raw Material |
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N/A |
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Linking this functionality to a Production Group
When adding this functionality to a production group, the system will display a window for you to configure the functionality further. Complete the fields in this window as described below:
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Generic characteristics |
Check this option when you want to trigger one of the following events when you select the Fanfold functionality in Jobs and Estimates: Create a new characteristic: it will add a new generic characteristic in the production group. Suppress a characteristic: the system will use the production group to suppress (i.e., complete) from the engineering process a generic characteristic that was part of the product specification. Note: for more information, refer to Generic Functionalities. |
Click Confirm. When finished, click Save and Close.