JDF Use Cases Moving Towards an Integrated Workflow Dr. Rainer Prosi Technical Officer - CIP4 Senior Software Architect - Heidelberg

Managing the Value Chain Today´s Challenges Managing the Value Chain Idea Management Information - and Planning systems will be tightly integrated with production resources Need a vendor neutral, comprehensive, interoperable electronic job ticket In the other presentations you learnded abou the need for process improment. In order the acheive that process can be planned more accurately and the costs of production get transparent management systems need to be integrated with the production resources more tightly. JDF is the answers to this challenge. It is vendor independent and comprehensive.

A Large Part of the Complete Picture Fulfilment eCommerce MIS Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent MIS / PPS Customer Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Job Scheduling / Tracking Conventional Production Digital Production Creative 3 5

One Step at a Time It is NOT necessary to deploy JDF automation completely and in one step! Pick the cherries that bring immediate value for your use case! Ensure that your JDF upgrade path remains open!

A Large Part of the Complete Picture eCommerce MIS Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent Customer 3 5

MIS / Customer Interface Define a Job as the Customer Sees it Interface to either: An eCommerce Site An MIS System Enhancement of existing Business Systems Job Tracking for the Customer Status of the Job Completion Notice

A Large Part of the Complete Picture Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent Customer MIS / PPS 3 5

JDF from MIS and PPS Management Information System can define a job in JDF that will be managed by the Production Planning System Production Results can be logged in the Job Ticket PPS and MIS can communicate in real time using JMF Change Orders from MIS to PPS Production changes from PPS to MIS

A Large Part of the Complete Picture Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent Customer Job Scheduling / Tracking 3 5

Job Tracking MIS/PPS can communicate with Devices in Real Time using JMF Device Status Employee Occupations Job Status Device may be represented by a Proxy Controller Support for Legacy Devices Support for Devices that lack a Computer PPS can dynamically schedule jobs to devices Scheduling of related jobs Load Balancing Overlapping Workflow

A Large Part of the Complete Picture Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent Customer Conventional Production 3 5

Conventional Production / Presetting Prepress Workflow Page Preparation Imposition Plate Making Press Workflow Ink Zone Presetting Color Control PostPress Workflow Folding Cutting Binding …

Prepress Workflow Normalizing Color Conversion Trapping Impositioning Rendering Plate making Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Printing Cutting Folding Stitching PostPress Control (inline) Page Proofing Forms Proofing Image Control Print Control Inside our new Prinect Printready System, the JDF is used to automate the workflow (instead of a database) The use of JDF as the data format for the whole workflow will make it possible to communicate more easily with MIS systems and to the Press and Postpress (SignaStation) We will support older formats (PPF, CIP3) until all components in the market are JDF compatible. Prinect Printready System covers all processes needed from Data Input to plate making. 5 3

Prepress Workflow Complete Functionality of PJTF Added Value: Page Preparation Imposition Plate Making Proofing Added Value: Integration with MIS/PPS Imposition Setup Ganging of Jobs Scheduling the Black Hole of Prepress Linking of Proofing and Approval New Features PDF/X specifics Interoperable Preflight Profiles and Reports

Press Workflow Stitching Folding Cutting PostPress Control Printing Plate making (inline) Image Control Print Control Presetting Plate making Rendering Inside our new Prinect Printready System, the JDF is used to automate the workflow (instead of a database) The use of JDF as the data format for the whole workflow will make it possible to communicate more easily with MIS systems and to the Press and Postpress (SignaStation) We will support older formats (PPF, CIP3) until all components in the market are JDF compatible. Prinect Printready System covers all processes needed from Data Input to plate making. Color Separating Forms Proofing Impositioning Page Proofing Trapping Color Conversion Preflighting Image including Normalizing 5 3

Press Workflow Complete Functionality of CIP3 PPF Added Value: Ink Zone Presetting Closed Loop Color Control Added Value: Integration with MIS/PPS Request remake of plates From an MIS/PPS, if used From a Plate Setter / RIP if no MIS/ New Features Multiple Previews for closed loop color Scavenger Areas for web presses

PostPress Workflow Stitching Folding Cutting PostPress Control Printing Plate making (inline) Image Control Print Control Presetting Plate making Rendering Inside our new Prinect Printready System, the JDF is used to automate the workflow (instead of a database) The use of JDF as the data format for the whole workflow will make it possible to communicate more easily with MIS systems and to the Press and Postpress (SignaStation) We will support older formats (PPF, CIP3) until all components in the market are JDF compatible. Prinect Printready System covers all processes needed from Data Input to plate making. Color Separating Forms Proofing Impositioning Page Proofing Trapping Color Conversion Preflighting Image including Normalizing 5 3

PostPress Workflow Complete Functionality of CIP3 PPF Added Value: Folding Cutting Binding Added Value: Integration with MIS/PPS New Features Additional Processes Packing Hardcover Book Binding

Digital Production Digital Production Intent Customer 3 5 Normalizing Impositioning Rendering Plate making (offline) Preflighting Color Separating Image including Presetting Image Control Printing Cutting Folding Stitching Print Control PostPress Control (inline) Forms Proofing Trapping Page Proofing Color Conversion Collating Variable data authoring Variable data merging Binding Variable data Pages Request Estimate Production planning Production control Tracking Order Intake Quote Job Costing Shop Floor Data Collection Delivery Process planning Billing Product Intent Intent Customer Digital Production 3 5

Digital Production Full Support of PJTF and CIP3 PPF Features PJTF for RIP / Imposition CIP3 PPF for Finishing Added Value: Variable Data Support Variable Content Variable Finishing Verification Inline and Nearline Finishing support

JDF Is Here It is NOT necessary to deploy JDF automation completely and in one step! Pick the cherries that bring immediate value for your use case! Ensure that your JDF upgrade path remains open!

That’s it! Thank You for Your Attention Dr. Rainer Prosi Technical Officer - CIP4 Senior Software Architect - Heidelberg