1. Welcome to JDF Pavilion

2. Benefits of JDF Mark Anderson Hiflex Corp. President

3. What is JDF? JDF is a standard job ticket format for the entire Graphic Arts industry JDF is a standard job ticket format for the entire Graphic Arts industry It is the key to automating the whole print procurement and production process. It is the key to automating the whole print procurement and production process. It is the digital glue that integrates all the processes It is the digital glue that integrates all the processes

4. JDF Forerunners Forerunners dealt with specific departments, were proprietary, or expensive to license Forerunners dealt with specific departments, were proprietary, or expensive to license –CIP3 PPF: Printing and finishing only Licensing fees applied –Adobe PJTF: Prepress only Proprietary to Adobe –Other areas of production had no standard: E.g. Preflighting, etc.

5. Primary Benefit of JDF It’s all about communication It’s all about communication –JDF encompasses everything from conception to delivery and billing Information is automatically transferred between departments Everybody uses the same “language” Double-entry of data is eliminated Costs are accurately recorded Job status can be updated in real-time

6. JDF Communication

7. How Does it Work? A JDF file can describe both the print job (product intent) and the steps required to produce it (process intent). A JDF file can describe both the print job (product intent) and the steps required to produce it (process intent). It can include, for example: It can include, for example: –Customer details, cost estimation, file delivery, trapping, imposition, ink key set up, printing, converting and delivery. In other words: the entire process. In other words: the entire process.

8. JDF Content Product Processes Process groups The product definition is stored in a tree structure The process groups are connected by input and output definitions These processes are linked to resources

9. Software Modeled on JDF Schema

10. JDF Alone is Not Enough? Process automation requires more than JDF alone Process automation requires more than JDF alone You cannot buy JDF: rather you buy JDF- enabled systems You cannot buy JDF: rather you buy JDF- enabled systems JDF-enabled software and systems will vary in the features and performance they offer JDF-enabled software and systems will vary in the features and performance they offer

11. How is it Going to Help My Business? Let’s look at some customer examples… Let’s look at some customer examples…

12. 7% Productivity Increase With HIFLEX Scheduling, HIFLEX shop floor data collection, and HIFLEX JDF connectivity to their MAN Roland printing presses, DRUCKHAUS BERLIN MITTE increased their production by 7% With HIFLEX Scheduling, HIFLEX shop floor data collection, and HIFLEX JDF connectivity to their MAN Roland printing presses, DRUCKHAUS BERLIN MITTE increased their production by 7%

13. Saddle-stitcher makeready in 3 mins Bauer Druck uses JDF to connect their HIFLEX MIS and Muller Martini saddle- stitcher. Bauer Druck uses JDF to connect their HIFLEX MIS and Muller Martini saddle- stitcher. With the JDF machine data, the complete saddle-stitching makeready takes only three minutes. With the JDF machine data, the complete saddle-stitching makeready takes only three minutes.

14. Labor savings of 30-60 mins/day Thomas Brickwedde from Kraft Druck says his prepress operators save about 30 minutes a day in shop floor data collection due to the JDF connection between HIFLEX and Creo Thomas Brickwedde from Kraft Druck says his prepress operators save about 30 minutes a day in shop floor data collection due to the JDF connection between HIFLEX and Creo JDF ink-key settings from Creo and JDF job tickets from HIFLEX to the MAN presses will save him an additional hour’s labor per day. JDF ink-key settings from Creo and JDF job tickets from HIFLEX to the MAN presses will save him an additional hour’s labor per day.

15. Cost Reductions of 43% Studies carried out by the institute for streamlining printing businesses (IRD) in Germany estimate that: Studies carried out by the institute for streamlining printing businesses (IRD) in Germany estimate that: –Administration costs can be reduced by up to 20% by implementing HIFLEX MIS –Further savings of 23% can be achieved networking all equipment with JDF

16. Productivity boost of 25-85% Having completed over 921 Technical Plant Assessments in the industry, Ray Prince, Sr. Technical Consultant at GATF says: Having completed over 921 Technical Plant Assessments in the industry, Ray Prince, Sr. Technical Consultant at GATF says: –“JDF/CIP4 works. Presetting of equipment is a strong advantage. The productivity boost at make- ready is from 25 up to 85%.”