Future trends in post-press processing and binding (upper)
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Today, faster, better, and cheaper are the requirements of print customers, especially in magazines and catalogues, where customers want high-speed binding without adding cost or lower cost. This trend is determined by the rapid, personalized and targeted customer requirements. Today is the era of information explosion, information is calculated in hours, minutes or even seconds. For printers, speed (rather than format) has become the basis for competition and the key to ensuring the long-term development of the post-press industry.
At present, the one-on-one market is a big egg. With the development of printing personalization, post-press processing is inevitably affected. There is no revolutionary advancement in post-press processing technology, but post-press processing technology has been linked to printing and mailing, which has improved the quality of printing and the speed at which products are placed on the market.
Revolutionary breakthrough
Drupa 2000 demonstrates advanced finishing technology, but they are not revolutionary technologies. In fact, these technologies only improve the speed, reliability, and ability to diagnose faults without becoming more intelligent.
Customers need equipment to be smarter, but installing many sensors, inspection devices, and other accessories on the machine requires cost and speed, and this is the condition of the equipment we use today. So, what kind of machine do we need in the future?
Smart devices, smart products
There are too many processes in existing equipment, and plug and play does not have much value. Intelligent devices are used in intelligent systems.
In order to make the process smooth, it is necessary to eliminate the gap between processes. In fact, it is necessary to shorten the cycle time, and the fusion between processes is necessary. For example, post-press processing has been extended to the postal part, and post-press processing is responsible for all postal information, from address inkjet or labeling to sorting and packaging to the postal department. In the past, these distribution tasks were done by people. The technology of split delivery now shortens the time it takes for the print to leave the press. If the print is ready for direct processing, the work cycle is greatly reduced.
Postpress processing road
In the near future, people will find that powerful printing technology can accommodate all the current finishing processes. Four-color digital printing and machine-binding magazines or brochures have emerged, but have not yet moved out of the lab for high-speed actual printing. Of course, it is also possible that the printing is incorporated into the finishing process, and the printing process is likely to be included in the process of inserting.
Ignoring post-press processing will make you fall behind
Printers often encounter this problem: they will deliver the goods tomorrow, but they will keep up with the plan from the beginning. The final draft is too late. The customer has not confirmed the proofs for a long time. The printing time is a little longer, but the printer promises the customers again. Will be shipped on time.
Time is pressing to promote post-press processing and binding to a high speed. If the customer's personalized requirements are more and more, the binding will be affected as well. Old-fashioned folding machines, sewing machines, and inserters are capable of simple tasks, but they are not sufficient for on-demand printing and direct finishing. Customers want full-color finishing based on digital technology to achieve the quality of traditional printing. .
Postpress processing automation
Many printers have little investment in binding, but the post-press automation is the last thing they should ignore.
First, post-press processing automation can save costs. The operator can control the cutting, locking or folding by simply adjusting a few buttons on the console. Of course, the old machine can do a good job, but the new device is easier to adjust.
For example, the new folding machine has a zero adjustment function that automatically adjusts the bending plate. The operator can fine-tune the printing plate by turning the knob instead of removing the roller as before. The CNC of the console saves a lot of time, and some manufacturers such as Heidelberg, MBO, and Manroland have already put the corresponding products on the market.
The Third-party System, a product like QTI, allows printing on one console, including binding. In order to improve efficiency, future workflows will include all printing processes, and CIP3 was born.
CIP4 is the next generation standard that includes all the features of CIP3 plus Adobe's standard file format - JDF. The electronic files currently used contain only printed information. CIP4 also includes the entire workflow and feature descriptions on different platforms. This allows you to control process variables and improve quality.
The entire printing industry, especially the post-press processing sector, lacks qualified and skilled workers, and the binding section is trying to solve this problem. The first step is to use ergonomically designed equipment that increases productivity without excessive training for employees.
The cutting machine illustrates the trend of ergonomic development. The cutting system reduces operating time and the overall efficiency is 200% of the individual cutting machines, reducing overall costs and stabilizing operation. Equipment that adjusts paper, such as paper machine and waste collection system, reduces operating time and improves control accuracy.
To mention, the portable paper feeders are popular in Europe, and the paper feeding mechanism can be transferred from the printing machine to other processes, such as a folding machine, without having to reload the paper onto the folding machine.
Processing on demand
Some devices have been personalized, such as Heidelberg's finishing equipment, which provides personalized inkjet output. Each printed sheet to be mailed is printed with a different address or even a different pattern.
Because each print is different, the binder has encountered new problems: how to solve the waste of different sheets? Manufacturers try many ways, such as printing a mark on a sheet. There is currently no efficient solution, and current solutions work well, but they are expensive.
Postpress processing will adapt to multi-function digital printing
On-demand printing (POD) emphasizes flexibility, personalization, and short-run printing. Nowadays, POD printers can usually print products within 24 hours. E-base can meet complex requirements and automation problems, and quality control is also important.
Today, the binding equipment for short black and white soft cover books is already complicated. Many suppliers offer highly automated online or off-line solutions for the binding of small batches of paperback books. This new device is equipped with a book sealer and a new generation of highly automated three-sided cutting machines. This binding device can be adjusted for different spine thicknesses and adapted to on-demand printing.
Short-running postal advertising now has a large market. Many digital printing commercial binding machines are used to produce hardcover books. The complexity of the binding equipment, the limitations of the short-end hardcover book decoration and limited technology and experience create opportunities for the program binding machine. At the same time, because of the flexibility of short-run printing, many program binding machines have been designed to meet the needs of customers by printing short-form book blocks.
Publishers and agents in the market have turned to hardcover books, which has forced suppliers to improve their technology and use the right materials to achieve good economic results. In the next two or three years, it is important to achieve on-demand printing of paperback books.
Industry standards are important in terms of future on-demand printing levels
In the past three years, the printing industry has been committed to establishing pre-press, printing and post-press communication standards. Although the CIP3 action originated from prepress and ink equipment, it has begun to have a certain impact on the postpress. Multi-function digital presses emphasize personalization. Today, both color and multi-color printing require a consistent level of information transfer throughout the production process. Sheetfed integration technology is turning to the publishing market. Currently, several standards have been developed to ensure the accuracy of document pages and the consistency of documents.