What is the relationship between the process and software and the printing house mentioned here?

We all know that the printing department, which is a manufacturing enterprise, receives from the newspaper office the editing department, arranges the fonts and graphics with typesetting software, and then uses the imposition software to combine the layout into a 1-bit TIFF file format generated by RIP processing for printing; And the 1-bit TIFF printing department of the file format generated after RIP cannot be modified, so as to ensure the safety of newspaper publishing, and the responsibilities of each department are clear.
If the front-end publishing software is upgraded and the back-end publishing is not successful, it is also a problem of the software supplier, not the printing department, and our newspaper is printed like this in the era of imagesetter. Why did it not become the era of CTP? ? Several domestic software vendors, Founder, Huaguang and Gaoshu, have RIP and a TIFF software. When everyone follows international standards, that artificial monopoly cannot succeed. Here we emphasize the importance of adopting the international standard 1-bit TIFF format. Only in this way will the printing department not invest in vain because of the inexplicable upgrade of the front-end software, because the printing department is only a production enterprise. The security of the newspaper is controlled by the front of the newspaper.

Kodak Newspaper Process Introduction

1. Kodak is the largest foreign brand that truly has software processes in the printing field. One of the three R & D departments in the world is located in the Shanghai headquarters building. The R & D team of Kodak Newspaper Process Newsmanager (News Manager) is also one of them. In response to the requirements of the Chinese market and Chinese newspapers, the R & D team keeps track of the actual needs of domestic users and improves the software process locally. Judging from the situation of many domestic Kodak newspaper users, they are fully equipped to adopt internationally advanced Kodak newspaper processes in domestic newspapers.

2. The working principle of Kodak newspaper process

A TIFF file is used as the standard format for newspaper printing: a TIFF file is also called an electronic printing plate, and all its contents are exactly the same as the content of the outlets that will be exposed on the film or printing plate. The software process will edit the department and After the content modified by the prepress department is converted into a TIFF file, the operator can no longer modify it, thus ensuring the WYSIWYG of the file content to the greatest extent. It is precisely because of the advantages of a TIFF file that the major newspaper processes in the world use this kind of process. The process with the editing department is both connected and independent: the editing software currently used in domestic newspapers is diverse, including Founder, Huaguang, Gaoshu, and Chinese newspapers outside the mainland also use the international popular Adobe Indesign desktop software. These software have different functions, different operation methods, and different texts and formats. As a printing department, if you use the file format of the editing department to directly make plates, problems such as missing words, missing pictures, color deviations, etc. are easy to occur. Therefore, most newspaper printing companies mostly use output processes that are fully compatible with the processes of the editing department. Ensure the reliability of plate-making printing. However, the software of the editing department is constantly being upgraded and changed, and the text and format are often changed, which brings too much uncertainty to the plate making. In addition, the editing process adopted by many newspapers on behalf of the printing is also in accordance with the process of their own newspapers. Conflicts will also bring uncertainty; again, in order to achieve the purpose of monopolizing the market, some software vendors continue to introduce file formats and fonts that can only be recognized by their own processes, so it also generates costs while increasing costs for users. More instability. These are the current status of the domestic newspaper market. Internationally, there has been a solution to such problems, that is, using a TIFF process. The editing department only needs to provide a TIFF file to the prepress department. The rest of the layout, soft proofing, hard proofing, CIP3 file output, dot correction, etc. are all performed by the TIFF process, eliminating the editing software. The possible problems of text loss and incompatible format also make it easy to distinguish the responsibilities between the editorial department and the printing house, and the same TIFF process can connect different output devices, avoiding the disadvantages of using multiple RIP to connect output devices. Such as expensive RIP, fonts, and shortcomings of inconsistent output.

Kodak Thermal CTP has adopted TIFF plate making process in domestic users

Domestic Kodak newspaper users have used the TIFF process to connect CTP equipment very early. Regardless of whether the user editing department adopts Huaguang, Founder, Gaoshu, or Ziguang processes, it can be seamlessly connected to the Kodak CTP device through a TIFF file, and the output effect is completely guaranteed to be consistent with the files provided by the editing department.

3. Technical characteristics of Kodak newspaper process

Real ROOM (RIP Once, Output Many) concept: Kodak newspaper process no matter what process the user front end uses, as long as it is a TIFF file, the output device can be connected without restrictions , Multiple output "function.

Real outlet proofing: The proofing data used in the Kodak newspaper process is the same as the final platemaking data, ensuring a true WYSIWYG.

Support equipment load balancing: The Kodak process can automatically manage the connected output equipment, and maximize the efficiency of the equipment by automatically arranging the production order between different equipment.

Support JDF work subpoena: Kodak process can use JDF format to achieve seamless connection with most pre-press, printing, post-press equipment and enterprise management processes, supporting user process integration, automation and management simplification.

Seamless connection with business processes: Kodak newspaper processes can integrate Kodak Prinergy processes or other third-party processes (such as Harlequin), allowing users to switch freely between ordinary business jobs and newspaper jobs, expanding the user ’s Business Scope.

Advanced technology and low cost: Users who adopt Kodak newspaper process no longer need to upgrade with the upgrade of editing software, nor do they have to add RIP, fonts, servers, etc. seemingly small but the price increases with the increase of equipment and scale. Virtual high package. The major foreign newspaper offices all use the TIFF process to manage the newspaper industry plate making. The reason is that the plate making and editing are two separate links, and the process investment is the smallest when the scale is expanded.

Bookbinding auxiliary machinery is other than the binding machine bookbinding related machinery, it contains Punching Machine, folding machine, with page machine, Book Sewing Machine, coil binding machine, pressing machine, three sides book cutting machine and so on

The processing technology of the hardcover book:

1 flat:Applanation is on a dedicated machine press books, so that the book block is strong, soothe, to improve the quality of bookbinding books.

2 brush glue:By hand or mechanical brush glue, so that the book block basic training,the next step of processing, the book does not occur with each other.

The 3 cutting:The book block, the dry brush gum base for cutting, into light book core.

4 grilled circle:Human or machine, back into the spine part, a circular arc, called grilled circle. Rounding, the whole book book can stagger, easy to read, the book block of bridge is.

5 ridge:Human or machine, put the book core splint clamping added, in the book block both positive and negative, close to the spine and lining connectionedges, extrude a dent, the spine slightly outward bulging process, called the ridge, thus preventing the book block rounding back after the circulardeformation.

6 processing of spine:The processing includes: Brush glue, adhesive paste, paste, a bookmark with gauze plug cloth spine, paste paper.

Connection strength of plaster gauze can increase the strength of the links in the book and the book block and type.

Plug for cloth, paste on the book core back the head and tail ends, soclosely linked the book, not only increased the firmness of binding books,and the books become beautiful.

The paper must be put in the middle of the spine book block back, notwrinkle, foaming.

The type of case - making

Making is a hardcover book cover. Case making materials have strengthand wear resistance, and has a decorative effect.

A piece of fabric, the cover, back cover and back together made of case - making, called the whole case. The front cover, back cover with the same fabric, but the back with another piece of fabric made of case - making, called the blending.

As a case, first by the specified dimensions cutting cover material andbrush glue, and then the front seal, after sealing cardboard compaction,location (called swing shell), wrap the edges and four corners, makingflattening is complete type. Because of low efficiency of manual operation, is converted to mechanical system type.

Prepared case making before and after sealing, and on the back of the book, imprint title and patterns. In order to adapt to the back of the arc shape, after finishing the end of case, the need for rounding.


Binding Auxiliary Machinery

Double wire binding machine, Index Cutting machine, Calendar Making Machine

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