Esko-Graphics and JDFJan De RoeckMarketing Director Packaging SoftwareEsko-Graphics

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Printing – the key production process for our customers

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Commercial Printing

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Packaging

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Esko-Graphics Workflow Products

Commercial Print• FlowDrive

– Based on Harlequin RIP– Esko-Graphics Technology components added

• FastLane Next Generation– Uses Adobe codev PostScript kernel for Ps and PDF interpretation– Esko-Graphics Technology components added

Packaging• FastLane for Packaging

– Common core technology basis

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proofing

Commercial Print:focus on graphics

prepressplate-

makinggraphicdesign

DESIGN

printing

PRODUCTIONPRE-

PRODUCTION

Integrated solutions: Hardware, Software and Services

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proofing

Packaging:focus on graphics and structure

prepressplate-

makinggraphicdesign

DESIGN

printing

diecutting/stripping

PRODUCTION

CAD/CAMdie- & tool-

makingstructural

design

PRE-PRODUCTION

samplemaking

Integrated solutions: Hardware, Software and Services

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FastLane and JDF

• Esko-Graphics own developments• JDF Consumer

– Administrative information– Production information– Imposition information– Job Status information

• JDF Producer– Job Status info towards 3rd party MIS Vendors– Ink settings (CIP3 – InkPlanner)– Separation info (FastImpose!)

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MIS -> FastLane

• When to exchange?– MIS pushes a new or updated job to prepress– Prepress remains in control: no automatic update– Prepress reports back to MIS: proofs are made, plates are made, imposition

changed,…

proofing

prepressplate-

makinggraphicdesign

DESIGN

printing

PRODUCTIONPRE-

PRODUCTION

MIS

JDF

JDF JDF JDF

JDF

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MIS -> FastLane

Order Information• Ordernumber and its parts

– Cover, Body, Insert,...

• Customer information– Contact coordinates– Address– E-mail

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MIS -> FastLane

Product Information• Number of pages• Trim size• Binding info (prefect bound, saddle stitch,…)

Information about Plates • Inks, lineatures and dotshape• Number of plates• Versions (language variants)• Deadlines

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MIS -> FastLane

Information about Proofs• What proofs to make• Where, how and when to send• When to receive from customer

Information about the Artwork• When to receive• How will it be sent• Who will send• Pagelist information

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MIS -> FastLane

Information about the Imposition• High Level description of the imposition

scheme generated by production planning or estimating software.

• Proposal by Esko-Graphics for JDF 1.2: LayoutObject

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FastLane -> MIS

• Job Status information– Job status on sheets, proofs, plates

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FastLane -> MIS/Press

• Color settings for the Printing Press (CIP3)

– InkPlanner

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FastLane -> 3rd party Rips

• Sheet Layout• LayoutPreparationParams

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JDF Roadmap

• Interoperability tests– We participate in all Interoperability tests with Prototype software– Challenge is to build interoperability between heterogenous systems– Last Interoperability meeting in San Jose (CA):

Esko-Graphics BackStage consumes JDF imposition from Preps (Creo)– Further cooperation initiatives ongoing (MIS, Online collaboration, ...), we

will show more real life use-cases at the upcoming Interoperability Meetings.

• Conclusion– Esko-Graphics is Full Member of the CIP4 organization and plays an active

role in the JDF developments for pre-production workflows.– Key development areas:

- PDF as the native data container- JDF as the electronic job-bag

– JDF links to 3rd party MIS systems have high priority

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www.esko-graphics.com

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Seven Minutes with a JDF Vendor

• Request for feedback Any comments, suggestions or questions

related to this presentation, this session or this event, please refer to the coordinates below.

• Speaker CoordinatesJan De RoeckMarketing Director Packaging SoftwareEsko-GraphicsTel: +32 9 216 93 24Fax.: +32 9 216 94 63Visit us at: www.esko-graphics.comE-mail: jadr@Esko-Graphics.com

• SeyboldSeybold Seminars303 Vintage Park Drive Foster City, CA 94404Phone: 650-578-6900Hans Hartman hans@suite48.comCraig Cline craig.Cline@key3media.com

• Web resources– Esko-Graphics www.Esko-Graphics.com– DeskPack: www.Deskpack.com– Seybold Publications

http://www.seyboldreports.com/