The fact that on-line production can increase production efficiency has been confirmed, and it has the following improvements in the field of commercial printing:
No need to reverse to complete the double-sided printing: fast rollover is no problem for the double-sided printing press. The online press reversal technology has been improved by adopting the “one-pass, double-sided printing†technology. After fast curing by UV, there is no need to flip the paper, saving a high investment in the double-sided printing press. The Manroland 900 Series press successfully used a non-reversible double-sided press.
Web printing: The price of printing paper keeps rising, and the economics of online web printing have attracted more attention. In recent years, small single-ply paper cutters have emerged that can meet the needs of six sheet-fed presses rather than on-line cutters. Economical and practical.
Quality Inspection: The inspection technology has some limitations on online sheet printing for sheetfed paper. This is very important when printing high-value, personalized prints.
Continuous automation:
Some automation applications on sheetfed printing are expected to become mainstream in the future. It is worth noting that many automation settings are suitable for installation or adjustment on existing devices.
Automatic ink collection device: K&E, Acell, Baldwin, and GPI provide a waste of ink for the sheet-fed printing equipment through the ink roller, the ink cartridge, and the automatic ink transfer device that can deal with human factors, achieving a saving effect.
CIP 4 generations of CIP3 appear: Off-line plate scans verify that the accuracy is not 75% faster, and the gray balance affects the measurement. Although not all problems have been solved, JDF and "Process measurement" - it is the fourth P after printing and after printing is undoubtedly the right direction of development.
Automated white spot removal: The Automatic Impurity Removal System (AIRS) provided by the “Printer Survey Research†will have a considerable market.
Material Handling Automation: Manroland is developing fully automated material handling technology for packaging and printing.
The impact of digital printing on offset printing:
A study conducted by the NPES Printing Website Consultation Institute shows that by 2015, the conventional offset printing in the US printing industry will decrease from 50% in 1997 to 20%. Songnai's development trend is mainly digital (offset printing), followed by direct imaging (imaging on printing plates). Knowing this, we can clearly understand that traditional printer manufacturers will transition to a diversified digital press.
The sheetfed printer market tends to purchase “second mobile phones†to reduce investment. From this we can see the following trends: Manufacturers of many common printing presses will provide equipment reassembly services, at least some traditional manufacturers have begun This way of production. The printing press inspection device will inevitably grow with the first trend, which can predict the printing quality (time required before re-assembly) and change the quality of the third-party installation machines.