Automation Flashcards
What’s the biggest threat to our industry
Oversees cheap labour
Automation removed the person from the job
Why automation
Mature industry
Low margin industry
Global competition
High labour costs
What’s the goal of automation
Lights out maintenance
What does CIM stand for
Computer integrated manufacturing
What does CIM do?
Can improve productivity & efficiency
Can drive some processes while entering data
What does JDF/JMF stand for
Job definition format & job messaging format
What is JDF
A file format that can describe job specs & process specs in the graphic arts industry
Common language about end job specs
Supposedly readable by any machine/man
In the past the graphic communication used to be called
Graphic arts industry
What is a term that has 2 definitions
Prepress trapping
Ink trapping
What does JDF describe
Press sheet size Ink key settings Actual ink settings Types of folds Grain direction Shipping Customer info
What does an MIS estimating system do?
Point where all data points are stored
Can be done tomato ally
Can add folder alterations
JDF compliant machines
What does JMF do
Communication channel btwn formats Equipment can report back to JDFbserver If computer had login...user info can be reported Great way of reporting Can send queries
What is CIP4
Maintains JDF/JMF (this company created JDF)
CIP4 is an…
- International corporation for the integration of processes in prepress, press & post press organization
- standardization of language, facilitate efficient communication and interoperability
JDF itself is just basically
Pushing around data about the job
What is servo motor technology
Can install to machine for the ability to automatically adjust machine parts
An example of a servo motor is
Ink keys on our offset press
Servo motor is driven by
JDF data
True or false, you can’t save a lot of money using servo motor
Fasoe. You can save ALOT of money
True or false, If cutting is done already, it saves time
True
What are some challenged with JDF
- Perception (around for while but know one knows that)
- Slow adaptation (not everyone adopted it properly)
- Change management (managers must learn understand software)
- Non compliant standards - allows for vendor specific tags (e.g. A -kodak tag on a specific machine can’t be used anywhere else)