LABEL WORKFLOW
FOR PRINTING AND ORDER PROCESSING CONNECTED AND MODULAR
Durst Label Workflow is optimized for our Tau printer series. This comprehensive solution covers all processes from data management and print data preparation to output on the printer and reporting. Access to the software is browser-based and can also be managed without any additional installations from mobile devices. The Durst Print Workflow Label system offers a range of modules that can be expanded at any time and adapted to the requirements at hand. The various modules include solutions for variable data printing, ink cost calculations, the digital color management system, job management and much more.
Along the process chain, Durst Print Workflow ensures that:
- The print data is displayed clearly and in a modern manner in the browser window
- True-color measurement values are available for special colors (Delta E94/Delta E2000 material-related)
- The variable data printing (texts, numbering, images and bar codes) can be carried out via Adobe Illustrator.Informative reports are available for customer communication
- All process steps are documented and can be retrieved and repeated at any time
PROCESS CONTROL
DATA PREPARATION
Errors can be quickly corrected by users
with minimal prepress experience. In order to be able to carry out 90
percent of the daily prepress work directly in the Workflow, over 95 Corrections
are made available to the user. These include resizing and calculating
distortions, Spot Color adjustment, creating cutting information,
creating white or varnish forms, controlling overprint behavior,
converting fonts to paths, rotating or mirroring print data, controlling
the definition of black, and trimming print data based on the cut line
to minimize ink consumption.
The creation and rendering of
Variable Data can be mapped by the user directly in the Workflow.
Content such as serial numbers, color areas, image data, barcodes and QR
codes can be designed and applied in a variety of ways: variably,
dynamically or based on a control file (CSV file) using our Adobe
Illustrator Plug-In.
When print data is uploaded, a complete
check and normalization of the data, which can be configured by the
user, as well as calculation of ink consumption for the print file is
carried out. Whether the production is cheaper only with CMYK or with
the use of the additional OVG colors can be calculated immediately. The
essential factor, ink price, is hence immediately available in the
system.
PRINT PREPARATION
In order to adapt to the production process and minimize material waste, Impositions must be created in an optimized form. Depending on the process, Step and Repeat, Nesting, Tiling as well as Manual Imposition Modes can be selected. An Imposition can be created directly in the Durst Print Workflow including the ability to create and save custom templates.
COLOR MANAGEMENT
Spotcolors can be set system, substrate,
customer or just print item specific to allow easy management of
spotcolors and specific optimization. With a Grid Chart all spotcolors
can be adjusted to fit the requirement of your customer.
Alternatively spotcolors can also be set via a measurement using a photospectrometer.
A Color book including all or only customer specific Pantone colors helps to display and show your color quality.
MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING
JOB MANAGEMENT
Print Jobs can either be quickly created using a Force To Print dialog or created based on a collection of files assigned to a customer making it easy to store customer related job information. Material Information can be imported directly from the printer.
REPORTING
Once processing is complete, individual Print Approvals can be created and sent to the customer. The report is an InDesign template and can be defined to your specific layout requirements.
FEATURE COMPARISON
Feature |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
User Included |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
User Administration |
• |
• |
• |
|
Additional User |
optional |
optional |
optional |
|
RIP Upgrade HHR |
optional |
optional |
optional |
|
Rendering Speed Upgrade |
optional |
optional |
optional |
|
Rendering Speed Upgrade for VDP |
|
optional |
optional |
|
Printer Driver |
included |
included |
included |
|
Additional Process Color |
|
|
included |
|
Prepress |
|
|
|
|
Preflight |
• |
• |
• |
|
Production Job |
• |
• |
• |
|
Article & Order Management |
• |
• |
• |
|
Fixups for Data Preparation |
8 |
> 100 |
> 100 |
|
Approval Report |
• |
• |
• |
|
Ink Consumption Report |
|
• |
• |
|
Illustrator Plug-In |
|
• |
• |
|
Static Barcode |
|
optional |
optional |
|
Illusstrator Plug-In for VDP |
|
optional |
optional |
|
Production Optimization |
• |
|
|
|
Precalculation Ink Consumption |
|
• |
• |
|
Impose |
• |
• |
• |
|
Print Statistics |
• |
• |
• |
|
Cut Modules |
optional |
optional |
optional |
|
Color Management |
|
|
|
|
Profiling |
• |
• |
• |
|
Color Management Toolbox |
• |
• |
• |
|
Color Books & Grid Charts |
|
• |
• |
|
Automation |
|
|
|
|
Hotfolder |
• |
• |
• |
|
XML-Hotfolder |
• |
• |
• |
|
Integration to MIS/ERP |
• |
optional |
optional |