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Prinect 2016: Innovations in Packaging Design

This document summarizes new features in Prinect 2016 for integrated folding box production. It describes automated design creation from MIS data, optimization of CAD data layouts, prepress workflow improvements like trapping and PDF comparison, and enhanced finishing options in Signa Station Packaging Pro like multi-sheet optimization and new marks. The presentation includes demonstrations of these capabilities to provide integrated and efficient production of folding boxes.

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Prinect 2016: Innovations in Packaging Design

This document summarizes new features in Prinect 2016 for integrated folding box production. It describes automated design creation from MIS data, optimization of CAD data layouts, prepress workflow improvements like trapping and PDF comparison, and enhanced finishing options in Signa Station Packaging Pro like multi-sheet optimization and new marks. The presentation includes demonstrations of these capabilities to provide integrated and efficient production of folding boxes.

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Prinect Anwendertage

6. International Prinect User Days, November 18th and 19th, 2015


Integrated folding box production with
Prinect 2016

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Sabine Roob; Marc Woschei
Genereller Überblick

MIS / ERP-Integration

Web-to-Print

Struktureal and grafphic design

Prepress workflow

Print integration

Color and quality management

Finishing integration

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 2


Workshop 25
Prinect folding box production
1. Automatic creation of structural designs and exact data for estimation
2. CAD with Prinect Package Designer
 Optimization of unstructured data
 Design support in Illustrator
 3D with refinements

3. One-up preparation with Prepress Manager and PDF Toolbox


 Trapping white against colors
 PDF Compare

4. Sheet preparation with Signa Station Packaging Pro


 New user interface
 New Marks and control elements
 Ganging

5. Q&A, Tips & Tricks


© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 3
Fast estimation with production data:
Package Designer Integration
Request from Cockpit or MIS (e.g. Boxsoft)

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 4


CAD request in Cockpit

Creation of designs
 Selection of standard design from
Package Designer libraries in MDS
 Direct input of ABH dimensions
 Material selection from MDS

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 5


Automatic Design-Workflow with MIS

MIS
Preproduction Estimation, Production
job offer planning

Werkzeug

• Design no. • Amount 1ups/sheet


• Dimensions • Min. sheet size
• Machine formats • Dimensions flat/folded
• Data formats • Link to CAD data
• … • …

CFF2

Design Production
creation job

Prinect Package Designer


© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 6
Demo 1
Automatic Design Creation
Automatic request from cockpit

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 7


Prinect Package Designer
Optimization of user interface
Individually configurable UI

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 8


Prinect Package Designer: Easy recognition and
optimization of unstructured CAD data
Automatic layout recovery
Manual interaction only required for differently rotated one-ups

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 9


Prinect Package Designer
Layout creation
Better structured UI for automatic layouts

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 10


Prinect Package Designer
Design support with Illustrator Connect
Drafts with dimensions and 3D simulation can be used in Adobe
Illustrator
Fast and easy check, if …
… graphic design fits to structural design
… all sides have correct orientation
…
 Easy, exact design in 3D
Exact positioning of objects over different sides

 Higher accuracy
 Saving time

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2015-IlluConnect with curved elements.mp4

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 11


Demo 2
Structural Design
New user interface
General overview
 Drafting
 3D
 Layout
 Sample creation
New features P1016
 Layout recovery
 Auto layout
 Automated manual layout
 Simple change of draft

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 12


Packaging relevant new features in PDF Toolbox
Barcode Editor
 Support of variable data
 Document color for background
 Undo/Redo

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 14


Packaging relevant new features in Prepress Manager &
PDF Toolbox: Trapper
Better trapping of white against colors

Better handling of transparence

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 15


Packaging relevant new features in PDF Toolbox
PDF Compare
Production security! Avoid unwanted changes!
 Comparison of prepared PDF with delivered data
 4 displays:
 Preview of original data
 Preview of selected, prepared data
 Delta E 2000 difference image
 Inverted Delta E 2000 difference image
 Colors of type transparent or die line can be ignored

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 16


Demo 3
PDF Toolbox P2016
Trapping White against Color
PDF Compare

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 17


Prinect Signa Station Packaging Pro
New functions for marks
 Limitation of maximum color in “Ink eater editor”
 New attribute “distance to paper margin” in color bar editor
 Automatic cover clip path mark

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 18


New features in Prinect 2016
Easier handling for ganging
 Permanent display of gang pool
 List view is updated and displayed automatically
 Easier selection of “Gang job with Layout”

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 19


New features in Prinect 2016
Display of optimization results
 For all working modes
 Detailled results under “results”
 Summary of most important results under “Optimization”

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 20


New features in Prinect 2016
Multi Sheet Optimizer
“Optimization” in workflow bar
Optimization for multiple plate
templates
Adaptable UI for cost parameters

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 21


New features in Prinect 2016
Changes for optimized ganging results
 Delete complete sheets
 Jobs on this sheet are transferred back to gang pool
 Optimum usage of material by deleting or adding single jobs
 Subsequent adaptation of delivery amount of single jobs

 After each change optimization results are recalculated

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 22


Demo 4
Signa Station Packaging Pro P2016
Ganging with Sheet Optimizer
New marks

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ● Sabine Roob ● Prinect Signa Station ● Okt. 2015 23


Prinect Anwendertage

For further information please contact sabine.roob@heidelberg.com

Thank you for your attention!

© Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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