Certificate in Digital & Print Finishing Technology                         

Date	Trainer	Venue	Duration	Member  Price	Non Member  Price
9/5/2011	Dublin Institute of Technology	DIT, Bolton Street	10 x 3 Hour Evening Sessions	€700	€1,000

Objective:

This course provides a practical and theoretical view of contemporary digital printing services and operations. It focuses primarily on the operational skills and knowledge required to have a firm understanding of the digital printing and finishing processes and workflow.
This will enhance the day-to-day effectiveness of the participants in their industry roles and will assist with their career development.

Who should attend this course?

This programme is designed for people working with or preparing to work in a digital print environment. It will particularly suit people with a National Craft Certificate who wish to enhance their skills in the digital area.  It will also be appropriate for those seeking to generally expand their knowledge of this technology and workflow.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the participant will:
1)    have an in-depth knowledge of the workflow of a modern day digital press room environment as well as its key benefits
2)    have a firm understanding knowledge of the applied nature of the processes involved
3)    understand the limitations and constraints and flexibility of digital printing and finishing processes as well as understanding the relevant controlling software
4)    have had an opportunity to have a ‘hands-on’ experience of the various digital methods described below.

Programme Leader :

This programme will be led by Cormac Kennedy.  Cormac has 15 years experience of working in the digital printing business in a variety of business development and client support roles for Xerox in the UK and Ireland. Cormac also has experience of web design and internet driven business aligned to digital printing.

Travel details to the venue/parking:

What do you need to bring with you?

Nothing.

 

This course will cover:

Lecture 1: Digital Printing - An Introduction
General Industry trends
Digital printing’s place.
Emerging markets, key applications.
o    Market Sectors
o    Print on demand
o    Transactional

Printer Description Languages
•    Postscript/PDF
•    PCL
•    AFP/IPDS
•    Legacy Proprietary Formats LCDS, VPS, VIPP, VDX


Lecture 2 : Cut Sheet
Technology briefing
Advantages/disadvantages of technology
Market segments,trends, key applications.
o    Colour
o    Black & White (MICR)
o    Highlight Colour

Practical Hands on session using the DC240.

Lecture 3 : Digital Colour Management
Colour management for digital
•    Designing for digital
•    Colour management considerations
•    Managing colour across different machines, output technologies.

Practical exercises using the DC240 Fiery Colour Management Tools

• Colour Calibration (customize simulation and output profiles)
• Profile Manager (manage profiles)
• Spot-On (define CMYK equivalents for spot colors)


Lecture 4: Continuous Feed & Wide Format
CF Technology briefing
Advantages/disadvantages of technology
Market segments, rends, key applications.
o    Colour
o    Black & White (MICR)

Wide Technology briefing
Advantages/disadvantages of technology
Market segments, trends, key applications.
o    Indoor/Outdoor
o    Ink Types Aqueous, UV, Solvent , Latex
o    Flat Bed/Roll Fed
Hands on session Wide format
Lecture 5: Cost models for digital print.
Digital vs offset.
Digital vs digital (CF vs cut sheet vs wide format)
Practical exercises costing jobs using different technologies.
Lecture 6: Web 2 Print /Workflow
Web 2 print what, why where & how
Workflow/MIS
Workflow for digital operations.
Tracking and reporting for digital print.
Practical element : Basic configuration of a web to print service (Objectif Lune Printshop Web/Adlizard).
Lecture 7: VDP (Variable Data Printing) Theory
Business Rationale
Sample applications
Technology briefing
Production implications
VDP Industry Case Studies
State Exam Commission (White paper printing)
Mediaware (Packaging solution)
Motor Tax Online (Web to print)

Lecture 8: VDP (Variable Data Printing)
Introduction to the use of Printshop Mail.
• Introduction to the software - Preference settings etc.
• Object Types
-Text
- Images
- Dynamically composed Variable Images (Direct Smile)
- Barcodes
• Rotate text and images
• Page picking
• Simple calculated expressions (eg. numbering for tickets)
Practical exercises using Printshop Mail and the DC 240 as an output device.

Lecture 9: VDP (Variable Data Printing)
Continuation from Lecture 7.
• Layout repetition / Imposition
• Document verification
• Subset finishing
• Paper tray selection
Practical exercises using Printshop Mail and the DC 240 as an output device.

Lecture 10: Digital Finishing
Industry trends.
Differences between traditional & digital finishing.
Online/Offline finishing.
Practical exercises involving the printing and finishing of digital output. (I will try and arrange equipment from Morgana/ Duplo to support)