CIP3--A Giant and the Consortium

Danke Schön, Lieber Vater!
Heidelberg: CIP3's Founding Father

CIP3 stands for the International Cooperation for Integration of Prepress, Press and Postpress, launched in 1995 by German press maker Heidelberger Druckmaschinen.

The CIP3 project was born from the industry-wide wish to link printing and postpress processes closer to prepress production, with data generated in the prepress phase being used for administrative purposes, as well as assisting in further stages of print production.