COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING -- Strategies for a "Smart Fa

The theory is simple: Printing quality is largely dependent on the gamut or visual contrast of the image (which usually correlates with the grade of the paper, whether it's coated or uncoated, etc.). If the total spectrum of printing conditions could be grouped into a limited number of image quality reproduction options (based on their gamuts), then each commercial printing job could be identified as belonging to one of these groups in order to predict what it would look like on-press, greatly minimizing the communication problems between the printer and customer.