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

The printing process needs to be controlled in three different ways. First, the press products must be standardized. There are ISO (International Standards Organization) standards for the size, thickness and squareness of plates. There is also an ISO standard that was the first industry-wide consensus on how to test for all performance properties of blankets. And, there is a whole series of standards that cover the rheology (printability factors) of inks and how to test them. The most basic step, then, in becoming a "smart factory" is to use products that have been tested and certified.