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

In an ideal world, each printed job should, at the very least, meet the customer's expectation. In the real world, however, the printing variables noted above prevent printers and their customers from accurately and reliably predicting how the image will appear on-press.

Once the printing process is controlled, it can then be calibrated, and the output can be documented and related to the customer's needs using the CGATS IT8 7/3 target and the ISO SCID images. And it is in this area of the process where most of the industry's groups are involved.