LARGE-FORMAT SHEETFEDS -- Size Matters

Today, color makeready is standardized by using ink key openings generated from prepress, as well as advanced pre-inking software to get to a standard density very quickly, according to Schardt. "All operators arrive at color the same way: the first sheet pulled from the press is already at standard density and matches the digital proof. When used in conjunction with the mechanical makeready automation, the printer has an almost unbeatable combination," he says.