Extreme Offset: Troubleshoot, Control, Optimize - July 2013

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Code:

G2260713

Teaser:

Extreme Offset will provide you with effective tools and techniques necessary for troubleshooting problems, controlling print components, and optimizing your presses performance, as well as confirming that it is printing at an ideal, consistent state.

Extreme Offset: Troubleshoot, Control, Optimize

July 23-25, 2013

Overview

The first step in implementing a successful color managed workflow and working to achieve ISO 12647-2 and G7® qualifications begins at the press. In this workshop—working in a live pressroom environment—Extreme Offset will provide you with effective tools and techniques necessary for troubleshooting problems, controlling print components, and optimizing your presses performance, as well as confirming that it is printing at an ideal, consistent state.

Also in this intensive, hands-on workshop, you will be taught how to identify, troubleshoot, and solve the trickiest print-related problems. Uncover all of those wasteful activities in your pressroom that can be made more efficient. Increase job throughput while printing higher quality, more consistent color with less downtime, waste and spoilage. Extreme Offset will show you how to print; quicker, cheaper, and better—register for Extreme Offset today!

You Will Learn

Troubleshooting methods to quickly diagnose the root causes for problems
Skills to ensure control of print color and quality
Lean practices to slash makeready time and accelerate press performance Effective critical cares to increase press up-time
Analysis methods to reveal the current state of press attributes and process capabilities

Who Should Attend

Lead pressroom operators
Pressroom supervisors/managers
Quality managers
Technical representatives from the industry
Printing equipment suppliers and vendors

Workshop Fees

$795 for Printing Industries of America Members
$1195 for non-members

Workshop Location

Printing Industries of America headquarters, Sewickley (Pittsburgh), PA

Workshop Leaders

Lloyd DeJidas, Director, Graphic Services and Facility Manager
Greg Workman, Pressroom and Bindery Supervisor, Printing Industries of America

Schedule

Start date and time:

07/23/2013

End date and time:

07/25/2013

Timezone:

(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

G7® Offset Press Operator Training Program - September 2013

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Code:

G1680913

Teaser:

This in-depth training program will explore all of the practical applications of executing and maintaining the conditions required for a successful G7 implementation within your printing plant facility—and more specifically—on particular pieces of equipment.

G7^® Offset Press Operator Training Program, presented by Printing Industries of America, a training program endorsed by IDEAlliance

September 26-27, 2013

Overview

You’ve attended the IDEAlliance G7^® Expert/Professional Training program and received the all-important G7 Certification.

This additional training goes far beyond theory. It is the hands-on implementation of the G7 specification (TR015), and is specifically designed for equipment operators, managers, and consultants. This in-depth training program will explore all of the practical applications of executing and maintaining the conditions required for a successful G7 implementation within your printing plant facility—and more specifically—on particular pieces of equipment.

This two-day workshop takes place in the Printing Industries of America’s state of the art prepress and pressroom laboratories. You will receive intensive, detailed hands-on instruction to get you completely knowledgeable on how to implement the techniques listed below. Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a G7® Offset Press Operator's certificate of completion by Printing Industries of America, endorsed by IDEAlliance.

Note: Because this training program is very hands-in in nature, class sizes will be limited. Please register early to avoid any disappointments!

You Will Learn

- Printing standards, specifications, and guidelines: What’s the difference

- TVI and gray balance—what it is and how to measure it

- The considerations of various output devices and media types

- How to adjust for non-standard substrates by applying substrate correction metrics as outlined in ISO 15339

- Profile handling and color handling options at the RIP

- Offset press—the process control considerations for implementing and maintaining a successful G7® program

o How to confirm that the press in an optimized state

o Print and evaluate a test form and evaluate to confirm that the press is capable

- Prepress—the process control considerations for implementing and maintaining a successful G7 program

o Proofing environment and calibration considerations, plate measurement, processor maintenance, record-keeping options

- Understanding and utilizing the IDEAlliance Pass/Fail Document for G7 Gray

Equipment/Software Used in this Class:

- Komori Lithrone SX29 sheetfed offset press

- Kodak Trendsetter 800 Quantum Platesetter

- Kodak/Epson Stylus Pro 9800

- Agfa Apogee prepress workflow solution

- Heidelberg Prinect * prepress workflow solution

- Kodak Prinergy prepress workflow solution,

- Curve2 Software *

- Fuji ColorPath measurement/tracking/verification software

- XRite i1 Publish

Who Should Attend

- Offset press operators

- Pressroom managers

- Prepress technicians

- Prepress managers

- Production managers

- Consultants

Workshop Fees

$795 for Printing Industries of America Members

$1195 for non-members

Workshop Location

Printing Industries of America headquarters, Sewickley (Pittsburgh), PA

Workshop Leader:

Dave Dezzutti, Technology and Research Analyst and G7 Certified Expert, Printing Industries of America

* an IDEAlliance Certified G7 System for calculating NPDC to G7