CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing with JDF The fully networked printing plant: vision, adventure

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CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing with
JDFThe fully networked printing plantvision,
adventure, reality?

• Focal points
• The situation of the printing industry
• Process optimisation, cross-linking, standards
• Potential of savings

Eckhard Bölke
IRD e.V. Fasaneriestraße 12 D-63456
Hanau Tel. [phone] Fax 49 (0)
6181-96406-19 hotline_at_ird-online.de
www.ird-online.de
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Situation of the printing industry
Trend of business
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Situation of the printing industry
Trend of business
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Situation of the printing industry
Trend of business
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Situation of the printing industry

• Market situation
• Declining prices
• smaller print runs
• Shorter dates
• Rising complexity
• Customer require more transparency

CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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Process optimisation in the whole workflow
The dependencies
CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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CIM Processes
Starting position the perfect workflow
Flow of information
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CIM Processes

• Weak points in (digital) Workflow lead to
• Errors in production and double work
• Long search and administrative processes
• Information losses
• Capacity loss

job descriptions average quality
(-allocation) press well means
badly Simple Orders 67,0 16,5 16,5 Normal
Orders 25,0 63,0 12,0 Complex
Orders 25,0 38,0 37,0
Example security
Change portion in case of orders approx. 90
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CIM Processes
Service provider
Price reduction in the workflow
Customer
Idea Conception Inquiry/placing of
order Technical conversion Digital site
Handling of order Data transfer/preparation Check/
correction cycle Print Postpress, finishing
Delivery/logistics Storage (stocks)
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CIM Processes
Interlaced processes
Offer market-focused comprehensively
Specialization against belly shop
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CIM Systems
technical
systems
technical and commercial
systems
machine manufacturer
Management-Information-Systems
Challenge connection of heterogeneous system
worlds with standards
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CIM Systems

• The development steps of the manufacturer-neutral
  job-tickets
• 1993 Idea to a manufacturer-neutral
  sheet-description format
• 1995 (drupa) presentation of the Print
  Production Format PPF
• 1995 foundation of the CIP3 consortium
• 1997 first PPF applications
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CIM Systems

• The development steps of the manufacturer-neutral
  job-tickets
• 1993 Idea to a manufacturer-neutral
  sheet-description format
• 1995 (drupa) presentation of the Print
  Production Format PPF
• 1995 foundation of the CIP3 consortium
• 1997 first PPF applications
• 1999 Idea and creation of the first
  specification of JDF by Adobe, Agfa,
  Heidelberg, MAN Roland
• 2000 in the spring announcement of JDF to the
  Seybold-conference
• 2000 in July foundation of the CIP4 organisation
• 2001 in April JDF-specification, Version 1.0
• 2002 in April JDF-Spec 1.1
• 2003 in the autumn JDF-Spec 1.2
• Today CIP4 has 25 working groups and over 160
  members

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CIM Systems

• Structure of JDF
• The order definitionis described in a
  hierarchical tree structure

• Audit elements results of a process
• Order status
• Times and quantities
• Auxiliary information
• Activity log

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CIM Die Systeme

• Standard JDF (Job-Definition-Format)
• JDF method for data exchange
• XML map the structure, use as a system-
  independent exchange format
• JDF regulates only data exchange, workflow
  functionalities are not integrated
• JDF is compatible to - PPF (Print Production
  Format, CIP3)- PJTF (Portable Job Ticket Format,
  Adobe)- continued cooperation with IFRA, UP3I,
  ...

JDF Device

• JDF is extended by JMF (Job Messaging Format
  time critical and dynamic inquiries, e.g. status
  messages of production)

JDF Controller
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CIM Systems
System configuration cross-linking with JDF
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CIM Systems
System configuration cross-linking with JDF
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CIM Systems
System configuration cross-linking with JDF
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CIM Systems
Standards in cross-linking
ERP systems EDIFAKT BMEcat
printing plant
Offer market-focused comprehensively
JDF
Production
Specialization against belly shop
JDF
papiNet
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CIM Humans
Cross-linking changes work contents and
qualificationof all staff!

• An example
• The Management Information System
• ... Is the crucial distribution centre for
  external and internal cross-linking
• ... Is not any Tool for easement of the order
  processing, but a important strategically
  component in the enterprise development

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CIM Humans
The technical Workflow develops on the
organizational Workflow

• Brainware resources
• System resources

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CIM Potential of savings
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CIM Proceeding during the implementation
Step 1 Securing of the production orientated
preparation in the Management Information
System (MIS)
Step 2 Integration of the production planning
and control system (MIS module) including
cross-linking with the production over a
Operating Data Acquisition (ODA) module
Step 3 Cross-linking with the technical
Workflow Transmission of head data of the orders
inclusive times and quantities, cross-linking
with machines feedbacks from press, postpress and
prepress
Step 4 Development of cross-linking with
production by the delivery of pre-setting data
Step 5 Building up a e-procurement solution for
cross-linking with the customers (if need step
3), also integration of suppliers