Professor Robert Chung, School of Print Media and Bill Garno, Director of the Printing Applications Laboratory presented during the G7 Summit at Graph Expo in Chicago October 3-6, 2010. Professor Chung was part of a panel discussion on process control in the printing industry. The panel discussed technical aspects of process control that lead to repeatable and predictable color. During the G7 Expert Forum Bill Garno discussed the new PSA Audit and Certification programs currently being developed at RIT. The forum, sponsored by IDEAlliance, was an opportunity to review what’s new with G7 and for the audience to share their experiences from the field.
Bill Garno’s Presentation [PDF]
Robert Chung’s Panel Notes [PDF]
As the new school year begins, I could not be more excited to return to RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). The campus is alive with students and the school year promises to be a busy one.
As I meet people throughout the industry, I always find it interesting to hear how familiar they are with the school. I have come across many alumni and other individuals who have completed training at RIT. If it has been a while since you have visited the school or if you are looking to learn more about it, I invite you to read on as I would like to share with you my reflections on RIT’s world renowned Printing Applications Lab from a student’s perspective.
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Sponsored by the RIT Printing Industry Center, a printing standards survey was conducted from May 1 – June 30, 2010. The goals of the survey are to capture the view of printing companies regarding the role of printing standards, workflow and procedures from data reception to printing, and color workflow issues. Ninety printers out of a total of 117 companies from North America, Europe, Asia and Mexico participated in the survey.
Some of the key findings of the survey are
- The majority believe a visual match to proof is most critical in determining color OK.
- The majority has not applied any printing process certification.
- Most characterize their printing process control practice as visual inspection and defect detection based. Less printers characterize their printing process control as data-driven analysis and continuous improvement based.
- Most believe that having standard operating procedures (SOP’s) in color critical areas of the workflow has the highest importance in routine production.
Complete results from the survey will be shared at the Printing Industry Center Symposium November 18-19, 2010 at RIT.
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Training is from 8:30:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday and 9:00am to 4:00pm Thursday.
Please bring along a flash drive. Laptops are welcome but not necessary.
A G7 Expert is an expert in the field of color management, process and quality control for proofing and printing equipment. An Expert is able to analyze color and print related issues and take corrective action to bring systems and processes in control to a set method, standard or specification with repeatable predictable results. Certification is valid for 2 years. Experts must qualify a minimum of 3 G7 Master facilities per year and remain employed with an IDEAlliance Member Company to maintain their G7 Expert status.
A G7 Professional is generally an in-house quality/technical professional. Certification is valid for 2 years. A Professional must be employed by G7 Network Member or with an IDEAlliance Corporate Member company to maintain their G7 Professional status.
To register, and for information concerning hotels and directions, visit the IDEAlliance website.
PAL has released new seminar dates reaching to June, 2011. We provide training in both traditional and digital technologies using world renowned instructors, comprehensive prepress and press labs, and state-of-the-art imaging facilities. We can also provide custom training. Below are all seminars available for registration to date. Note, these dates may be subject to change. Continue reading New Seminar Dates Announced
The goal of RIT’s Print Standards Audit (PSA) Survey is to capture the impact of standards and certification on printing operations around the world. Today, the survey is well on its way to fulfilling this goal.
The survey consists of two parts: (1) a 15 minute Internet survey to collect information on the practices printers use and (2) a test from that printers can print to collect information on the results they achieve. Every printer who submits a test form receives a report of the results for his or her firm (individual results are confidential and protected from disclosure to anyone other than the firm submitting the data.) In addition, at the end of the survey, RIT will publish summary results so that printers who participated in the survey can see how their results compared to a much larger population.
The survey was launched in early May, and after 4 weeks of activity:
— 136 printers have registered for the survey (80% US, 20% International including Spain, Canada, China, Denmark, Mexico, Malaysia, Japan, etc).
— Half of the registrants have downloaded the test form after completing the internet survey.
— Five companies have organized print trials and returned the printed forms for analysis.
With four more weeks to go, we’re looking for more printers to take the survey and submit press sheets from around the world. Access the survey and test form download by clicking on this link, http://printlab.rit.edu/psa/
RIT’s PSA initiative addresses the need of the printing industry as well as print buyers, .i.e., a rigorous, independent audit for the printing process from file reception, proofing, CTP, and printing that conform to ISO 12647 and other related standards.
Currently, we’re conducting an Internet-based survey to printers worldwide. As of week 2 of the survey, a total of 70 printers have registered in the data base with 41 completed the questionnaire, 36 downloaded the test forms, and 2 printed test forms received by RIT. The survey findings, including printing conformance check-up clinic, will provide concrete directions for us to move the initiative forward.
As a member of the PSA team, I like to share information about the PSA project and answer any questions that you may have.
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