Some Aspects of Optimization for Printing and Finishing Offset Processes

Abstract

In order to stay competitive, printing companies need to continually improve their business, both in the technical and organizational fields. In this paper are presented some aspects related to the optimization of the technological processes of printing. Printed products such as magazines, brochures and notebooks are often made by offset technology. In order to achieve the actual printing, both web and sheet-fed printing machines are needed. The paper presents the initial version of the production workflow taking into account the available current endowment, both equipment and human resources of the printing house where the case study was conducted. After the study of the time required for each machine cycle, a new, automated production workflow was proposed. The advantages and disadvantages of each proposed option have been analyzed and criteria for optimizing the production flows have been established.

Keywords

• offset technology
• optimization
• workflow
• magazines