Benefit (printing technology)
Use is a technical term from the printing industry , therefore also referred to as print use . It describes the number of copies of a printed product on the printed sheet . In order to make optimal use of the space on a print sheet and to print it cost-effectively, several identical or different copies, for example labels, posters , packaging, business cards (see illustration), etc., are usually distributed on the available print sheet.
The distribution of the benefits becomes problematic if it is not e.g. B. rectangular shapes, but rather folding boxes . Here it has to be calculated exactly how the benefits are optimally put together in terms of format. It is important to note the direction in which the paper and cardboard are running , as otherwise the further processing ( lamination , strength properties , behavior in subsequent machine processes) could be adversely affected.
A collective form is used when there are different jobs with different editions on the printed sheet. Here it must be calculated beforehand how many copies are required per order to print a corresponding number of sheets. A double or triple benefit is a form of processing in which a product is treated as if it were a single benefit. The mold is only separated in a later step. A simple example is the printing of two A4 pages on one A3 sheet of paper. After printing, the entire stack is cut through with a suitable machine, for example a plan cutter , and the two stacks are simply placed on top of one another.
In paper processing, it is also useful if a given layer of paper , i.e. several sheets of paper lying on top of one another, is cut to size during the cutting process. For example, the paper web can be cut into 8 strips during processing (lengthways). Then one speaks of an 8-up machine with strips as the end product.
Individual evidence
- ^ Institute for graphic technology Leipzig (Hrsg.): Lexicon of graphic technology . Fachbuchverlag Leipzig, Leipzig 1969, p. 145.
- ↑ a b Helmut Kipphan (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Printmedien. Technologies and production processes . Springer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-540-66941-8 , pp. 317 .