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Equipment Product Information Prinect Production Commercial 2021 July 2020
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Dear Prinect User The Prinect Team at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is pleased to announce the availability of the new Prinect Version 2021 and to provide you with an overview of the key innovations in this document. For many years now, Prinect has been boosting workflow productivity and thus the efficiency of print shops through functional improvements - keyword Push to Stop. However, the top priority of every new Prinect version is to bring the system fundamentals up to date and troubleshoot errors to ensure production reliability and stability in the future. The software world is spinning faster and faster, and Prinect is spinning with it so that you can rely on your Prinect system. In this document you will find many links to in-depth information. You can decide whether the new features are so relevant that you want more information. We then forward to the "Prinect Newsroom", “Prinect Video Tutorials” or the "Prinect Online Help", where more in-depth information, be it videos, texts or Power Points are available. As usual, we will provide the Prinect Version 2021 with the new keys in your Prinect Maintenance Center. If you need help, please contact your Heidelberg Service Center. The table of contents on the next page will give you an initial overview. Of course, it does not make sense to present all the new features in such a document. The online tool "Prinect Know How" is available for more details; every change is documented there. Information on the Operating Systems supported with Prinect 2021 is available here. Our additional Product Informations provide information on changes relevant for - Packaging work Prinect Production Packaging 2021 EN and - the Business Workflow Prinect Business 2021 EN. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 2
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Content Automation 5 1 Prinect supports touch point reduction with automated plate logistics 5 1.1 Improved Plate Pilot Widget for output control 6 2 Project offer: Gang automation considering postpress requirements (segmented ganging) 7 3 Automatic Paper Stretch Compensation – now 3 clicks instead of 3 days 8 3.1 Standard curves – Ready for use 8 3.2 Curve and sheet contour adaptation – Quick clicks 8 Push to Stop support 9 4 Prinect Press Center with Autofill 9 5 Plate trolley information 10 6 Extended barcode functionalities 10 7 Improved queue handling 11 8 Cut Star Information 11 9 Preparation of further presetting capabilities 12 9.1 Varnish Plate – visibilty in Cockpit 12 Integration 13 10 API Enhancements 13 10.1 Spectral data of color quality measurings transferred 13 10.2 Sheet classification for waste management 13 11 Waste management 14 12 Correction of workstep-related amounts 15 13 New Prinect Portal widgets “Shift report” and “Approve shift report” 15 14 Die-cutter integration of Masterwork Machinery 16 15 3rd Party Digital Press Connectivity 17 More time & effort saving improvements 17 16 General Workflow improvements Prinect 2021 17 16.1 New Proofers and easier proofer set up with CPP 7.1 18 17 Prinect Color Toolbox – Easy color data exchange via CxF format 18 18 Prinect Signa Station 2021 18 19 Prinect PDF Toolbox 2021 19 19.1 Object Editor 19 19.2 Assemble Documents 19 19.3 Barcode & VDP Editor 20 Prinect Versafire DFE 21 Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 3
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20 Prinect Versafire DFE News 21
20.1 Digital Cluster 21
20.2 Optimized Mixed-Media 22
20.3 Optimized Layout for PDF/PDF-VT arrangement 24
Prinect Smart BI 25
21 Reporting and Business Intelligence with Prinect Smart BI 25
21.1 Prinect Smart BI will assist users to address the following general areas: 26
21.2 What is new in the version Prinect 2021 26
Important reminder! 28
22 Important information about the Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 28
22.1 Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 and Prinect Prepress Interface 28
22.2 Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 with Easy, Axis, or Inpress Control 28
Whitepapers 28
23 Whitepaper “Preventing Ransomware” 28
Revision history:
2020-07-16 – first version in Easy Sales Portal – W. Stoltenberg
2020-07-23 – minor corrections in various chapters – W. Stoltenberg
2021-01-05 – minor corrections in Summary – customer info in footer – W. Stoltenberg
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Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Automation 1 Prinect supports touch point reduction with automated plate logistics The Prinect Production Manager 2021 workflow in conjunction with the new generation of Speedmaster XL 106 presses, Suprasetter and a Nela plate sorting system gets artificial intelligence into print production. When a new generation Speedmaster XL 106 is equipped with the Plate-to-Unit option the number of manual touchpoints in this process can be reduced from 23 to 3, reaching a completely new level of automation in print production. Heidelberg has optimized the entire printing plate management process starting with optimized job sequence planning in Prinect with the Scheduler, through the plate imaging process, fully automated loading and unloading plates into and out of the printing units and disposal of old plates. The Prinect workflow provides the means to automatically sort, image and deliver the plates required for print based on the pressroom scheduling data with the Plate Pilot. The information required to identify the plates is present at all steps. Automatic planning routines optimize the print sequences to reduce make-ready time to the minimum and achieve saving in e.g. washing cycles/times. The plates needed are imaged by a Suprasetter with attached Nela system and delivered to the Speedmaster Plate to Unit accessory in time and sorted exactly as required for the planned press run. The Plate to Unit option of the new Speedmaster XL 106 press generation executes the plate change fully automated, without an operator touching the plates – removing physical strain from the operator, especially when it comes to frequent job changes due to declining run lengths. This should also lead to less plates scratched, bent or tilted by accident. The job status can be tracked at any of the positions – During the printing process, the old plates of the last print job are removed, and the new plates are supplied to the printing units for the next job. All fully automatic. After printing the sheets are transferred to the Stahlfolders, which as the next scheduled work step which now – as the presses – also work following the Heidelberg Push to Stop concept. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 5
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Prinect supports automated plate logistics:
→ provides scheduling for optimal sequences that help saving washing cycles / press readjustments
→ Plate Pilot functionality with widget for plate output control
→ interacts with NELA for plate recognition and quality control
→ Perfectly sorted plates at Plate-to-Unit / Plate-to-Gallery on time
1.1 Improved Plate Pilot Widget for output control
The Plate Pilot Widget was originally designed as a tool to monitor the automatic sorting of the plate output according to
the press schedule. The first Plate Pilot implementations utilizing the Prinect 2020 Plate Pilot Widget showed that some
parts could be improved.
The area with the biggest demand for changes was
the Platestack handling, where it is now possible
to
create a platestack before rendering
remove print worksteps from a platestack
abort a platestack in imaging
Other improvements made to make working
smoother were
the possibility to display imagesetter names
a better time/date stamp submission during
TIFF output.
These last two being beneficial especially for con-
nections of 3rd party CtP devices.
Another important change is the capability to manually sort unplanned print worksteps in plate stack for casen in which
operations were not planned in advance.
All these changes available in Prinect 2021 make the Plate Pilot Widget a tool that can not only be used for monitoring
the automatic process but also for efficient interactions for plate output control in a print shop.
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Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 2 Project offer: Gang automation considering postpress requirements (segmented ganging) Prinect 2021 incorporates new functionality that can be activated as part of a customer project for industrialized customers that want to get even better results out of our Automated Ganging functionality first introduced with Prinect 2018. The new “Ganging for segments with Finishing” functionality requires configuration efforts, as the worksteps to be effected in the postpress department influence the position of the single job on the ganged sheet. This is, why the functionality will only be activated in scope of a individual project The different jobs printed on the ganged sheet need to be separated depending on the necessary postpress steps. This can be quite time consuming when a number of jobs with varying requirements have been put onto the sheet. A correctly configured Prinect 2021 with active “Ganging for segments with Finishing” can automatically place the elements on the sheets sensibly – and thus save time, hassle and money. In order to do so, Prinect Prepress 2021 reads the product code coming from the web shop or MIS – and the Signa Station imposition component respects this information to place the elements into “cuttable” segments. Please click on the illustration below to see a 4-minute video describing the mechanism and base configuration in Signa Station. Segmented ganging: → Sorts gang jobs sensibly for postpress – elements for the same postpress machinery can be separated with one cut. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 7
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 3 Automatic Paper Stretch Compensation – now 3 clicks instead of 3 days Prinect APSC is a great software solution to solve paper stretch impacts on qual- ity and make ready. Up to now it was necessary to learn the paper’s behavior by measuring the deviations on the sheet and generating a compensation curve. This was a time-consuming process of up to 3 days. The new version 2021 provides some compensation curves as part of the soft- ware. These curves are ready to use! The user can start immediately. Only 3 clicks are necessary! 3.1 Standard curves – Ready for use In the Prinect prepress workflow simply assign the standard curve to your pre- ferred sequence. In hot folder workflows simply generate a new hot folder. Let your jobs be compensated automatically. Benefits: → Quick apply – standard curves are ready to use after 3 clicks → Register accuracy will be at least 50% better than without compensation Conditions of Use Presses XL 106, CX 102, SX 102 Print sequence BCMY Standard curves available for coated paper, front page, both grain directions, all ink coverages 3.2 Curve and sheet contour adaptation – Quick clicks What if you would like to improve the compensation result of the standard curves? If you want to reach more than 50% improvement? Simply adapt the curve to your situation! Prinect APSC 2021 provides an easy to use button to do so: seeing the sheet contour you quickly click on the edges and draw the contour like it appears on your printed sheet. This will calculate the new curve. Benefits → Standard curves can easily be adapted to user’s situation by click and draw → Quick and individual way of printing better register quality The Product presentation shows the news 2021 and includes all information on compensation (English / German). Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 8
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Push to Stop support 4 Prinect Press Center with Autofill Since Press Center XL 2 and XL 3 with Wallscreen XL there are different possibilities available to select and release jobs for the queue. Single operations could be selected, enhanced and released to be queued. Another variant is the quick release function, that could be initiated by right mouse click and the direct selection for the queue. For both ways the press operator needs to organize the job sequence according to the planning or the experience of how to produce the prints in the best way. Luckily Prinect Press Center with Autofill prevents the press operator from this kind of action. At the printing press, the automatic takeover of the operations into the machine queue require a pre-configuration, which is already available from the Prinect Press Center S19A software onwards. The planning results could come either from a Prinect Scheduler or the Prinect Portal (with operation sequence planning) or from an integrated MIS with scheduling functionality and online transfer of planning results. With activation of the Autofill functionality the first operations in the planned sequence are automatically released and transferred to the machine queue. Once an operation has been finished, the next operation is automatically released according to the planned sequence. The release algorithm offers the following transfer behavior: • At least 3 operations are released, if available. • These 3 operations are supplemented with additional operations to provide for a minimum of 15 minutes production. • A maximum of 10 operations are released in case they do not have a planned duration. Benefits → Reduction of necessary machine adjustments for setup at the press, saving time. → The operator does not need to select and transfer operations from the job list to the machine queue anymore. This is faster and less error prone. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 9
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5 Plate trolley information
Today a press operator already receives multiple information for choosing the next operation in the job list of a Prinect
Press Center. With Prinect 2021 we provide the additional information of the plate trolley ID. At the press the plate trol-
ley ID could be displayed in the job list of Prinect Press Center (from software version S20A onwards). By the way, Pri-
nect Scheduler offers this parameter in the list of operations as well.
The assignment of a plate trolley ID happens either automatically once a Nela plate sorter is in place or manually with
our Plate Pilot (Prinect Portal Widget). The Prinect Press Center S20A offers two different possibilities:
Sorting job list by column “plate trolley” in order to select the next workstep
Filtering job list by plate trolley ID in order to select suitable worksteps
Benefits
→ Fast and easy job selection at the press console reduces the make-ready times and is less error-prone.
6 Extended barcode functionalities
Since several years Prinect supports the selection of operations at the press console via barcodes (job ID and plate ID).
Therefore the presses used USB barcode scanner for scanning.
In order to make use of the extended barcode functionalities it is essential to have the Push to Stop philosophy with
scheduling and output via Plate Pilot in mind. The Prinect workflow knows the job ID, the plate ID of each plate, the
plate trolley ID and the sequence of plates on each trolley.
As of Prinect 2021 and Prinect Press Center software version coming later this year a barcode for the trolley ID allows
the pre-selection of the operations as mentioned above, but now the barcode functionalities go much further. By the way,
the new barcode scanner is an Ethernet scanner and requires an optional software license at the press. Here is an over-
view on the new capabilities:
➔ Scanning of a plate ID lets you check if the plate belongs to the next plate set for the change over at Press Center
or not and in which printing unit the plate should be mounted (no configuration necessary)
➔ Scanning of a plate ID could be used to filter all suitable worksteps in the job list of Prinect Press Center or to
transfer the job(s) into the job queue at Prinect Press Center
➔ Scanning of any plate ID of a trolley could be used to filter all operations of the trolley from the job list or to
transfer the result automatically into the job queue at Prinect Press Center
➔ Scanning of the plate trolley ID could be used to filter all operations of the trolley from the job list or to transfer
the result automatically into the job queue at Prinect Press Center
Of course, the last 3 capabilities will need to be pre-configured at the Prinect Press Center according to the workflow
possibilities.
Furthermore please keep in mind the necessary barcode pre-fixes for the job ID (J$), plate ID (N$) and trolley ID (B$).
Benefits
→ Fast and easy job selection at the press console reduces the make-ready times and is less error-prone.
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7 Improved queue handling
These days production needs to be increasingly flexible. Thus, a strong communication between the workflow and the
different workplaces in a company is vital.
In the past the operations that were released from the job list to the job queue of the Prinect Press Center were no longer
in the hands of the workflow anymore. Once several jobs (up to 50) have been queued, this caused some trouble if jobs
got deleted right before printing or the scheduled sequence changed.
Now with Prinect 2021 and Prinect Press Center software S20A the communication is strengthened as follows :
➔ If a job gets deleted in Prinect workflow the operation in the queue shows a special eye-catching symbol.
➔ If a job was re-scheduled and needs to be placed on another position in the job queue of the press there is an-
other eye-catching symbol.
➔ Worksteps that do not allow modifications will be locked accordingly.
In general the symbols show the operator that action is required to clear-up the issues. Of course, all that supports Push
to Stop in order to run a seamless production. To make use of this functionality the Prinect Press Center needs to be con-
figured accordingly.
8 Cut Star Information
In the past the Cut Star device of a printing press was set manually. The press operator had to switch the Cut Star on or
off according the substrate used for the next job. As of Prinect 2021 the specification of substrates gets enhanced by fur-
ther parameters. Thus, substrates can include the information if they are paper or foil and furthermore available on pile
or on roll.
The extended specification is then transferred to Prinect Press Center and will get used for automatic Cut Star presetting
as of Press Center software version later this year.
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9 Preparation of further presetting capabilities
In order to further support the Intellistart process at Prinect Press Center we are on the way to provide further relevant
presetting data. This will lead to enormous time savings during the presetting process at the presses.
Especially the color measurement device Prinect Inpress Control always requests the spectral values (LAB) for paper
white, in order to run without separate measurement of the values right before each production run. With Prinect 2021
the system could handle spectral values inside the system, so that the one-time measurement of a substrate at the press
could be stored. Available values are then transferred to all active operations in the Prinect system and are therefore as
well available for all presses. This is just a pre-liminary notice, due to the currently missing integration testing with cor-
responding Press Center software. As soon as these tests will be successful, we will inform you separately.
Another important value could be set manually in the area “color” in Prinect Cockpit. Via the coating plate ID it will be
possible to preset the coating unit of a press. Prinect Press Center Intellistart will make use of the transferred infor-
mation and generate the job change program with advices for the operator accordingly. Also this feature is not finally
tested at present. We will inform you once the corresponding Press Center software is tested and released.
9.1 Varnish Plate – visibilty in Cockpit
The Prinect 2021 Cockpit got functionality improving the handling of varnish plates to further support the Push-to-Stop
philosophy at the presses. Indicating the re-use of varnish plates is now supported in the Prinect Cockpit across jobs by
means of the Plate ID.
A “Plate ID” indicates what kind of varnish plate is required for the
print run. The Prinect Cockpit Plate View shows all Plates, including
• Varnish (Plate ID and Number)
• Spot Varnish (Plate ID, no Plate Number)
• Full Varnish (neither Plate ID nor Name)
With Prinect 2021 the Plate ID definitions can be effected in the Prinect
Cockpit, so that the indication if a plate change is required is present
and visible for the operators. It is also possible to assign an already
existing Plate ID to a plate to indicate its re-use.
It is planned that in a future fully automatic workflow those Plate IDs
are already defined in the Business Manager. After full implementation
the information ahall travel from Business to Production Workflow.
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Integration
10 API Enhancements
10.1 Spectral data of color quality measurings transferred
Particularly companies in the packaging sector often are forced by their print buyers
and brand owners to use 3rd party’s color quality evaluation tools such as Bodoni’s
pressSIGN or Colorware’s MeasureColor. Their reports need measured spectral data.
Up to now Prinect API only could be queried for measured color values like ∆E, TVI
(tone value increase) and density after the job was completed.
Prinect API now is enhanced to send measured spectral data in IT8/CGATS
standard by the Heidelberg measuring devices Prinect Inpress Control 3, Prinect
Axis Control and Prinect Easy Control as of Press Center software version S20B.*
The data is available in real time. That allows the data evaluation already during
make ready process and to use it for early process control during production.
Benefits
→ Spectral data can be queried by 3rd party color evaluation software.
→ Real time subscription allows to use measured color data for immediate process evaluation.
*Note :
For Prinect Image Control NG and 3 IT8 data was already available via the software option Color Interface.
Inpress Control 3 sends only data of solid tones and single color tone value increase (TVI) and is not suitable for
evaluation in accordance to the IdeAlliance’s G7 process.
All other data of quality measurings still can be queried as already known.
10.2 Sheet classification for waste management
Optimizing production always means reducing waste. It is important to know how and why waste was produced in order
to assess the reason for it. As of Press Center software version S20A this information can be set in the Device Assistant of
the press console (Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3) and then queried via Prinect API. The data (documentation for each
single sheet) will be available for the last 15 days:
Sheet type information like “printed”, “unprinted”, “startup sheet” in-
cluding amounts
Sheet class information like “good”, “waste” and “unprinted”
Information about the final place of the sheet (“delivery pile”, “sample
sheet table”, “waste collector”)
Information delivered by CodeStar (individual sheet identification)
Information delivered by Prinect Inspection Control about sheet quality
Available for sheetfed presses as of S20A (precondition: configuration of
waste classification in Press Center’s Device Assistant is done). Please see
also next chapter waste manangement.
Benefits
→ Waste management supported by sheet classification data available via Prinect API
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12 Correction of workstep-related amounts
Online connected presses deliver waste and good sheet amounts to Analyze Point. Sometimes, if the operator forgets to
press the good sheet counter, all printed sheets are recorded as waste. This ends in wrong evaluations and reports in An-
alyze Point, Smart BI and Prinect API. Therefore workstep-related amounts could be corrected within a 24 hours time-
frame under the following pre-conditions:
Amount values of an online connected printing device
Specific value preview flag is enabled (one-time activation/ setting of Heidelberg service)
Prinect operator has an employee ID and the user-right to correct the amounts
Once corrections are made, …
… the setup and production times are re-calculated according to the new amounts.
… the reports and evaluations in Analyze Point apply to the new values.
… Prinect API queries and Smart BI receive consistent information.
… a notification (JMF) is sent out.
Who are the target customers for this functionality? Customers, that work purely with Analyze Point or customers that
have a MIS, that is capable to set up a project in order to process these kind of JMF notifications.
If customers are interested in this functionality and have a corresponding workflow environment, the Heidelberg service
department needs to be contacted in order to set the system flag for previewing and correcting the amounts accordingly.
13 New Prinect Portal widgets “Shift report” and “Approve shift report”
Some customers work with a bonus payment model. They set targets for the performance of their press operators and
pay them accordingly. Therefore it is essential to have tools to monitor the daily tasks and to approve and release the
captured figures of printed sheets and production times.
With Prinect 2021 we offer two new Prinect Portal widgets.
Shift report
(for press operators)
By end of the shift the press op-
erator (captain) could display
the captured times and
amounts. After checking the val-
ues the operator could enter
comments and release or reject
them. The widget for the press
operator provides an overview
on the last 30 days.
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The shift report widget could run on the Wallscreen of a Speedmaster press or on a separate PC in the pressroom.
Pre-requisites: The planned amounts and times need to be available in the Prinect system. Thus, they have to be trans-
ferred from the MIS or manually set with Planning Assistant
Approve shift report
(for print shop managers)
The shift reports of one or
more presses can be displayed
by the print shop manager.
For each shift the captured
values, comments and the
reached targets could be ap-
proved or rejected. The data
are availalbe for the last 30
days.
Pre-requisite : The user right for approving the shift report has to be applied for the print shop manager.
The detailed operation manual could be found on the Prinect Help Portal (German / English (soon)).
14 Die-cutter integration of Masterwork Machinery
The company Masterwork offers equipment for mainly packaging printers. In order to support the close co-operation
with Heidelberg we are on the way to qualify the integration of their die-cutting devices. The integration depth will cer-
tainly be closely dependent on the type and version of the individual machine. Next to the well-known manual shop floor
data collection via Data Terminal (with or without counter box), we will offer a connection via “Generic Postpress Inter-
face”.
The design of a license for the Generic Postpress Interface is comparable to the license for Instant Gate of a Speedmaster
press or Stahlfolder, i.e. a license is required for each machine connection. The license functions include:
JDF/JMF interface to the machine / system (for transferring job and presetting data as well as feedback on produc-
tion data such as machine status, counter readings or speed information)
Dedicated Data Terminal on a separate PC (for capturing employee messages, the display and processing of the job
list, manual production data and material messages, printing of pallet labels)
Pre-requisites for an integration project are at least:
Prinect Postpress Manager within one of the following scenarios:
o Full integration of Prepress, Pressroom and Postpress Manager with or without MIS
o Integration of Pressroom and Postpress Manager with MIS connection
Masterwork device with corresponding integration possibilities
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15 3rd Party Digital Press Connectivity
Prinect is aiming at the reduction of production complexity coming with a true hybrid workflow, automation,
standardization, and flexibility. With the Prinect 2021 version, we improve the connectivity of Kodak Nexfinity/NexPress
integration.
Features:
Connect with Kodak Digital Frontend (DFE) via CDM device configuration
Utilize JDF and JMF for job specification and updates
Require at least Prinect 2020.10 and NexPress DFE System 21 software
Benefits
→ Customers can fully leverage their offset pre-press system and 3rd party digital press
→ Utilize the hybrid production workflow
More time & effort saving
improvements
16 General Workflow improvements Prinect 2021
Several changes have been implemented in the Prinect Production workflow to make working with the system smoother:
Change Order
The mechanism to accept/reject job changes from the MIS after job submission has been improved. It is now also
possible keep only Pages and Page Listes and recalculate the Layout when the changes to the job require the “base”
to be re-built and can not be handled automatically.
Preflighter
The preflight engine inside of Prinect 2021 can now also solve customer issues with blend mode multiply, and
replenishing of trim may be switched off for images to avoid unwanted effects.
Substrate Type
definition allows the switch between paper and foil. This is important change especially in digital printing
envrionments and when using of the CutStar.
Templates
more convenient handling for Smart and Sequence Templates
Filter in Job View
refined search for better results, effective also for user-defined steps
Service Scout
grab relevant data for service automatically while keeping data volume low
More information is available in the documentation
Prinect Production 2021 - Whats new? / DE: Prinect Production 2021 - Was ist neu?
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16.1 New Proofers and easier proofer set up with CPP 7.1
Especially since the new version Color Proof Pro (V 7.0) available from Prinect 2020.10 can now both self-generate and
self-optimize (iterate) ICC profiles, we managed to get a major simplification and acceleration of profile generation and
optimization as the additional use of the Prinect Color Toolbox is not necessary any more. This avoids potential faults
caused by the previously necessary switching between Prinect Color Proof Pro and Color Toolbox.
New videos with an introduction how to Set up a Proofer with Color Proof Pro 7 (11 min)/ (Einrichtung DE) and how to
Recalibrate a Proofer with Color Proof Pro 7 (3 min) / (Proofer rekalibrieren DE) are available in the Prinect KnowHow-
Portal.
The list of proofers that can be connected from Prinect 2021 (CPP 7.1) onwards is available for customers under the
following link: P2021 Color Proof Pro Device List.pdf
17 Prinect Color Toolbox – Easy color data exchange via CxF format
One single color is characterized by many characteristics. What if
you would like to export such color data – generated with efforts
in the Prinect Color Toolbox – to other applications? Up to now
this only could be done via the .csv format not containing all in-
formation or the ASCII based IT8/CGATS format (described in
ISO 28178). With Prinect Color Toolbox version 2021 the univer-
sal and standardized CxF format can be used to transfer all
characteristics. CxF (= Color Exchange Format) is a modern for-
mat (described in ISO 28178) that several other vendors adopted
(including spectral data).
For exporting color data via CxF to the Central Color Data-
base
For transferring color data to 3rd party evaluation software
Benefits
→ Transferring color data in only 1 click to Central Color Database
18 Prinect Signa Station 2021
In addition to the previously described implentations for segmented ganging (chapter 2) a few other changes have been
made for easier handling of Gang Jobs. It is now possible to create a Prinect workflow gang job during creation of a gang
job in Signa Station. The filters active in Signa Station now work a little different compared to 2020. This makes them
capable of more exactly differentiating jobs created “the last day”: they now use the current day from 0-24 hours as a
filter criterion, irrespective of when the filter is set. Is a filter set for "Hours", the time is calculated as before as of the
present second. Is it set for "Days/Weeks/Months/Years", the time is calculated as of 00:00 of the current day.
Another big improvement is the capability to configure Automarks as resources
Until Prinect 2020 it was only possible to define
which automarks are to be used when creating a
new job in the Preferences. This had to be done job-
specific.
From version 2021 onwards, automarks are saved
as resources, which makes the handling of these
marks a lot easier.
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The video Rules based control of Automarks configurations / DE: Regelbasierte Steuerung von Automarken-
Konfigurationen should help to get a better understanding of the functionality.
Existing Signa Station configurations with automarks configurations in the Preferences will be converted upon first start
of the Prinect 2021 Signa Station
Further Changes in Prinect Signa Station 2021 / DE Änderungen in Prinect Signa Station 2021 are described in the
linked info in this sentence, new or updated video tutorials are made available here:
Prinect Signa Station Video Tutorials (EN) / Prinect Signa Station Video Tutorials (DE)
19 Prinect PDF Toolbox 2021
The Prinect PDF Toolbox, Heidelberg's tried-and-tested versatile PDF problem solver provides improvements for nearly
all its tools in version 2021. The Acrobat Versions supported with Prinect PDF Toolbox 2021 are Acrobat X, XI and DC.
Please note that Prinect PDF Toolbox 2021 is the last version to support Acrobat X + XI on Apple Mac.
The licensing of PDF Toolbox 2021 has been switched to online licensing completely.
19.1 Object Editor
The Object Editor now includes PDF Optimization functionality (as in Prinect Prepress Prepare) to reduce
the file size of PDF documents that shall e.g. be sent by e-mail or made available for download or be
optimally prepared t for the next steps in the workflow.
It is possible to
downscale and compress images
remove meta data, comments, alternate images, PDF/X Output Intent
remove redundant elements / contents that cannot be seen (e.g. covered, invisible objects, comments)
convert texts to graphics
choke graphics
convert small graphics to bitmaps
that help to save documents with a significantly reduced file size.
19.2 Assemble Documents
The “Assemble Documents” tool first introduced with Prinect PDF Toolbox 2020 with its 2021 release makes the
document creation more versatile.
It is now possible to switch the whole document between double-sided (front and back) and single-sided and respect this
during digital print output. On top of this it is possible to add paper information to the index sheets so that the correct
material is chosen automatically.
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19.3 Barcode & VDP Editor
The Barcode & VDP Editor got several additions in Prinect 2021.
New tool : "Step and Repeat"
This new function lets you repeat an object on
the page with identical spacing. The object
placed can contain / be a data record entry that
is then automatically replaced, e.g names and
prices of the flowers shown on the labels.
Linked here please find a video introduction to
the Step and Repeat functionality (4 min)
(German version Die Funktion "Step and Re-
peat")
GS1-QR and -Data Matrix codes
GS1 codes offer the benefit that you can place different information like lot number, best-before date, and others in a
machine readable code – and they can now also be created with the Barcode-Editor.
"Automatic" setting when selecting the replacement character set.
This new functionality helps when the data records for a placeholder are provided in different character sets. The
system then checks whether Western European, Eastern European, Cyrillic, Greek, Turkish or Baltic is the most
suitable character set for each replacement.
Preparations for “HiCode” security code printing
"HiCode" is a code developed by Heidelberg that is printed with a special screen in a hidden part to make the printed
product safe from forgery. Using a smartphone app, it is possible to scan this code and, by doing this, identify the
original print. Copied labels lose this information.
More explanatory videos are available in
Prinect Video Tutorials - Prinect PDF Toolbox (EN)
German: Prinect Video Tutorials - Prinect PDF Toolbox (DE)
Detailed information on the news above can be found in the online help’s chapter
Prinect PDF Toolbox - What's new in 2021? / German: Prinect PDF Toolbox - Was ist neu in 2021?
Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 20Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Prinect Versafire DFE 20 Prinect Versafire DFE News The 2021 version of Prinect Versafire DFE (Digital Frontend) controls the Versafire EV and EP presses, which can be operated either in standalone mode or integrated into the Prinect workflow. The new features in the 2021 version ensure easy and uncomplicated preparation of layouts and rapid processing of data, especially in automatic job distribution. Furthermore, Prinect 2021 version supports the new finishing devices of the most recent Versafire models. To ensure smooth production, we would like to emphasize again that no third-party (Non-Heidelberg) software should be installed on the Prinect DFE except Adobe Acrobat. It should be in the greatest interest of every user, to ensure the functionality of the Prinect DFE. Uncontrolled installation of additional software can lead to unforeseen incompatibilities or slowdowns and therefore, it is not recommended by Heidelberg. 20.1 Digital Cluster Prinect Digital Cluster is to cluster 2 or more Versafire devices to increase the workflow's optimization and productivity. All jobs can be planned and prepared for a cluster instead of a specific single digital device. Besides, jobs can be sent to a device cluster and distributed depending on device availability, which compensates for the failure of a machine if this happens. Prinect Digital Cluster offers a load balancing functionality. The jobs will be distributed to different digital printing devices of the cluster according to the number of pages and amount manually or automatically. It depends on how customers set it up in the template. Screenshot: how to check the jobs status from Digital Print Terminal (DPT). Customers can check their jobs in Digital Print Terminal (DPT). Customers can find and check all active print jobs not only in the list of a specific cluster queues but also in the specific single device. It's possible to change the selected printing device flexibly for the reprint of job or print job from the waiting queue. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 21
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 For high print volume customers, they could easily extend their productivity and capacity with low investment, and without losing their initial investment. The minimum required of Prinect Digital Cluster is to have at least 2 Versafire devices and Prinect Production Manager or Prinect Digital Print Manager. *Note: Prinect Digital Cluster can combine Versafire EV / EP with CP / CV. All jobs from CP / CV will be distributed to all machines in the cluster. But jobs for EV / EP will only be distributed to EV / EP due to the limitation in K4 systems Benefits → Maximum utilization of printing capacity and availability → Higher flexibility in planning → A scalable solution with low investment 20.2 Optimized Mixed-Media Prinect 2021 Versafire DFE continues optimizing the mixed-media features for document assembling, especially for the enhancement of Prinect Cockpit user experience, such as: Optimize flexible inserting: the insert sheet is displayed in Prinect Cockpit Preview as a blue page which it's easier for customers to distinguish it from the original sheet. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 22
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Paper quality for tab/index/register pages is fully integrated into PDF Toolbox which reduces the time and mistake for manual intervention. Define non-printable margin for tab/index/register pages in Prinect Cockpit Preview Benefits → “What you see is what you get” document assembling → The optimized tab/index/register pages function makes “Inhouse-Printshop” available Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 23
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 20.3 Optimized Layout for PDF/PDF-VT arrangement In the case of layouts with several folded sheets per sheet, there now is a more flexisble method to manipulate the distribution direction of the folded sheets. So far, the folded sheets have always been distributed from left to right and from top to bottom. For certain further processing steps it is necessary to be able to determine other distributions. For example: Right to left and top to bottom. This is available dependent on microcode 3.11.xxx and higher. For the Versafire (K5), a sort order can be set in the DPM under the layout tab. There are two combo boxes. The first indicates the first direction of distribution with an arrow and the second combo box accordingly defines the second direction. Benefits → Correct output page sequences can be easily be gathered without error → More user friendly and flexible Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 24
Product Information | Prinect Production Commercial 2021 Prinect Smart BI 21 Reporting and Business Intelligence with Prinect Smart BI Prinect Smart BI is a cloud-based (SaaS) Business Intelligence platform that presents data results from both Prinect Business Manager and Prinect Production. Its main purpose is to help executives, business managers and operational workers to take better and more informed decisions. Prinect Smart BI presents analytical findings in interactive reports, charts and dashboards and is available in two modules: Business and Production. In the production module of Prinect Smart BI you can analyze the productivity of your print shop in more detail. In this way you can spot differences in the machines, visualize the trends of production and control important figures like waste and make ready time. In doing so, user can develop strategies to increase productivity allowing your print shop to produce even more cost efficient. In the Business module of Smart BI, you can analyze your sales figures, profitability, deliveries and much more. It is a great tool for spotting trends, identifying sources of income and ways of reducing costs, and thus being able taking smart decisions to drive the strategy of your printing shop. Copyright © 2020 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. All rights reserved July 2020 Prinect customer info 25
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With the personalized dashboards, you can easily choose your preferred charts and build your personal overview of your
printing company. With the intuitive and easy to use interface of Microsoft Power BI, you can also easily build your own
reports and distribute the learnings internally in your organization.
21.1 Prinect Smart BI will assist users to address the following general areas:
Accelerating and improving decision making
Optimizing internal processes
Increasing operational efficiency
Spotting problems that need to be addressed
Developing strategies to increase productivity and profitability
Driving new revenues
Gaining competitive advantages over business rivals
Identifying market trends
21.2 What is new in the version Prinect 2021
In the production module, you have one new report: Production Overview. This report offers you an easy introduction to
Smart BI, giving ways to analyze the efficiency of the production and to spot potential problem areas. Using values
related to OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), you compare the effectiveness of your devices and define strategies
for improving key problem areas.
This report gives you answers to following questions: What can I do to improve the effectiveness of my equipment? How
does each activity contribute to the overall performance?
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Important reminder!
22 Important information about the Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3
22.1 Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 and Prinect Prepress Interface
The Instant Gate software option will no longer support online connection to the Prinect Prepress Interface with the
software version S20A. The change to Instant Gate only affects new machine deliveries with Prinect Press Center 3 / XL
3 as of April 2020. Nothing will change for machine control panels already in the market or machine software versions
with the Instant Gate option.
If a customer installing a new printing press wants to keep using the Prinect Prepress Interface, the calculated ink zone
values can only be transferred via USB stick. Both Product Management Prinect and Product Management Sheetfed rec-
ommend using the Prinect Production Manager in combination with Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 machines. Alterna-
tively, a Prinect Pressroom Manager with existing maintenance agreement can also be upgraded to the current Prinect
versions.
22.2 Prinect Press Center 3 / XL 3 with Easy, Axis, or Inpress Control
Starting with software version S20A (April 2020), the local color database will no longer be available. The following
components are therefore vital for new printing presses with a color measurement system:
(1) Instant Gate software option
(2) Prinect Pressroom Manager/Prinect Production Manager >=2018
To be able to benefit from the latest functions, both Product Management Prinect and Product Management Sheetfed
recommend using Prinect Production Manager or Prinect Pressroom Manager 2021.
Whitepapers
23 Whitepaper “Preventing Ransomware”
Ransomware is potentially a very serious problem. It can cost a lot of money and affect the business reputation business
– no matter how big or how small the business is. Security-related attacks are increasing, and victims experience major
disruption to their production. Our American colleage, especially Eugene O’Brien, put a whitepaper together with guide-
lines how to prevent ransomware. This whitepaper can be found here: Whitepaper Preventing Ransomware
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