Komori Graphic Technology Center (KGC) provided a five-day course in basic press operation for Globe Print n Pack of India. This customer's main work is packaging on plastic substrates and up to now it has outsourced printing. Having decided to print in-house in order to reduce printing costs and strengthen color management, the company will introduce a Komori press. Since this will be the first time that the customer does its own printing, advance training in press operation was planned and carried out at KGC.
The training began with basic printing knowledge (key elements of the printing environment: temperature, humidity and con-ditions for viewing color) and included a description of the core construction of the press and a careful, step-by-step explanation of operation on an actual press.
During the training, care was taken to have the individuals who will be operators actually run the press and learn its functions in order for them to become as familiar with it as possible. In addition, countermeasures for scratches and smearing, which often occur on plastic substrates, were explained, and material suited to the customer's actual printing environment was practiced on.
Since both press operators and prepress staff participated in this training, after getting information on the customer's platemaking environment, guidance was given on the printing data flow from prepress to printing. In addition, an explanation and discussion of CMS-related material was provided, resulting in a very worthwhile training in total.
"Even though it is difficult to cover everything in a short five-day course, it was a good experience for the operators. We look forward to Komori's assistance at the installation of the press," said the customer.
For customers who will be printing for the first time and seek to raise their printing techniques, KGC will work to provide training that matches the customer's environment. Count on the KGC Printing College.