Printing Types

Overview

Printing Types separates the estimating setup to use specific Parts, Colours, Press Types, and Substrates. The following setups must be linked to a Printing Type:

Parts
Ink Groups
Presses

Setups Screen

Printing Types is a tab of the Setups screen, with the other standard estimating setups.

Buttons Explained

Button	Description
Refresh	Reloads the open tab.
Menu	The grid layout options: Save Grid Restore Grid Restore Default (All Users)

Printing Types Tab: Buttons Explained

Button	Description
New Printing Type	Adds a Printing Type.
Save	Saves your changes.

Fields Explained

Info

Fields marked in green (✎) can be edited.

Field	Description
Size from	Flexo Dies: Select from a list of Flexo Dies. Parts: Select from predefined or custom parts.
Run Type	Sheetfed - Sheets/hr: Substrate is sheets, speed calculated in sheets per hour. Sheetfed - sq.m/hr Web - Sheets/hr: Substrate is reels, speed calculated in sheets per hour. Web - m/hr: Substrate is reels, speed calculated in running metres per hour. Web - sq.m/hr N/A
Ink	Use Press Options: Used when you pay a click/usage charge (e.g. Digital Printing). Use Ink Groups: Used when you pay directly for the ink used (e.g. Litho). Not Printed: Used when adding unprinted sheets. If the Run Type is Sheetfed - sq.m/hr or Web - sq.m/hr, the Ink is always set to Use Press Options.
Substrate Category	Select a Material Category that contains the substrates to be printed. The Material Categories must be linked to one of these: Paper - Reels Paper - Sheets Substrates - Reels Substrates - Sheets
Finishing Category	Sets the default Category for the service lookup in the Finishing tab. If the estimate contains Parts using different Printing Types, the category is set according to the Printing Type of the first Part. If the field is blank in the Printing Type or a Part is not added to the estimate, the Category is set from the Branch Setting or the General Setting. Categories: Continuous Finishing Finishing - NCR Large Format Finishing Pre-press Urgent Orders
Branch	Restricts all the setups linked to a Printing Type to the selected Branch. If the field is blank, Printing Types can be used in all the Branches. This option only appears if you have more than one branch.

Tags that can be used in Printing Description

Imposition

<SECTIONDEPTH> – Part Depth.
<SECTIONWIDTH> – Part Width.
<QTYDOWN> – Qty down on Printing Imposition.
<QTYACROSS> – Qty Across on Printing Imposition.
<QTYUP> – Qty Up on Printing Imposition.

Printing

<COLOURSFRONT> – List of Colours printed front.
<COLOURSBACK> – List of Colours printed back.
<PLATEQTY> – Plate Qty.
<SPEED> – Run speed – unit depends on Printing Type.
<BLEED> – Bleed on the Part.
<INSTRUCTION> or <PRINTNOTE> – The Note field on the Printing page of the Print Wizard.

Worksheets

<WORKDEPTH> – Work Depth.
<WORKWIDTH> – Work Width.
<WORKSHEETS> – No. of Worksheets (selected from the Parts table).
<RUNSHEETS> – No. of Runsheets.
<NETTSHEETS> – Net Worksheet Qty (without MR or Run Overs) – unit depends on Printing Type.
<SETUPSHEETS> – Worksheets allowed for Setup – unit depends on Printing Type.
<RUNOVERSHEETS> – Worksheets allowed for run-overs – unit depends on Printing Type.
<TOTALWORKSHEETS> – Total number of Worksheets – unit depends on Printing Type. (Substrate Total Qty * Qty/Out).

Paper

<PAPERNAME> – Substrate Description.
<SHEETDEPTH> – Sheet Depth (Stock Sheet).
<SHEETWIDTH> – Sheet Width (Stock Sheet).
<QTYOUT> – Qty Worksheets cut out of Stock sheets.
<PAPERNETTQTY> – Nett Substrate Quantity excluding Setup and Run Overs.
<PAPERMRQTY> – Substrate quantity allowed for Setup.
<PAPERRUNOVERQTY> – Substrate quantity allowed for Run overs.
<PAPERQTY> – The Total Substrate Qty – unit depends on the Printing Type.
<PAPERRUNQTY> – Substrate quantity for the run including Nett Qty and Run overs.

Printing Types

Overview#

Setups Screen#

Buttons Explained#

Printing Types Tab: Buttons Explained#

Fields Explained#

Tags that can be used in Printing Description#

Imposition#

Printing#

Worksheets#

Paper#