The popularization and application of high and new technologies such as computers in the printing field has made the printing industry develop prominently towards digitization, intelligence and networking. However, the post press processing, which is the bottleneck of the development of the printing industry, lags behind. As a representative of the application of high and new technology, CIP3, after several years of application and continuous improvement in pre press, printing process and management, and through the integration of JDF, has formed CIP4, which is committed to the vertical integration of pre press, printing and post press processing, and has promoted the progress of the printing industry towards full digitalization.
CIP4 is jointly formed by a number of printing industry suppliers and academic groups. It is committed to developing a common file exchange and data sharing format, promoting and realizing the business strategy alliance of pre press, printing and post press integration. CIP4 comes from the integration of CIP3 and JDF. CIP3 was initially formed by 15 suppliers of prepress, printing and post press processing in February, 1995. CIP3 is mainly committed to developing and promoting the vertical integration of prepress, printing and post press processing.
JDF was initially developed by the four members of CIP3 Association (Heidelberg, Manroland, Agfa and adobe). It tried to combine the content of management information and process information with software and hardware equipment. While considering the horizontal integration achieved in addition to the vertical integration sought by CIP3, it tried to combine with the Internet. Its purpose is mainly to integrate management information, production content and software and hardware equipment, This coincides with the original intention of CIP3 association to promote the integration of post press processing and printing process.
On july14,2000, CIP4 was formally integrated by CIP3 alliance and JDF alliance. Its ideal and goal is to develop in the direction of prepress automation, printing machine automation and post press processing automation.
Application of CIP4
The application of high-tech in the printing field almost all starts from prepress and printing, while the post press processing is often relatively lagging behind. The application of ctp4 in the printing field is the same. Solve the bottleneck problem of post press processing, improve the automation, intelligence, linkage, diversification and personalization of post press processing, ensure the stability and reliability of quality, improve quality and efficiency, and make post press processing adapt to multi-functional digital printing. The digital workflow control system has been able to realize the digital control of the whole production process of prepress, printing and post printing. Some printing and post printing equipment manufacturers have also developed printing and post printing equipment that can use CIP4 (or CIP3) system.
In a word, with the wide application of digitalization, networking and intelligence in the field of printing and post press processing, it will add wings to the development of the printing industry. It can be asserted that the intelligent technology with high-tech content will lead the trend of the printing industry in the future.
Heidelberg China Co., Ltd
Henan Shanda Printing Co., Ltd
Shandong century Kaiyuan Printing Co., Ltd
Shanghai xiaolingyang Software Co., Ltd
Wuxi Haide Printing Co., Ltd
Wuxi Ningkang printing materials Co., Ltd
Komori printing machinery Co., Ltd
