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printers have always known that highly accurate sheet counting is vital
to their business. Now, as the costs of print production increase, so
the Commercial print industry is learning that the accurate quantifying
of each pile of printed work is ever more relevant. Counting and
batching is important as it enables printers to gain a greater
understanding of the number of sheets they actually print in order to
produce enough good copy to satisfy their customer demands.
Underprinting (printing too few of a job) is the worst possible outcome
for any commercial printer, potentially requiring a complete re-run. To
insure against this outcome, many printers prefer to overprint jobs,
while others continue to hand count their work, to supply in the
correct quantity. Both of these options are inaccurate and extremely
wasteful, directly hitting the company’s bottom line. In a market
where margins are continually squeezed, few printers can afford to
follow this course of action for long.
There are two common methods of mechanical counting and batching a job:
either on the press, or off-line prior to the Finishing processes. The
first method involves the use of a tab inserter, counting the printed
sheets as they are delivered. Makeready can be marked, good copy can be
batched and separated from spoil, the completed pallet can be totalised
and labeled with the final quantities. Off-line counting machines -
either stand-alone or built into a cutting line - count and batch piles
of good copy at high speed, ready for packaging or distribution.
Introducing a counting and batching process makes it easier for print
production teams to identify and minimise waste, improving efficiency
in the factory and adding to the bottom line of the printshop. Accuracy
helps prevent over and under supply, ensuring happy clients who receive
their completed jobs in exactly the quantities that they pay for.
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