Setting Up a Sheet Fed Wide Format Press Follow

There are two material options for setting up a Wide format press, this article is about the Sheet option.

Press Details

The first press details tab is about basic details of the press.

The fields here are:

• Press Type: What process the press uses, such as Digital, Offset, and Wide Format.
• Material Type: Which material the press uses. Options here are Sheet and Roll.
• Press Name: The name of the press that will be used in the system.
• Minimum Cost: The minimum cost for the press in a print calculator.

The second portion of the tab covers more advanced details of the press.

The fields here are:

Min Charge: The minimum charge for the press to run.

Setup Charge: How much it costs to setup the Press.

Cost Method: Whether the press will charge by Area or Time.

Base Rate/Sqft: The base rate to charge per square foot.

Setup Waste Inches: How much inches of space are wasted when setting up the press.

Hourly Rate: How much it costs hourly to run the press.

Run quantity

This option allows users to input run quantities. Run quantities change the way the Printing press runs.

The fields here are:

Order: The order Run quantities are sorted if there are multiple selected.

Quality Name: The name of the Run quantity.

Resolution: The resolution the press will run at.

Sq_Ft_Hr: How much square feet per hour 

Ink_Cost_Sq_Ft: How much the ink will cost per square foot printed.

Choose Default: Whether to choose this Run quantity as default for the press.