pressSIGN-Trends is an optional version of pressSIGN. that works in conjunction with pressSIGN-Pro installations. pressSIGN-Trends allows full access to the pressSIGN-Pro database but without the ability to read in new data. Ideal for production managers who want to see exactly what's happening on press from their office.

pressSIGN-Trends v 3 Main features include:

• Access the pressSIGN-Pro database from anywhere on the network.
• Open a job currently on press and see each reading as it happens.
• See all pressSIGN-Pro views, summary, full sheet view, score trends view, value trends view

  pressSIGN-Trends summary view

• Double click on any chart and make it floating and re-sizable, allowing a clear view of the data however many jobs or readings.
• Generate measurement and production reports
• Export plate adjustment curves to all supported RIP formats
• Select and sort jobs by job name, score, press, operator, make-ready times client and more.
• Create new standards and scoring.
• Import an ICC profile as a standard, measure the
• Search the pressSIGN database for existing readings and jobs by date, time, client, press, operator, make ready times, comments etc
• Save searches for re-use
• Sort jobs by name date, score, press, operator etc.
• Import single or multiple jobs

.pressSIGN-Trends for production improvement

pressSIGN-Trends is the ideal companion for pressSIGN-Pro. pressSIGN-Trends is a substantially lower cost version of pressSIGN-Pro without the ability to read in new data.

pressSIGN-Trends is designed for production directors and managers to give them direct access to data coming from the press as it happens. Open any job currently on press and see each reading in real time.

pressSIGN-Trends users can review jobs by a whole range of criteria and generate measurement and production reports. For example, it is easy to look up all jobs on press for a particular shift for each day of the week. It becomes easy to compare the work of different shifts and how press performance is changing over time. Preparing reports for clients takes a few seconds.

pressSIGN-Trends -8 jobs imported see value trends with 1 floating window

Import all the work for the last week by press and compare the make ready-times. There are many ways production managers can use the data to improve press and operator performance.

pressSIGN-Trends watch each reading on press

pressSIGN-Trends allows production managers to review jobs as they are running on press from anywhere on the network. Open the current job and all existing reading will appear in the job window. Click the refresh button to see any new readings as they happen.

pressSIGN-Trends - monitor and analyse press and operator performance

As a database application pressSIGN 3 stores all readings for quick and easy retrieval. The database can be searched by a whole range of criteria such as job name, press, operator, standard, score, comments, make-ready time, date, time etc. Searches can be saved for repeated use. Individual jobs can be re-opened in pressSIGN and the press/operator performance can be analysed not only for the overall performance, but also for all elements of the job; grey balance, dot gain, CMYK primary scores, overprint Lab, trapping.

Multiple jobs can be selected and re-opened in pressSIGN allowing users to examine the day's work on one press for example. Comparisons can be made between day and night shift or a report can be quickly compiled of all the jobs for one client.

pressSIGN-Trends version 3 gives production managers a whole range of opportunities to see objectively how they can improve print quality.

Choose the right press target
Create a specific printing standard with pressSIGN-Trends. All the international printing standards including the paper types are already built into pressSIGN

• ISO 12647-2 for sheet and web offset
• ISO 12647-3 for newsprint
• ISO12647-4 for gravure
• ISO 12647-6 for flexographic
• GRACol 2006 (G7)

Create a custom target by simply typing in the target L*a*b values for the primary colors (CMYK) plus the dot gain and all the other values you wish to set..

Import an ICC Profile as your press target

It is often easier to match press and proof using a common ICC profile. An ICC profile is used throughout the pre-press workflow and for color accuracy it is often better to use the same profile as the press target. presssIGN makes matching the ICC profile easy but also adds further features to help color matching on press.

• Import any CMYK ICC profile
• Measure or type in the paper color that will be used to print the job. This will adjust the Lab value targets of the primaries and amend the dot gain. You can then re-calculate the grey balance.
• Export the adjsuted ICC profile back out of pressSIGN for use in the pre-press workflow.
• Save this new standard and then generate a new color bar to match the new target. 

Use the current readings as a new standard

Some print buyers still  want to be at the factory in order to pass the job on press. pressSIGN-Trends allows you to use the current job as a new standard either for the rest of the print run or for any re-runs..

Select the readings that pass the print buyers standards and average those readings in pressSIGN. Save these average readings as a new standard. You can then return to this

Import an ICC profile, with options to change paper color & grey balance

pressSIGN-Trends also allows you to customise a standard by typing in target values for the primaries and dot gain etc.

Once the standard has been set select the default tolerances or adjust the tolerances to suit. For example you can add or remove tolerances for grey balance, overprint and trapping.

pressSIGN traffic light system
Each reading in pressSIGN is given a score. Select multiple readings for an average score. pressSIGN comes with a default scoring system but users can adjust the scoring to suit their needs. The default percentage for an acceptable print (solid green) is 80%, the production controller can set this percentage to any value required. The other scores will be adjusted to compensate.

pressSIGN is used in 40 countries around the world and we look forward to making it easier for you to print to the standard you choose.

pressSIGN-Trends -pdf report pages