The wide format production process is undergoing a period of transition to improve workflow inefficiencies and become more automated.
In recent years, we have seen wide format print service providers (PSPs) adding or investing in more workflow capabilities: preflighting, tiling/nesting, variable data, print management information systems (MIS), and web-to-print. As a result of PSP demands, software manufacturers are looking to develop more options and capabilities for workflow tools, as it pertains to wide format printing. This analysis will cover the current practices of wide format print service provider's workflow, give a brief overview of the market, and discuss what steps are being taken by software manufacturers to meet new customer demands.
Table of Contents
•Executive Summary
Key Findings
Recommendations
•Introduction
•The Wide Format Market
Background
Graphics Industry
Technical Industry
Wide Format Materials
Inks
Substrate Types
•Wide Format Workflows Overview
Graphics Industry Workflow
Technical Industry Workflow
File Submission
Design
Graphic Design in Graphics Workflows
CAD Design in Technical Workflows
Substrate Choice
Structural Design Considerations
Pre-production
Color Management
Ink Coverage Formulation
Preflight
Nesting & Tiling
Proofing
Production & Fulfilment
Wide Format Print Devices
Digital Front Ends
Finishing & Inspection
Finishing
Inspection
Shipping & Assembly
Archiving/Editing
Recapture/Scan
Archive
•Workflow Automation & Business Management for Graphics Workflows
Web-to-Print and Web-based Ordering Systems
Print MIS for Wide Format
Workflow Management Solutions
•Workflow Automation & Business Management for Technical Processes
Web-based Document Distribution and Management Tools
EDMS
Business Management
•Future Trends
The Cloud
Web and Mobile-to-Print
Marketing and Wide Format
•InfoTrends' Opinion
•About the Authors
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