JDF implementation shouldn’t stop in the prepress and press areas. It must continue into the bindery. Are printers getting into the act?

By Trish Witkowski

“There are four components required to create a JDF/JMF workflow for post press,” he explains, listing them as follows:

• The agent (which generates the JDF file)

• The controller (file router)

• The device

• A machine that is JDF capable

“The controller is a big issue,” he continues. “Each equipment manufacturer makes their own workflow controller for routing JDF/JMF files. This can be an issue is the company has cutters, folders, saddle stitchers, perfect binders and case-in lines from different manufacturers. The pressroom has the same issue. If the printer owns presses from different manufacturers, they have to purchase a controller from each company.

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Trish Witkowski is Chief Folding Fanatic at the online community foldfactory.com. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design and a master of science degree in Graphic Arts Publishing from Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Printing Management and Sciences (now the School of Print Media).

An award-winning designer, Trish held the position of creative director for a Baltimore-based agency for six years, and has taught design and desktop publishing at the college level. She has a specialized expertise in the area of folding and is the creator of the FOLDRite™ system, a 2004 GATF InterTech™ Technology Award winner.

Trish frequently publishes articles for graphic arts industry publications, and has written three books on the topic of folding: A Field Guide to Folding, Folding for the Graphic Arts: A Teacher's Handbook, and FOLD: The Professional's Guide to Folding.

JDF in the Bindery: Are We There Yet?