JDF - Recipe for Soup ... and a Sandwich

Plettinck suggests, however, that in some cases it may be better to separate the content of a file (PDF) from its processing instructions (JDF). "In packaging and labels, the repurposing of digital assets like PDFs is quite common. A PDF describing a label can be printed today in large quantities using a flexo press. When a reprint order arrives, the label converter may decide to run the job on a digital press because the flexo line is fully occupied and the quantities of the reprint order are small."