JDF - Recipe for Soup ... and a Sandwich

JDF not only enables closer connectivity between prepress and accounting, order entry, asset management, archiving, and other business management systems, it can be used to fully automate the step-and-repeat process for many packaging applications.

"The JDF file can indicate the full stepped layout, even for ganged jobs containing multiple high-res designs, as well as press marks, color bars, etc.," Artworks' Rottenborn explains. "These JDF files can be produced by layout programs like Artwork Systems' ArtPro, PowerLayout, PowerStepper, and other off-the-shelf programs."