JDF - Recipe for Soup ... and a Sandwich

On behalf of converters, says Hole, the CIP4 organization formed a JDF Packaging & Labels workgroup to develop bar code specifications; resolve a high-level definition of step-and-repeat; define the interfaces to conventional diecutting and folder/gluer devices; and develop media definitions.

Furthermore, says DALiM's Ranasinha, "The latest version of the JDF specification addresses some packaging-specific areas. Further upstream, JDF can be used in terms of having a JDF-based preflight profile driving a JDF-enabled preflight engine, such as that contained in DALiM Software applications."