Automated Prepress Workflow Increases Efficiency

There are many examples, but here are a few that have really made the prepress department's job more efficient.

Preflighting: Assuring files are clean

A very common component of workflow automation is preflighting. It assures that a customer has prepared the graphics file correctly, in terms of verification of file make-up. This could include image file formats, image resolutions, missing fonts, and much more. It could also assure that a printer's own rules have been adhered to. What could this mean? Issues such as minimum dot breaks, improper line widths, and incorrect color spaces can be avoided in proofing or on the press.