The Format of Things to Come

According to the Fraunhofer's Stefan Daun, early efforts focused on the development of a standard file format called PPF (print production format) for exchanging data among equipment.

Heidelberg, a driving force behind the concept's deployment, reports since 1995 they have sold CIP3-compliant interfaces to more than 500 customers worldwide. John Dowey, VP sales and marketing, explains how it works with the Speedmaster CP 2000 sheetfed press