Product

Platform

Operating system

Method 1: Send CIP3 data using diskettes

• Mitsubishi (sheet-fed and web-fed)
• Akiyama
• Ryobi
• Komori (requires Komori PCC-2 Macintosh software)

Method 2: Send CIP3 data to a Microsoft Windows station that is mounted on an InkPRO Macintosh computer

The software and interfaces required to send digital data to the press console are supplied by press vendors, or by third-party vendors:

• Press Vendors:
  • Heidelberg—CPC-32, which is also known as the PrePressInterface. CC-32 is compatible with all sheet-fed presses and the M-600 web press.
  • ManRoland—PPI-2, compatible with all sheet-fed presses.
  • Komori—PCC-4, compatible with all presses.
  • KBA—CIPtronic or Logotronic professional, compatible with all presses.
  • Mitsubishi—PPC-II, compatible with all presses.
  • Sakurai—CIP3 Interface, compatible with the OLIVER-472EDII and OLIVER-474EPII presses.
  • Shinohara—compatible with the 52IVP and 74IV presses.
• Third-party Vendors:
  • GMI—http://www.gmicolor.com/
  • Parretta—http://www.perretta.com
  • Eltromat—http://www.eltro.com/
  • Tobias— http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tobiasinc/TApages/homepage.htm

Method 3: Send CIP3 data via FTP to "Special" CIP3 readers

The following press vendors let you send digital data to the press console using FTP (File Transfer Protocol):

• Heidelberg Web—compatible with all web presses from Ex-Harris (Excluding M-600). The interface is called PPG (Pre-Press Gateway).
• Man-Roland Web—compatible with all ManRoland web presses that use PCOM.

Technical contact(s)

Viki Bar-on

Submitted by

Viki Bar-on

Date submitted

28 Oct 2002