Adding a new press model

The press model define the model of each press; offset or digital. The model consists of printing units and perfecting units.

You can either import a list of some of the most common press models from an xml file or add a new press model.

1. In the top bar of the Console, click the Resources tab.
2. On the Resources tab, select Press models.
3. Click the Add new   button. 
4. In the Add press model dialog box that appears on the right, leave the Id as is, and in the Label box, type 8 color sheet-fed with perfecting unit.
5. (Optional) In the Description box, type Sheet-fed offset press 8 color with perfecting unit.
6. In the Method area, select Offset.
7. In the Feed area, select Sheet.
8. In the Units area, click the Add new   button and select Add perfecting unit.
   Note: For a sheet-fed press, you should always start and end with two manual perfecting units for tumbling and turning. In between, you can define printing units and maybe an automatic perfecting unit.
   
9. Make sure that the Flipping style of the Perfecting unit that was added is Turn and that the Manual check box is selected.
10. Add another Perfecting unit and make sure that the Flipping style of the Perfecting unit that was added is Tumble and that the Manual check box is selected.
11. Click Save.
    A new press model was added.