Job planning presets for corrugated jobs

Creating a job planning preset

1. From the File menu, select Job Planning Setup.

2. In the Job Planning Setup dialog box, click , and then type a name for the preset.

3. Define the following parameters:
   • Carrier Size: Select one of these options for the dimensions of the carrier:
     • Set carrier size to file size if you want the carrier size to be identical to the size of the file
     • Custom if you want to define the width (W) and height (H) dimensions of the carrier
   • First to knife: Type the bottom margin for positioning the image data on the carrier. This is the first line to be cut by the cutting machine.

   • Distortion: If you plan to output the die of the corrugated job, in the Distortion box, type the same scale percentage that you defined in your rendering software. This ensures that the output die has the same dimensions as your original file.

   • No. of carriers per separation: Type the number of carriers you are planning to use for this job. If you use more than one carrier, note that the Carrier Size setting that you defined above refers to the total area of the carriers.

4. In the Cost and time area, define the following parameters:
   • Carrier assembly labor cost: Type the cost (per hour) of assembling the carrier.
   • Plate mounting labor cost: Type the cost (per hour) of mounting the slugs on the carrier.
   • Material cost preset: Click Select to display the Material Cost Setup dialog box, where you can select an existing preset or create a new one.
   • Carrier time preset: Click Select to display the Carrier Assembly Scale Setup dialog box, where you can select an existing preset or create a new one.
   • Mounting time preset: Click Select to display the Plate Mounting Scale Setup dialog box, where you can select an existing preset or create a new one.
5. Click Save.

Creating a Material cost preset

The material cost preset contains data about the various materials used to make the final plate for a corrugated job, such as the mounting strip, carrier sheet, sticky back, and foam backing. The preset includes the price of these materials, and is one of three sets of data that are used to create a new job planning preset.

1. From the File menu, select Job Planning Setup.

2. In the Job Planning Setup dialog box, click the Select button next to the Material cost preset box.

3. In the Material Cost Setup dialog box, under the list of Presets, click  and then type a name for the preset.
   The table on the right pane contains one row of the material Flexo Plate (name cannot be changed).
4. In the Flexo Plate row, click inside the cell in the Price column and type the required price.
5. To add additional rows (materials) as required, under the table of materials, click  and fill in the required columns for each new row as follows:
   • Price: Type the price for the material. 
   • Relative to: Select the dimension according to which the cost is calculated: Carrier area, Carrier width, Slug Area, Fixed.
   • Comments: Optional
6. Click OK. 

Creating a Carrier time preset

The carrier time preset contains data about the time it takes to assemble a carrier in a range of dimensions. The preset is one of three sets of data that are used to create a new job planning preset.

1. From the File menu, select Job Planning Setup.

2. In the Job Planning Setup dialog box, click the Select button next to the Carrier time preset box.

3. In the Carrier Assembly Scale Setup dialog box, under the list of Presets, click  and then type a name for the preset.
   The table on the right pane contains three columns: Carrier Width, Carrier Height, and Labor (time it takes to assemble the carrier).
4. Type the relevant information into the cells.
5. To add additional rows, under the table, click  and fill in the required columns.
   You can add as many rows as required according to the number of different-sized carriers used.
6. Click OK.

Creating a Mounting time preset

The mounting time preset contains data about the time it takes to mount the slugs on the carrier. The preset is one of three sets of data that are used to create a new job planning preset. 

1. From the File menu, select Job Planning Setup.

2. In the Job Planning Setup dialog box, click the Select button next to the Mounting time preset box.

3. In the Carrier Assembly Scale Setup dialog box, under the list of Presets, click  and then type a name for the preset.
   The table on the right pane contains three columns: Slug Width, Slug Height, and Labor (time it takes to mount the slug on the carrier).
4. Type the relevant information into the cells.
5. To add additional rows, under the table, click  and fill in the required columns. You can add as many rows as required according to the number of different-sized slugs used.
6. Click OK.