One standard.
For every job.
On every shift.
Bring your plant's procedures to every makeready, job changeover and print check. Guide checks and keep a record of what is done and what is pending.
The shift changes.
The work continues with context.
Before continuing a print run, the next team needs to know what has been checked, which reference was used and what is still pending.
- Recorded checksThe next team's starting point.
- Visible pending itemsWhat still needs review.
- A shared referenceThe criteria for continuing the job.
Try the example: change the reference availability and see what the next shift receives.
Before continuing
the print run.
Flexography · Flexible packaging
- ✓Substrate checked against the job orderRecorded by the team
- ✓Ink, anilox and mounting referencesRecorded by the team
- ○First sample checked against the standardPending validation
Is the approved job reference available?
Record the missing reference and request a review by the person responsible under the procedure.
Pending: validate the first sample.
Substrate and setup recorded. The approved reference is missing, preventing completion of the check. Review requested from the quality lead.
Reference pending · Validation pendingIllustrative case. The statuses reflect the selected example.
Every check,
with its reference.
Bring together the procedure, specifications and acceptance criteria the team needs to carry out the job.
- Procedure identifiedWhich instruction and revision were used.
- Job contextMachine, substrate and setup references.
- Acceptance criteriaWhat the result is checked against.
Illustrative procedureMakeready and first sample validation
Substrate, ink, anilox and mounting associated with the job.
Job order and customer specifications.
Compare against the approved standard and record the result according to the plant's criteria.
When something deviates,
make clear what needs review.
Record the difference found, the check performed and the response from the person responsible. Keep pending items visible until their resolution is documented.
- The difference foundWhat does not match the planned setup.
- The review requestedWhat the person responsible needs to assess.
- The documented decisionHow it was resolved and who recorded it.
The available reference does not match.
Specified for this job.
Difference recorded.
- Observation
- The anilox ID does not match the job sheet.
- Review
- Requested from the process lead.
The substitution requires a decision by the person responsible under the plant's procedure.
From «it was done» to a record of how it was done.
See which procedure was used, who recorded each check and how deviations were handled. Context for reviewing the job, investigating a complaint or preparing for an audit.
- Procedure and revisionThe reference used at that time.
- Checks and responsible personnelThe record of each step of the job.
- Deviations and follow-upWhat is resolved and what is still pending.
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Print run setup
Substrate checked against the job order
The operator records that the substrate reference matches the one specified in the job order.