Down Time Analysis of Dry Toner Based Digital Printing

Abstract

Digital is better than offset printing process as it imparts zero make-ready wastage. It also supports variable data printing advantages. Machine downtime of Konica Minolta C1085 and Richo pro 8100se digital press was analyzed in local market. The results indicated that white area on print matter, blank page, paper jam, paper curl, paper skew, wrinkle and creasing, print rub-off, miss feed, blur image, horizontal line, ink drop out, technical faults, custom paper, press room temperature, roller track, paper swing, paper moisture, registration, maintenance are the major issues contributed into downtime digital printing