Welcome to Quad/Graphics! Client Reference Guide PLANT PROFILE Waseca, Minnesota ADDRESS A web offset plant, Waseca specializes in weekly, bi- Finishing 2300 Brown Avenue weekly and monthly special interest publications; • Waseca’s array of perfect binders includes 24-, 32-, Waseca, MN 56093 consumer magazines and business-to-business 46- and 52-pocket machines. (P) 320.654.2400 publications; and catalogs and retail inserts. (F) 507.835.0420 • The plant operates 8-pocket, 18-pocket, FAQS 20-pocket and 28-pocket saddle stitchers. Year Opened: 1957 Plant Size: 784,000 sq. ft. • Finishing equipment includes polywrappers, Employees: 750 roto trimmers with quarter folders, flat cutters, Product Mix: Publications, catalogs and retail inserts shrink wrappers, a bellyband/auto wrapper a collator and an offline mailer with selective inkjet PLANT TEAM capabilities. Plant Director: George Forge Plant Controller: Julie Mast Distribution Customer Service Manager: Michael Morrison • The plant offers full logistics and distribution Press Department Manager: Darin Coraggio services, including list services, logistics planning, Premedia: David Jorgensen package services, ground expediting, newsstand Finishing Department Manager: Mike Kelly distribution, product tracking, ocean freight, firm Distribution: Daniel Walock bundling, co-palletization and co-mailing. Postal Solutions: Brenda Mullins Human Resources: Ghulam Awan POINTS OF INTEREST • Quad/Graphics acquired the Waseca plant in SERVICES/CAPABILITIES 2014 as part of our acquisition of Brown Printing Printing Company. The plant was Brown’s original site and • The plant is equipped with single- and double- served as the company’s headquarters. web offset presses featuring closed loop control • The plant holds chain-of-custody paper control systems, including Goss Sunday 3000 certifications from FSC, FSI and PEFC. presses. The plant installed the industry’s first 75- inch Goss Sunday 3000 press in 2010. DIRECTIONS The Waseca plant is located approximately 72 miles • Capabilities include multiple folder options, south of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. perforating, UV coating for 4-, 6-, and 8-page From the Twin Cities area, take Interstate 35 south gatefold covers, and custom web capabilities. toward Albert Lea. Near Faribault, take exit 56 and • The plant’s black-and-white digital press features drive west approximately 14 miles on Minnesota variable data capabilities. Hwy. 60 to Waterville. Turn left onto Minnesota Hwy. 13 and drive south about nine miles to 375th Avenue north of Waseca. Turn right onto 375th Avenue and drive west two miles. Turn left onto 110th Street, drive 1.5 miles, and turn left again onto 360th Avenue. Go about half a mile and turn left onto Brown Avenue. The plant is on the left. www.QG.com/redefining 1.866.958.7823 [email protected] FOLLOW QUAD/GRAPHICS ON Innovative People Redening Print © 2014 Quad/Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. | 09.14 | 12- 0266 CONTENTS Submitting Digital Files Submitting Digital Files to Quad/Graphics SIP User Guide DBL Online Getting Started Paper Supplier Specs Printed Matter Shipments Saddle Stitcher Specifications Perfect Binder Specifications Cycle Schedules Multi-Mail/Multi-Wrap Spoilage Guidelines Co-Mail Specifications Postal Solutions Co-Mail Fact Sheet Periodical Multi Mail Offline Periodical MultiWrap Offline Periodical Tabloid MultiMail Mailing Information Permit Entry Point Delivery Monitoring Tracking Consulting Seed Tracking Program Nonproduction-Ready Media / Production Ready Media Inkjet Templates Parcel Shipments Production Ready specs Templates Printed in the United States of America This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, Client Home Page Tutorial-Smartools reproduced, translated, or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent of Quad/Graphics Inc. Smartools Help Notice of Liability Billing- What to Expect The information in this guide is distributed on an "As Is" basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this guide, Detail Invoice Quad/Graphics makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with regard to the guide Commercial Invoice and any associated materials. Quad/Graphics shall not be responsible for any Paper Invoice damages, specifically including consequential, special or indirect damages, arising Paper Storage Invoice out of any person's or third-party entity's use or the performance or lack of performance of the guide, and any associated materials, even if Quad/Graphics has Supplemental Invoice been apprised of the possibility of such damages. Innovative People Redening PrintSM Submitting Digital Files to Quad/Graphics Submitting Digital Files to Quad/Graphics Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO IMAGING WORKFLOWS 3 All-digital workflows CHAPTER 2. QUAD’S HANDLE & PREPARE PROCESS FOR ALL JOBS 4 Preparing page files for printing 4 Handle & Prepare steps CHAPTER 3. QUAd’S OPTIMIZATION PROCESS 4 Optimization vs. Normalization 4 Quad Optimization CHAPTER 4. GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING DIGITAL FILES FOR QUAD/GRAPHICS 5 Submitting PDF/X-1a files 5 InDesign, QuarkXPress and Acrobat 5 Native page file applications 5 Page construction guidelines 6 Layer ordering 6 Guidelines specific to InDesign files 6 Guidelines specific to QuarkXPress files 6 Guidelines specific to vector art programs 6 Guidelines specific to gravure printing 6 Guidelines specific to Die Cuts, Spot UV & Texturized Spot UV CHAPTER 5. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUBMITTING FILES 7 Fonts 7 Page file printouts 7 What should be marked on each printout? 7 Pantone Colors 7 Total Area Coverage based on paper stock 7 Submitting transparencies, artwork, digital images 8 Preparing digital photography images 8 Network options and file transfers 8 Naming conventions 8 Contact us PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent of Quad/Graphics Inc. NOTICE OF LIABILITY The information in this guide is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this guide, Quad/Graphics makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with regard to the guide, software and/or hardware, and Quad/Graphics shall not be responsible for any damages, specifically including consequential, special, or indirect damages, arising out of any person’s or third-party entity’s use or the performance or lack of performance of the guide, software, and/or hardware, even if Quad/Graphics has been apprised of the possibility of such damages. TRADEMARKS Throughout this guide, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark symbol on every occurence of a trademarked name, we state we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement of the trademark. All products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders. Innovative People Redening PrintSM 2 © 2013 Quad/Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. | 10.13 | 12- 0484 Submitting Digital Files to Quad/Graphics 1. Introduction to Imaging Workflows ALL-DIGITAL WORKFLOWS These files also undergo our standard “Handle & Prepare” process. See chapters 2 and 3, “Quad’s Handle & Prepare and Welcome to Quad/Graphics, the industry leader in the Optimization Processes” and “Quad’s Optimization Process,” development of all-digital workflows. In 1998 Quad/Graphics for more information. was the first web offset printer to embrace a 100-percent digital computer-to-plate workflow for imaging plates. 3. Workflows for native application files This manual provides the information necessary to submit Imaging provides full prep prepress services for clients digital files for our prepress workflows. We offer three basic submitting QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign files, categories of digital workflows based on file type. including conversions, digital page assembly, retouching, color manipulation, silhouetting and special effects, 1. Plateready file workflow and proofing. These files undergo our “Handle & All plateready files undergo a standard preparation process Prepare” process and our optimization process. For more we refer to as “Handle & Prepare.” See chapter 2, “Quad’s information, please see chapters 2 and 3, “Quad’s Handle & Handle & Prepare and Optimization Processes,” for more Prepare and Optimization Processes,” “Quad’s Optimization information. Process,” and “Guidelines for Preparing Digital Files for Quad/Graphics.” 2. Postscript and normalized PDF workflows All submitted PostScript and normalized PDF files undergo our optimization process to create streamlined PDF files compatible with any prepress workflow and output device. The diagram below shows the basic differences in digital workflows based on supplied file types. Files are positioned After DBLonline final Files downloaded in templates and page approval, PDF and inspected form folios are done files are imposed and for DBLonline sent to platesetter Plateready File Workflow (Handle & Prepare) Files are positioned After DBLonline final PS, PDF files Files are optimized in templates and page approval, PDF downloaded to final PDF and form folios are done files are imposed and and inspected inspected for DBLonline sent to platesetter PostScript & Normalized PDF File Workflow (Optimization) Prepare file, check Files are positioned After DBLonline final Files