Nesting automatically vs. manually

Wonder Weapon Nesting/Ganging and Step & Repeat

A helpful tool for all print service providers for a more sustainable print production: commercial printers printing business cards, book printers setting up yearbook columns, label printers setting up layouts in the most efficient way possible to make the most of their sheet...

In a modern, flexible, and dynamically automated workflow, three areas are of significant importance:

1.) How does data get into the system and what relevant customer, processing, and billing information do I have to create?

2.) What needs to happen with(in) the file to get it print-ready; in case of errors, which corrections and modifications need to made?

3.) What do I need to do to set up the print layout in the most efficient way, in accordance with the printing system in use and dependence on the next steps (e.g., finishing)?

The term "nesting" comes into play especially for large format printing. "Nesting" means the space-saving arrangement of smaller print elements on a larger sheet and is the exact opposite of tiling/paneling. In tiling/paneling, a print element is larger than the available print sheet format and is divided into several tiles and printed individually to be assembled afterward.

Read more about nesting/ganging and automated finishing here: https://www.onevision.com/software-solutions/nesting