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In addition to serving as print test sites in Japan, Mitsubishi's two showroom facilities - the
Kanto Showroom in Saitama and the Graphic Arts Center at the Paper & Printing Machinery
Division in Mihara - also offer a number of training courses for sheet-fed and commercial web
offset press users. In May of this year, four new courses were added to the curriculum. Two of
these courses are geared for web press users and cover press maintenance training and paper
waste reduction training. The other two courses are offered in Color Management System
(CMS) training and printing standardization training and are intended primarily for sheet-fed
press users.
With an implementation rate of CTP systems in Japan now exceeding 50%, more and more
printing companies around the country are opting for full digitalization. Sheet-fed printers in
particular have shown a keen interest in CMS and printing standardization. Against this
backdrop, Mitsubishi introduced its CMS and printing standardization training courses, and
both courses have been highly rated by a number of people who have already undergone the
training. The courses also provide tactics for better pressroom management, including
productivity improvements, presented from the viewpoint of the press manufacturer. In addition
to the training courses, consulting services are offered in the area of CMS-related prepress
operations with support from Fuji Film Graphic
Systems.
One of Mitsubishi's prime considerations in
developing its training programs was the need to
maintain environmentally compatible printing plants.
This led to the introduction of process-less printing
plates and dampening solution filtration systems at
the Kanto Showroom, and this facility has since been
awarded the status of "Gold-Plus" by Japan's
Environment Pollution Prevention Printing Association
(E3PA).
Mitsubishi will continue to focus on the various needs
of printers and to offer its experience and know-how
as a press manufacturer as it goes about enriching
the curriculum of the training courses offered.
(1) Mitsubishi Offset Press Training Courses *
< Sheet-fed Offset Press >
• Elementary Course
• Intermediate Course
• Intermediate (UV Printing) Course
• Maintenance Course
• CMS Training Course (New)
• Printing Standardization Course (New)
< Commercial Web Offset Press >
• Intermediate Course
• Maintenance Course (New)
• Paper Waste Reduction Course (New)
(2) Description of New Courses
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CMS Training Course:
Includes general theory and practical implementation methods of CMS and printing
standardization. Developed for printing plant personnel involved with color management.
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Printing Standardization Course:
Includes management items and methods for standardized printing, which forms the basis
of CMS, and practical methods for shortening press make-ready time. Developed for printing
plant and pressroom managers. |
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Maintenance Course (Commercial Web Offset Press):
Includes practical training on maintenance and countermeasures for troubleshooting web
offset press problems. Developed for press operators. |
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Paper Waste Reduction Course (Commercial Web Offset Press):
Includes training on paper waste reduction software applications (expert software, etc.) for
web offset presses. Developed for pressroom managers.
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* Training courses are offered primarily for Japanese printing companies. |
