Optimization of individualized reproduction in long-run digital printing

Digital printing enables printing to be individualised by means of numbers and images. This survey suggests a way of organising a dynamic digital press based on a configuration simulation of all available printing capacities, in order to find the most favourable solution for the reproduction system in long-run editions of individualised prints. Experimental results are based on the printing of lottery tickets, where a number of printing techniques are used, such as offset, digital printing, flexography and silkscreen printing.