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Training Week
A working note for staff training on ICC profiles, substrate checks and daily printer routines.
Where Training Week helps on a busy print week
Training Week is a working outline for staff training on ICC profiles, substrate checks and daily printer habits. It is aimed at print floors where operators need practical routines, not theory on a wall. Use it to standardise the basics across the team before small colour mistakes become expensive rework.
Training Week starts with the machines and media your team handles every day. FastJET, Stormjet and Skywalker setups behave differently on PVC, banner, vinyl and paper, so the training note must match the actual queue. Inland dust, Durban moisture and power interruptions all shape how operators read nozzle loss, colour drift and drying behaviour.
Bring one photo of the printer panel, one of the loaded media, and one close-up of a recent print fault. Those references help the session focus on heater settings, pass count, feed direction and cartridge position instead of vague descriptions. A printed note can then stay near the unit for shift handover and start-up checks.
Shift notes staff can use
The outcome is a working set of routines for morning checks, media loading, test prints and profile selection. Operators should know what to inspect before a run, what to record after an adjustment, and when a colour issue points to media rather than ink. That matters more than extra theory that never reaches the printer area.
When you book Training Week, send the printer model, media list, operator experience level and the recurring faults you want covered through the contact form. Include photos that show banding, cast, overspray or poor solids so the material stays tied to your own output. If the shop runs mixed work, note which jobs are for indoor viewing and which go outside in South African weather.
- Daily checks for FastJET, Stormjet, Skywalker
- Profile choice matched to actual media
- Operator notes pinned near each printer
Conditions that change training points
A Johannesburg shop may need tighter attention on dust around rails, sensors and capping areas, while Durban conditions can shift drying and adhesion on the same media. Training Week accounts for those differences when setting cleaning frequency, print windows and verification habits. The aim is to stop small colour slips and feed issues from turning into wasted metres later in the day.
Load-shedding changes when maintenance can be done safely and when a restart check is required. Teams also need a simple way to mark the first acceptable print after a pause, especially on long banner or vinyl runs. These are the kinds of routine decisions the training note should cover clearly.
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What to send before booking
Book Training Week with the printer range, media types, operator level, and the colour problems your team keeps seeing. Add photos of current output so the training stays practical.
List the printer range, current inks, usual substrates and any recurring complaint from sales or finishing. Add recent settings if available, including pass mode, heater temperatures and the profile name in use. That gives the session a concrete base and keeps the training centred on output your team is producing now.