Presses
Audit Week
Audit Week sets out a seven-day inspection rhythm for SA wide-format shops. It tracks what changed on the printer, the media, and the operator side before colour drift turns into waste.
How Audit Week affects FastJET and Stormjet checks
Audit Week lays out a practical check cycle for a large-format print floor in South Africa. It focuses on the things that affect output first, such as profiles, media handling, operator notes and machine condition. Use it when the shop already knows the work but needs a cleaner record of how the floor is really running.
Start by logging the vinyl, banner, paper or film in use, then note the pass mode, heater values and RIP preset. Gauteng dust, Durban moisture, power interruptions and tight courier cut-offs change how FastJET and Stormjet units hold colour through the day. Those conditions matter more than a generic profile name on a server.
Take a phone photo of the first nozzle test, head height setting and media loading before any correction is made. That record helps when a morning restart shows banding, skew or feed marks and nobody agrees on what changed after the previous shift.
Records kept after seven days
At the end of Audit Week, the shop has marked check sheets, image evidence and one clear list of machine-specific corrections. The useful outcome is not extra paperwork. It is knowing which profile, cartridge batch or handling step caused the visible shift on output.
Match the week log to the relevant Presses note and a Swatches reference before adding more media types. Run one final nozzle pattern or control strip before the Bellville parcel leaves with the courier. ICC work starts from a test print on your usual roll, together with the RIP version you run.
- Daily checks tied to active media
- First nozzle photo saved before adjustments
Conditions that change the results
Audit Week must fit around OR Tambo dispatch pressure, Sunnyrock stock movement, Crown Mines production traffic and mall installation windows. Older printers need different attention from fresh installs, especially where capping stations, dampers and carriage cleaning history are uncertain.
Salt air on the coast shortens some cleaning intervals and can change how media sits overnight. Inland sites pick up more dust around sensors, rails and open rolls. Load-shedding also affects when to record the first acceptable chart after a restart.
Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd from 2 Makro Place, Sunnyrock 1401.
What to send with the request
Brief Audit Week with site photos, production timing, and what has already gone wrong. Keep the subject line plain and accurate.
Attach the latest calibration sheet while the test prints, RIP settings and cartridge details are still easy to verify. Include notes on banding, density loss, feed error or colour shift so the Audit Week record matches what happened on press.
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