Specs
Export Week specs
Key settings and check points used for Export Week runs headed onto courier and export consignments.
Checks before cartons leave dispatch
The practical details behind Export Week focus on the profile and print checks worth confirming before work goes onto a courier route or export load.
Start by matching the media, pass count, and heater settings to the stock being packed for export. Johannesburg winter mornings, Durban moisture, and Cape Town afternoon wind can shift ink laydown enough to show between batches. On FastJET, Stormjet, and Skywalker units, the useful check is a signed sample from the exact print mode, not a generic target kept from another job.
The first approved sheet should be recorded with the machine screen and cartridge positions visible. That image matters when a second batch is printed days later for the same destination. Keep the note with the job card so reprints follow the same resolution, speed, and curing pattern.
What the specs sheet captures
Export Week is meant for work where repeatability across packed batches is more important than pushing top speed. The note should identify the media code, RIP preset, profile name, and any ink limit trimmed after the first test strip. A short checklist beside the printer helps the next operator hold the same result through shift changes and power interruptions.
Cross-check Export Week against the linked Profiles, the relevant Presses note, and a Swatches reference before approving volume output. Do one last visual comparison under steady light before sealed cartons move to the courier bay. ICC work starts from a test print on your usual roll, together with the RIP version you run.
- Media, mode, and heater values logged
- First approved print photographed for batch matching
- Cartridge position notes kept with job file
Conditions that shift export output
Dispatch timing around OR Tambo, port handovers, and regional courier collections can push a rerun into different weather and operator conditions. That is where a precise spec note saves waste. On older sites in Crown Mines or smaller production rooms around Bellville and Durban, consistent naming of profiles and media often matters more than adding another test chart.
Coastal humidity can soften drying margins on vinyl and banner stock, while inland dust can affect head checks and sensor readings. Load-shedding also changes when warm-up completes and when the first stable print appears. Record the acceptable sample only after the machine has settled into normal running temperature.
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Records to keep with the run
Use Export Week for runs packed for export, where consistency across batches matters more than a default profile path.
Save the calibration reading, approved swatch, and RIP screenshot while the job is still on the machine. When a buyer asks for matching output on a second shipment, those records make it possible to repeat the same setup. Attach the sheet to the packing or production file so the print history stays with the export order.
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