Profiles
Highveld Pack
Highveld Pack addresses the dust, static and altitude-related print issues that usually show up after the easy first week.
How Highveld Pack works in a Highveld production week
Highveld Pack is designed for inland conditions where dust, static and altitude can affect media handling and colour behaviour. It brings those Highveld print realities into the profile and cartridge notes used on large-format floors.
Start with the substrate, the ink set and the inland site conditions. Highveld Pack is built for Johannesburg and Pretoria work where dry air, paper dust and static on vinyl or film can upset feed, head height and colour stability. The notes focus on FastJET, Stormjet and Skywalker setups that must hold on ordinary production runs, not only on a fresh install.
Write down the settings before any adjustments are made to the printer or media feed. Highveld Pack includes a short machine-side note for heater values, pass choices and a first nozzle or swatch check, so the operator can compare the next run against the same baseline. That record matters when static marks or dusty edges appear after a stop and restart.
Highveld output pack contents
You get an ICC route tied to the machine setup, plus cartridge notes aimed at inland handling issues. One page covers the key checks to repeat before a long print on vinyl, banner or film, including feed behaviour and early colour drift. It is set out so the operator can match the profile choice to the actual job, not to a generic test chart.
Use Highveld Pack alongside the related presses note and the swatches reference only after the base setup is printing evenly. Before any parcel leaves Bellville, run a final swatch or nozzle check on the exact FastJET, Stormjet or Skywalker configuration noted for the job. ICC work starts from a test print on your usual roll, together with the RIP version you run.
- Inland ICC handling for dry air
- Baseline photo before any setting changes
- Machine notes for FastJET, Stormjet, Skywalker
Highveld production conditions covered
This pack is written for inland production around Johannesburg, Pretoria and nearby industrial areas where static and dust build up through the day. It accounts for conditions seen after the first easy week, when media starts behaving differently as rolls, cartridges and cleaning habits settle into normal use. The notes suit shops sending work through OR Tambo routes as well as smaller counter operations that need a dependable test print before release.
Altitude changes how some colours and laydown choices behave compared with coastal setups. Dry winter air can increase static at unwind and take-up, so the pack points the operator back to feed checks, sensor cleanliness and a repeatable first acceptable print. Load-shedding interruptions are treated as production events, with checks that make sense after power returns and the machine is restarted.
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Machine-side notes for Highveld Pack
Use Highveld Pack for inland jobs where Highveld dryness and local media behaviour need adjusted ICC handling.
Store the Highveld Pack sheet with the test prints, substrate label and the exact machine settings used on the accepted run. When a buyer or supervisor asks why a profile was selected for an inland job, the record shows the media type, print mode and the checks completed before release. Keep that note near the printer rather than buried in a general job file.
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