What a makeready checklist looks like for colour and register
The list keeps only four items. Count official output only after makeready. The tolerance is a number, not “looks close enough”.
A makeready checklist for colour and register has to be short enough to clip on the press: the signed sample, the measurement condition, the crosshair tolerance, and the inspection template name. A full page will not be used. Official metres start only after makeready is done.
Why it is judged this way
What is most often forgotten at makeready is the measurement condition and the template. Colour against the sample, register against the number, template against the job ticket. When those are signed, then speed up. Waste after the speed-up has an inspection record.
What to compare
| What you see | What to call it | What not to do |
|---|---|---|
| All four items are signed | You can speed up | Watch it while the web is already running |
| There is no tolerance number | Write the number first | Use a feeling |
| The template is still the previous job | Change it first | Start because the colour looks right |
At job change or when a roll is opened
- Print the four items on half a page.
- Sign each item during makeready.
- Metres that are not signed do not count as good product.
