What to record for misregister on corrugated preprint

For misregister on corrugated preprint, at least record each colour's offset and the unit. Leave any one of these out and the next shift cannot tell whether to change a part. The colour-to-colour crosshairs do not line up.

Misregister on corrugated preprint

For misregister on corrugated preprint, at least record each colour's offset and the unit. Leave any one of these out and the next shift cannot tell whether to change a part. The colour-to-colour crosshairs do not line up.

Misregister on corrugated preprint

The note is for the next shift

Writing only "there is misregister" is useless. The colour-to-colour crosshairs do not line up. Also write where it sits. If it has already affected a barcode or the large product name, the note must say whether you stopped or let it go.

What to write down

Item What it is for If you leave it out
Record each colour's offset and the unit. Match it to a roller, a blade, or the stock Next time you guess from zero
Metre count or sheet number Find this spot again The complaint will not line up
Whether it hit a barcode or the large product name Pass or stop You only keep a pretty picture

Hand this to the next shift

  1. Record each colour's offset and the unit.
  2. Write whether it landed on a barcode or the large product name.
  3. Use the name from the name list. Do not invent another word.

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