What to record for smashed dots on a textured wine label

For smashed dots on a textured wine label, at least record the impression and the blanket number. Miss any one and the next shift can't tell whether to change the part. The center of the dot goes white, and a ring is squeezed out around it.

Smashed dots on a textured wine label

For smashed dots on a textured wine label, at least record the impression and the blanket number. Miss any one and the next shift can't tell whether to change the part. The center of the dot goes white, and a ring is squeezed out around it.

Smashed dots on a textured wine label

The note is for the next shift

Writing only "there are smashed dots" is useless. The center of the dot goes white, and a ring is squeezed out around it. You also need the location. If a textured wine label hits the wine name or the smallest legal text, the note has to say whether you stopped or passed it.

What to write down

Item What it's for If you leave it out
Record the impression and the blanket number. Match it to the roller, the blade or the material Next time you guess from scratch
Metre count or sheet number Find this spot again The complaint won't match
Whether it hit the wine name or the smallest legal text Decide whether to pass or stop You only keep a nice picture

Hand this to the next shift

  1. Record the impression and the blanket number.
  2. Write whether it landed on the wine name or the smallest legal text.
  3. Use the name on the name list. Don't invent another word.

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