Make-ready

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003509",
  "term": "Make-ready",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The preparatory steps and adjustments performed on a printing press before a production run begins. This involves setting up plates, adjusting ink fountains, aligning paper, and running test sheets until the desired print quality and registration are achieved. The time spent on make-ready is a non-productive cost that printers aim to minimize.",
  "synonyms": [
    "set-up",
    "setup"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Druckausgleich",
    "es": "puesta a punto",
    "fr": "calage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/make-ready/"
}