PARAMUS, NJ -- September 4, 2002 -- The 2002 edition of Budgeted Hourly Cost Studies on Digital Prepress Operations, released this month by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) contains hourly cost rates, specifications, and prices for nearly 250 prepress devices, covering 18 different equipment categories. A new bonus software section provides descriptions, prices, and system requirements for 65+ software titles used in prepress.
Calculating exact hourly cost rates is vital for profitability in the graphic arts industry, and yields important data for equipment acquisitions. The new Blue Book provides rate information for cost comparisons and gives detailed equipment descriptions, specifications, base price, and costs of commonly added equipment for each device. The perfect vehicle for getting hourly rates under control or comparing equipment running costs under specific operating conditions, the book is based on a Spring-Summer 2002 survey of equipment manufacturers and other sources, and has been compiled and tested for accuracy by NAPL expert cost study analysts.
The 304 page book shows how hourly cost rates are constructed, and how they differ for various equipment configurations, one-to-three shift operations, and different productivity levels. Easy-to-follow instructions explain how to adjust the rates, in minutes, for actual investment costs and employee wages. Labor and equipment hourly cost rates are calculated on separate pages to allow the user to add the hourly cost rates for labor and equipment in any combination. For example, if a cost center contains a workstation, a scanner, and an imagesetter, the user would simply add the rates of the two devices and the rate of the operator.
Though the book lists for $199.95, one copy is mailed FREE to all NAPL corporate members as a membership benefit. NAPL individual professional members may purchase the Blue Book for $149.95. Corporate and individual members may purchase additional copies at $35 each. To order, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, and press Option 3; fax (201) 634-0328; email
[email protected]; or order on NAPL’s website, www.napl.org. For fax, Web, or e-mail orders, mention NAPL Product Code NB-111.
EQUIPMENT DATA SHEET
NAPL 2002 Budgeted Hourly Cost Study on Digital Prepress Operations
Categories Represented:
Conventional Equipment:
-Film Processors
-Color Proofers
-Platemakers
-Plate Processors
-Step & Repeat Systems
-Inspection/Registration Devices
Digital Equipment:
-Digital Cameras
-Digital Color Proofing
-Color Flatbed Scanners
-Color Drum Scanners
-Film Scanners
-Computer Platforms
-Workstations and Workflow Systems
-Typographic Front Ends
-Paper Output Devices
-Imagesetters & Film Recorders
-Computer to Plate (CTP) Systems
-Digital Servers, Libraries, Data Storage
Software
- Preflight
- OPI
- Server
- Layout & Design
- PDF Conversion
- Imposition
- Stripping
- RIPing
- Trapping
- Page Assembly
- Image Editing
- Print Management
- Workflow
Manufacturers Represented:
A.B. Dick
Adobe
Agfa Corp.
Amergraph Corp.
Apple Computer
Cortron Corp.
CreoScitex
Dynagram Software
Enfocus Software
Escher-Grad Technologies
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A.
Global Graphics Software
Heidelberg Prepress
Howtek, Inc.
IBM
Just Normlicht
Kodak Polychrome Graphics
Lantana
LogEtronics Corp., Div. AFP Imaging
MacDermid Graphic Arts
MegaVision
Miles 33 International
Minolta
Mitsubishi Imaging
Mohr Enterprise/Vastech Distr.
Monotype Systems
Nikon Electronic Imaging
NuArc Company, An M&R Co.
Olympus
Polaroid Graphics Imaging
Presstek, Inc.
Printcafe Systems
Printware
Quark
RealTimeImage
Registrip Pin Register Systems
Roconex Corp.
ScenicSoft
Screen (USA)
Sinar Bron Imaging
Sony
Strobbe
Sun Microsystems
Tally Printer
Ternes Register System
Ultimate Technographics
Xanté
Xitron
New Product Summary: The NAPL Budgeted Hourly Cost Studies on Digital Prepress Operations, 2002 edition, contains hourly cost rates, specifications, and prices for almost 250 prepress devices, covering 18 different categories of equipment. An improved format lets companies mix and match hourly rates for labor and multiple devices to build hourly rates for exact user-defined cost centers. A bonus software section provides descriptions, prices, and system requirements for 65+ prepress software titles. 304 pages. List price: $199.95. NAPL Professional Track Members: $35.NAPL Corporate Members: First copy free; additional copies, $35 each.
About NAPL:
Chartered in 1933, NAPL is the industry leader in cost control, providing periodicals, books, seminars, training materials, special reports, audio and video presentations, special publications, and on-site consultants. New offerings, such as ProfitXL and CS InterACT software, live webcasts by leading experts, and a multitude of online resources, carry out the Association’s ongoing mission: “To prepare the printing community to profit from change.”