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Feb 3, 2010

HISTORY OF PRINTING IN INDONESIA

Presence of a printing press in Indonesia began with the arrival of the Dutch arrived in 1596 and is closely connected with the VOC. Year 1624, Dutch Reformed Church missionaries introduced the printing press in the Dutch East Indies by buying a printing press from the Netherlands to publish Christian literature in local languages, in connection with the purposes of evangelism. But the printing press was unemployed, because there is no power operators to run it.

History of travel papers, following some travel time records printing in Indonesia.

1668 Hendrik Brant print a document as the first product the government printing office, which Bongaya agreement between Admiral Cornelis Speelman and Sultan Hasanuddin in Makassar, which was signed March 15, 1668. Hendrik Brant in August 1668 got the contract to print and bind the book on behalf of the VOC.

1671 East India Company signed a new contract with Pieter Overtwaver and three other employees of the Company.

1699 Reverend Andreas Lambertus Loderus take over der Edele Compagnie Boeckdrucker to be utilized optimally. Many important works in Dutch, Malays and Latin born of printing, including a dictionary Latin-Dutch-Malays Loderus compiled by himself.

The central government in 1718 established his own printing press in KASTEEL Batavia (KASTEEL = fort, Batavia when it is fortified city) for the benefit of print official documents.

1743 Seminarium in Batavia Theologicum obtain one unit of printing equipment. Had published the New Testament (part of the Christian holy book) and several prayer books in translation Melayu. Printing in 1755 was forced to join the Castle Printing.

1744 The first printed newspaper called Batavia Nouvelles born from Castle Printing is managed by Jan Erdman Jordens, precisely on August 8, 1744. Its contents include government edict, advertising and auction announcements. Nouvelies Batavia newspaper halted publication (June 20, 1746) at the request of the Company's Board of Directors to Governor-General, As-oriented newspaper ads and contains information on trading conditions in the Dutch East Indies feared could be used by European rivals.

Starting in 1761 introduced the first printing of the rules Reglement voor de Drukkerijen te Batavia (June 1761) under the administration of Governor-General A. Van der Parra.

Vendu Newspapers 1776 News (VN) was published by L. Dominicus. This is the first newspaper in touch with the people of Indonesia.

1785 Printing of the city is strictly prohibited without permission to print any censorship. Censorship implemented in the Dutch East Indies in 1668.

1809 Newspaper publishing Vendu Niews stop during the reign of Daendels General Herman Willem (1808-1811). In the same year, bought Daendels City Printing Printing and combined with a Landsdrukkerij Castle, which is now called the State Printing.

1855 The first newspaper published in Javanese Surakarta once a week, his name Bromartani. Published by the Dutch joint venture company, Harteveldt and Co..
1910 In Jakarta, the national newspaper published the first, Medan Prijaji. The first paper mill, N. V. Papier Fabriek Padalarang, built in Padalarang with production capacity of 9 tons per day.

1949 In Jakarta, there were only 2 printing machines owned by indigenous people. Printing foreign owned produce only for their own interests only.
1969 Dutch government in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia to establish educational institutions and training human resources in the field of graphics, Graphic Center Indonesia (Pusgrafin) in Jakarta.

1992 Technology Computer to Film (CTF) into Indonesia. Initially only large printing press, just who has it. 1995, printing, printing medium and small began adopting. Until 1997, the use of CTF was practically equal.

2000 Entry of computer technology to plate (CTP) began to shift the CTF and the impact on the lower part repro business. Until now there are about 90 CTP machines in Indonesia. Formerly brands are famous for this machine is the Heidelberg and AGFA. Now it's started a lot of new players, such as Screen, Scitex and Basys Print.

We have a large printing press in Indonesia has started to adopt computer technology to Press a direct imaging (using the master) and Computer to Print (no master) that many machines using digital printing technology. Even the printing-press is now not only complement the equipment for pre-press business, but also post the press (finishing processes such as cutting, binding, folding, stiching, embossing, etc.), so that printing becomes onestop services business growing.

STARTS FROM THE IDEAS AND THEN BECOME A SPECIAL PRODUCTS

The printing process in the beginning of an idea ...., An idea that needs to communicate to more than one person. The idea was then developed in the form of words, pictures, graphs or diagrams. Raw materials are then be transformed in the form of final products such as magazines, brochures, labels, packaging, posters and so forth.

The idea came from thinking of the graphic designer. By thinking and technical considerations are taken into account seriously, finally created a product that communicates, for example a children's book, various techniques can create forms to make them understand and be interested. So that the values you want the really convey can be communicated. A large dinosaur picture or a very high tree was visualized through the creative ideas and production techniques are currently able and interesting children.

Printing process is not an easy task, but one thing is complicated and very detailed. There are 3 phases in which the precast, Print, and Finishing. Each phase consists of several small steps that eventually decisive akhir.Mungkin products will look simple. But in fact every line of work, the engine configuration, the ability of human resources and methods, knowledge, morale and even a vision or a printer will determine the value of a quality product produced.

The reality today is the phase precast technology has seen incredible growth than others. Including the development of Computer to Plate (CTP) and Workflownya. Having CTP, a piece of equipment that can move data directly to a digital printing plates, indicating the difference that the printing company has advanced a step further.
Like a restaurant, a food delicacy that is served will be very much influenced by the reliability of the chef cooking in the kitchen concocting a fit, according to customers' tastes.
Precast is the kitchen cooking. CTP and its existence Workflownya plus a reliable chefs who work in it, it will be very helpful in presenting a delicious product.

Print this phase is the actual printing process. Print a mass reproduction of a product, could be tens, hundreds, thousands, even millions depending Exemplar printing techniques are used. The existence of various printing techniques and types of print engines that are reliable, will help the realization of those needs.

Offset printing machine printing capacity 15,000 sheets per hour will be very fast to handle a job.
Digital printing with conventional printing quality is the trend of the present and future. The ability to print Print On Demand (POD) and Just In Time (JIT) is the answer to the customer in the future.
Woman when dressed, less afdol if not using makeup. Use neat powder, lipstick, eye shadow and so make a woman look beautiful and attractive.

Process Post press (finishing) is the final process to enhance the print results of a product. This process includes cutting, sorting, binding, spot UV varnishing, and packaging. Sheet of paper printed, cut, stacked and sewn according to the specifications given customer. There was also hot stamping, die cutting, spot varnish and embossing to provide special effects. Workmanship in the finishing process must be careful, neat and meticulous.