Press paths
Handoff Pack
A floor route for a handoff pack on South African sites, laid out for teams passing jobs, specs and press notes between shifts.
How Handoff Pack fits into a working flexo week
The Handoff Pack page covers shift changes where jobs, specs and press notes need to pass cleanly from one crew to the next. It helps packaging teams reduce confusion around repeat work, ink settings and plate information.
Start the handoff with the exact job code, substrate grade and last approved print standard. On Gauteng sites, dust on sleeves and guarded areas often needs a note for the incoming crew, while Durban humidity can change ink behaviour between shifts. Include load-shedding timing, doctor blade condition and any dispatch cutoff linked to the run.
Photograph the press setup before wash-up, plate pull or ink change begins. A good handoff pack carries one visible record of anilox positions, tape build, impression notes and the first defect seen during the shift. That gives the next team a starting point when they restart the same SKU or continue after a stop.
Shift Pack Contents
The pack should leave one clear record of what ran, what changed and what must be watched next. Include press notes, colour targets, plate identification and any repeat fault that showed up on the web. A handover works better when the crew can match paperwork to the actual station settings without guessing.
Link the handoff notes to the matching press path record and the relevant ink entry before adding extra requests. Check that plates, samples, marked-up specs and courier items carry the same job reference before they leave site. Name your press and the job on it, and we will put together the consumables for the run.
- Job code tied to station settings
- Defect photo logged before clean-down
- Shift notes sent to named contacts
SA Shift Change Factors
Handover packs on South African packaging sites often need transport times, warehouse cut-offs and multi-shift staffing written into the note. A Johannesburg plant running older narrow web equipment will not hand over in the same way as a Durban flexible packaging line near the coast. Separate urgent repeat work from routine production notes so the next crew does not miss a press-critical instruction.
Coastal moisture can alter drying and trapping between day and night shifts, so the pack should record any viscosity correction made during the run. Inland sites may need extra detail on dust, static and sensor cleaning after stoppages. When power interruptions affect sampling, note the exact time of the last accepted pull and the station condition at restart.
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What To Send With It
Brief Handoff Pack with floor photos, shift timing, print specs, and what has already failed on site. Keep the subject line clear.
Log the handoff pack while the run details are still current and the samples are easy to match. Add the approved swatch, marked print spec and one short fault summary when a buyer, supervisor or next shift needs traceable records. That keeps repeat jobs from carrying old assumptions into the next press window.
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