Sinapse press simulators chosen for Chinese association’s training curriculum

Sheetfed press training simulators from Sinapse have been endorsed by the Printing Technical Association of China (PTAC), becoming the organization’s recommended printing skills training tool. The announcement was made during the China Print trade show in May.

The PTAC says it has selected this technology to provide the Chinese printing industry with an advanced print simulation training tool so that the association’s offset print standards can be rapidly taught, understood and put into practice.

‘Press training has historically been a tough task, but the Sinapse system is truly excellent,’ said Shen Zhong Kang, a senior consultant to the PTAC. ‘The value of the advanced training approach was widely recognized at the first high-level training class held in March by the PTAC. This is undoubtedly good news for the Chinese printing industry as it goes through a process of strategic transformation. ‘The PTAC standard curriculum for the simulator will be supplied on demand and without charge to any Chinese printer or educational institution.’

Sinapse managing director Peter Herman added: ‘The rapidly growing Chinese printing market faces a significant shortage of skilled press operators. Typically it takes three to five years to train a skilled operator using real presses. However, a worker can become proficient in press problem solving by completing an 18-month training program with our simulation software. This is a major advantage for companies whose workers have never had formal print training and is also ideal for printing colleges in China and the 10,000 to 20,000 print students for whom it is not possible to provide hundreds of real presses to practice on.’

Pictured l-r: Thierry Mack, Sinapse; Anthony Chung, China Yin King; Li Shuangzhang, winner of the SHOTS around the World Contest; Luis Alfredo Ropero Barbosa, finalist; Peter Herman, Sinapse; and Shen Zhong Kang, PTAC