(set up) the procedures necessary to properly adjust production equipment to perform a print or finishing operation; the act of making ready or setting up to print
Also called set up All work done on a printing press before running a job Make ready includes adjusting the plate, feeders, grippers, side guides; putting inks in the fountains; registration; and matching the printed result to the supplied proof (bringing it up to color) For short runs of a few thousand, the make ready costs are a significant percentage of the total printing costs