08.03.11 - How do productions sites use press simulators ? From press training to skills testing for new hires to selecting the right operators for a new capital investment, press simulators find more uses than most customers expect.

Press simulators, available from Sinapse Print Simulators, recreate the experience of running a press much as a flight simulator recreates the experience of flying a plane. They allow press operators and trainees to experience a wider range of press conditions than they see on a daily basis on a live press. They are also able to make adjustments on “press” and see the results without incurring actual production costs.

But the benefits don’t stop there.

Transcontinental, headquartered in Montreal, Canada has both web (WebSim-Heatset) and sheetfed (SheetSim-SHOTS) simulators. It purchased its first simulator when it expanded into the Mexican market. Almost five years later, it has used it and additional simulators to train everyone from press operators to CSRs to salespeople to clients. It has even used them as a critical skill-evaluation tool in hiring and pay scale evaluations.