Field

What it controls

When to change this

What depends on it

Name

The display name shown on routes and on the corresponding price-breakdown line (Fold, Crease, Laminate, Spot Finishing, or Folder Gluer).

When the shop runs two finishing machines that resolve to similar names. Add brand, model, or floor location so operators can tell them apart.

The price-breakdown line and the route comparison view.

Tags

The compatibility filter that pairs the finishing machine with upstream presses and substrate groups.

When the shop adds a press stream that needs a dedicated finisher, or when retagging an existing finisher to a new substrate group.

Which finishing rows Estimator considers eligible for a quote.

Sheet sizes

The press sheet sizes the machine can accept, populated from your configured substrates.

When the shop adds a new substrate size this machine can run.

Eligibility — a press sheet outside the listed sizes is not routed through this finisher.

Width and height (min/max)

The dimension envelope the machine can feed, in millimetres (or inches for imperial shops).

When the shop adjusts the feeder, or when correcting an envelope imported from a supplier sheet that did not match the floor. Only set these if you are not already restricting via Sheet sizes, to avoid double-constraining the same dimension.

Eligibility on quotes whose press sheets fall outside the envelope.

Weight (min/max)

The substrate weight envelope the machine can handle, in gsm (or lb for imperial shops).

When the machine's tolerance changes, for example after a roller upgrade.

Eligibility on quotes whose substrate weight falls outside the envelope.

Thickness (min/max)

The substrate caliper envelope, in millimetres (or inches).

When the shop tunes the feeder for a heavier or lighter stock.

Eligibility on quotes whose substrate caliper falls outside the envelope.

Output per hour

The machine throughput in sheets per hour.

When the operator's measured throughput diverges from the catalogue rate by ≥10%.

The running time and cost on the corresponding price-breakdown line.

Speed unit

The unit of Output per hour: press sheet (sheets entering the machine) or finish sheet (finished units coming out).

When the shop counts throughput in finish sheets rather than press sheets (common on folders that produce signatures).

The conversion Estimator applies between job quantity and run time. Picking the wrong unit doubles or halves the time.

Machine rate per hour

The hourly running cost in tenant currency (amortisation, electricity, consumables).

When the cost-accounting team revises the rate, or when the machine moves between cost centres.

The running portion of the price-breakdown line on every routed quote.

Labor rate per hour

The operator hourly cost. Set as a fraction of full rate if the operator can supervise multiple machines.

When the wage rate changes, or when the shop changes its supervision model.

The labour portion of the price-breakdown line on every routed quote.

Make-ready sheets per section

The extra sheets consumed during setup, applied per section on the job.

When the operator's measured setup waste diverges from the default by a meaningful margin.

The sheet count on every routed quote, which feeds back into the substrate line.

Make-ready labor cost (per section)

The fixed labour cost added once per section to set up the line.

When the make-ready time changes or the labour rate moves.

The make-ready portion of the price-breakdown line.

Running spoils %

The percentage of extra sheets consumed as a fraction of necessary run sheets.

When the shop's measured running spoilage diverges from the default by ≥1 percentage point.

The total sheet count on every routed quote.

Minimum charge

The floor amount for the finishing step. If the calculated cost is below this, Estimator applies the minimum instead.

When the shop standardises a minimum on small finishing jobs.

The price-breakdown line on small quotes.

Included steps

Operations performed in the same pass on this machine that share its make-ready.

When the machine performs more than one inline step (for example, crease included on a folder).

Make-ready double-count avoidance. See How included steps work.

Volume markup tiers

Tier-based markups by quantity in a card view on the row.

When the shop applies a small-run markup to finishing on top of the base rate.

The markup portion of the price-breakdown line on quotes that hit a tier.

Run speed variations

Per-condition overrides of Output per hour in a card view on the row.

When throughput depends meaningfully on number of folds, paper coat, or another condition.

The running time on quotes that match a variation condition.

Tab

Notes

Fold

Use Speed unit to set whether Output per hour is in press sheets or finish sheets. Fold quotes pull the flat sheet size from the product category's Page Folds layout, not from this row.

Crease

Configure crease as a separate row only when the shop runs a dedicated creaser. When fold and crease happen on the same machine, configure crease as an Included step on the folder row instead.

Laminate

Eligibility is typically restricted to uncoated stock via the substrate Coat field. Confirm the Weight and Thickness envelope match your laminator's tolerance.

Spot Finishing

A machine-level capability for spot UV, foil, or varnish. Per-finish pricing often ties to product reference data rather than the machine row alone; if the price-breakdown line is missing detail, check the product side as well.

Folder Gluer

Output is measured in finished units; set Speed unit to finish sheet. Use this tab for carton and packaging finishing, not for leaflet folding.