NACE-BEL 18.130—Pre-press and pre-media services

Where 18.130 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
3. 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing
4. 18.13 Pre-press and pre-media services
5. 18.130 Pre-press and pre-media services

What 18.130 includes

• Typesetting, phototypesetting, and data capture in a form usable in various printing processes and representation in other visual media, including scanning and optical character recognition, and electronic formatting
• Preparation of data files for multimedia applications (printing on paper, CD-ROM, and the internet)
• Photogravure services, including typesetting and plate making (for letterpress and offset printing processes)
• Cylinder preparation: engraving cylinders for reproducing engravings
• Computer-to-plate (CTP) transfer, from computer to plate, including photopolymer plates
• Preparation of plates and matrices for embossing or relief printing
• Preparation of: • Technical artistic works (e.g., the preparation of lithographic stones and blocks) (wood) • Presentation materials • Sketches, models, prototypes, etc. • Proof production

What 18.130 excludes

• Graphic design of visual content for communicating information not intended for print, see 74.1

18.130 in other systems