COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ISO STANDARDS AND BIS STANDARDS FOR SHEET FED OFFSET PRESSES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN INDIAN PRINT INDUSTRY

Standards are guidelines, processes and procedural instructions for production of multi-colorprinted products with repeatable quality that are recognized in the graphic arts industry and particularly in printing. International standards are also known as industry standards, which are developed by individual manufacturers or joint ventures. The central point of this study is to analysis the standards adopted by industries and the same drawn up by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) “to facilitate the international coordination and unification of industrial standards” as well as the specifications formulated/agreed by the apex body BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) in India.