Pre-mechanical

English to Russian Marketing Printing & Publishing

The primary purpose of this position is coordinating packaging artwork projects from design lock through to commercially reproducible mechanical artwork and separations in a timely manner. The position must interface with internal teams (such as Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain) who provide pre-mechanical data and artwork content, and also external partners (PMAs, design agencies, Printers, etc.) who deliver the work in the form of mechanical artwork and printed packaging.

Если я правильно понимаю, mechanical artwork — это технический макет. А что такое pre-mechanical [data]?