Unit 1: Introduction to Printing Processes
1.1 – Evolution of Printing – Invention of Movable wooden and metal type printing – Lithography – Offset Printing – Intaglio – Gravure – Flexography – Screen Printing – Digital Printing.
1.2 – Structure of Printing Industry – Pre-media, Prepress – Film reproduction, Image assembly, Plate making and Digital prepress, Press, and Post Press Sections – Flow chart.
1.3 – Applications of Printing Processes – Offset, Intaglio, Gravure, Flexography, Screen printing and Digital printing.
Unit 2: Principles of Printing Processes
2.1 – Basic Principles of Letterpress, Offset, Flexography, Gravure, Screen Printing and Digital Printing.
2.2 – Print recognition of Printing Processes – Letterpress, Offset, Flexography, Gravure and Screen Printing.
2.3 – Advantages and Limitations of Printing Processes – Letterpress, Offset, Flexography, Gravure and Screen Printing.
Unit 3: Classifications of Offset Printing Machines
3.1 – Classification of Offset Machines – Sheet fed and Web fed offset machines, Basic configuration of Sheet fed offset machine.
3.2 – Single color sheet-fed offset press, Multi color sheet-fed press, Offset perfecting press and Small offset press.
3.3 – Classification of Web offset Machines – In-line web offset press, Blanket – to – blanket web offset press and Satellite type web offset press.
Unit 4: Classifications of Flexography Printing
4.1 – Basic configuration of flexography machine.
4.2 – Types of flexography machine – In-line type flexography press, Stack type flexography press and Satellite type flexography press.
4.3 – Special application of flexography in Food Packaging.
Unit 5: Classifications of Gravure & Screen Printing
5.1 – Classification and types of Gravure machine – Gravure printing unit, printing cylinder, Doctor blade and Impression cylinder.
5.2 – Screen printing machine – Parts of screen printing press.
5.3 – Types of screen printing machines – Flat-bed hinged frame machines, Flat-bed vertical lift machines, Cylinder-bed machines, Container printing machines and Rotary screen machines.
Text Book / Reference Book:
1. Modern Lithography – Ian Faux – SITA Limited.
2. Printing Materials – Science and Technology – Thompson, Bob – PIRA Publication.
3. The Print Production Manual – J. Peacock, C. Berril and M. Barnard – PIRA.
4. The Printing Ink Manual – R.H. Leach and R.J. Pierce.
5. Flexography Primer – J. Page Cronnch – GATF Press.
6. Gravure Primer – Cheryk L Kasunich – GATF Press.
7. Hand Book of Print Media – Helmut Kipphan – Springer.
8. Introduction to Printing and Finishing – Hugh M Speirs – PIRA.
9. Screen Printing Primer – GATF Press.
10. Sheetfed Offset Press Operating – Lloyd P Dejidas and Thomas M Destree – GATF
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