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The book covers Printing Technology, Organization of Printing Services, Typographic Technology, Composing the Type, Desktop Publishing (Software), The Postscript Language, Proof Reading, Pre-Press Processes, Camera, Photographing Line & Continuous Tone Copy, Scanning, Offset Plate Making, Presses, Offset Press, Web Offset, Specifications for Offset Publications, Proof and Proofing Techniques, Modern Printing Process Ink Jet, Newspaper Printing, Letterpress, Offset, Flexo And Anilox, Newspaper Production Technology, Flexography & Packaging Printing Plates, Gravure & Packaging, Screen Printing, Screen Printing On Paper, Textiles and Other Printing Substrates, Screen Process Stencils, Screen Printing Automatic press, Choosing A Printing Process, Security Printing, Bar Coding, Ink-Jet Printing, Digital Printing, Plant Economics of Polythene Bags & Automatic Printing, Plant Economics of Textile Printing (Job Work), Plant Economics of Ceramic Tile Printing Medium for Screen Printing, Plant Economics of Cloth Printing (Job Work), Plant economics of Computer Continuous Stationery, Plant Economics of Offset Printing Press, Plant Economics of DTP and Printing Unit, Plant Economics of Offset Security printing Press, Plant Economics of Roto Gravure Printing (For Flexible Packaging), Plant Economics of Screen Printing on Paper/Cards, Plant Economics of heat Transfer Label by Screen Printing Process, Plant Economics of Flexo Graphic & Roto Gravure Printing, Plant Economics of Screen Printing Cotton Cloth, Plant Economics of Hand Block Printing, Plant Economics of Paper Transfer Ink Labels (Like Tattoo), Suppliers of Plant & Machineries, Suppliers of Raw Materials.

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PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

Major Printing Processes
Relief Printing
Intaglio Printing
Screen Printing
Lithography
Electrostatic Printing
Printing Cycle
Sequence of Steps in the Printing Pocesses

ORGANIZATION OF PRINTING SERVICES

Commercial Printing
Trade Shops
Special Purpose Printing
Quick Printing
In-Plant Printing
Publishing
Package Printing
Related Industries

TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY

Hand Composition
Linotype
Monotype
Ludlow
Photo optical Systems
Photo scanning Systems
Systems Components
Storage area
Computer
Photo unit
Processor
Digital Typesetting
Scanning and Laser Systems
Basic Classification of Typefaces
Old Style
Italic
Transitional
Modern
Eqyptian
Sans Serit
Typographic Measurement
Metal Type Measurement
Spatial Measurement
Planning a Page
Typography
Type
Type Faces
Type Measurement
Type Formats
Copy Fitting

COMPOSING THE TYPE

How to Set Foundry Type
Select The Type
Adjust the composing stick to the Desired Measure
Cut Leads and Slugs to Length
Set The type
Prepare A Reproduction Proof
Machine set Hot Type
How to Prepare A Reproduction Proof
Dump The Type
Space out the form
Tie up the form
Proof The type for Errors
Pull the reproduction Proof
Distributed The type
Cold Type Composition
Hand Assembling Preprinted Letters
How to Set Dry Transfer Type
Position The First Letter
Transfer the first letter
Transfer the remaining Letters
Make Corrections as required
Burnish The type
Protect the copy
How to set Pressure Sensitive type
How to set type from Paper type pads
Assemble characters in the composing stick
Remove type from the composing stick
Trim type to size
Typing with a Typewriter
Phototypesetting
How to Set type with a strip Printer
Insert a Filmstrip
Expose The First Character
Expose the remaining characters
Process the film or paper
How to set type with a Headliner
Position The Type Master and Set the Controls
Set the type

DESKTOP PUBLISHING (SOFTWARE)

What is DTP ?
An Unusual application
It is Possible with Desktop Publishing
At the Press of A Button
And within A few Minutes 800 Catalogue Pages
Problems Exist with hardware Too
How This Book was created
Printing up to now
Layout Planning by the designer
The Typesetting Studio Recreates the text
The Galley Proofs Are Corrected by the Author
The Author Has to Shorten Texts which are too long
Imposition Planning
Final Control by Author
Any other requests
The Litho is Created
Printing Preparation
Printing Today with DTP
DTP simple
What Does a DTP Process Look Like
Creation of Text
Obtaining Pictures
Layout
Sample Print
Inexpensive Printing
Professional Printing
The Advantage
Comparison of The conventional System with DTP

THE POSTSCRIPT LANGUAGE

Image
The Printer Driver
Postscript Errors
Postscript Limitations

PROOF READING

PRE PRESS PROCESSES

Computer Generated Screens

CAMERA

Process Cameras
Camera Size
Camera Optics
Choice of Camera Type Vertical Cameras
Horizontal Cameras
State of the Art Cameras
Contact Exposure facility
Vacuum Contact Frame
Contact Exposure System
Exposure Control Systems
Image Distortion
Lith Developers
Chemical Mixing
Colour Electronic Prepress Systems
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Image Capture Systems
Image Assembly and Image Manipulation Systems
Rules or Borders
Illustrative Copy
Continuous Tone Copy
Photograph and Illustration
Combination Copy, Continuous Tone & Line
Mechanical Copy Assembly
Image Assembly for reproduction
Stripping substrates

PHOTOGRAPHING LINE & CONTINUOUS TONE COPY

Steps to Expose A Line Negative
Photographing Colored Copy
Screen Color
Negative & Positive Screens
Screen Rulings
Dot Shape
Special Effect Screens
Halftone Negative
Half Tone Exposures
Filter Factors
Steps to Process Line & Halftone Negatives
Prepare the chemicals
Prepare the darkroom
Develop the Negative
Stop the action of the Developer
Fix the Film
Wash The Film
Dry the film
Machine Processing of Lines & Halftone Negatives
Advantages of Machine Processing
Contact Printing
Contacting Equipment
Stripping & Proofing Flat Etching & Opaquing
Stripping Positive Flats
Stripping Halftones
Registration Techniques
Step and Repeat Flats

SCANNING

Scanner Resolution
Sharpness
White Point Adjustment
Black Point Adjustment
Gradation
Colour Adjustments
Preparation
Scanner Workflow

OFFSET PLATE MAKING

Plate & Platemaking
Graining
Anodizing
Coating
Prepare A Presensitized Plate
Desensitize
Lacquer
Wash
Develop
Squeeze
Wash
Finish
Print or Gum The Plate
Negatives
Positives
Inking in
Automatic Plate Processors
Step:Make a Series of Test Exposure
Step 2: Process The Test Strips
Step 3: Compare the Results to a Standard
Platemaking Exposure Factors
Multimetal Plates
Waterless Plates
Thermal Hardening
Types of offset Plates
Direct Image Plates
Presensitized Plates (PS Plates)
To Prepare A PS, Plate
Desensitize
To Prepare Wipe on Plates
Expose a Paper Negative
Transfer the Unexposed silver from the negative to the Plate
Process the Plate
Electrostatic Plates
Photo Direct Plates
Step & Repeat Platemaking
Platemaking Procedures

PRESSES

Letter Press
The Offset Process and its Principle, Advantage and Limitations
Lithography Offset
Presses (Offset) or Duplicators
Perfector & Multicolour Presses

OFFSET PRESS

Sheet Feeder
Sheet Separator
Printing Units
Plate Cylinder
Inspect and Measure The Plate
Blanket Cylinders
The Inking System
The Damping System
No Covering
Brush Damping
Cotton Covers
Paper Damper
Stockkinette Sleeves
3M Paper Sleeves
Dampening Solutions
The Autodamp Unit
Brush Damping Unit
The Hydro Colour System
Condensation Damping Unit
The Dahlgran Unit
Matic Damping Unit
Feeding & Registering System
Sheet, Stream And Web Fed Presses
The Delivery System
Pre Make Ready Check List
Make Ready Check List
Clean Up Check List
Two Colour and Multi Colour Sheet Fed presses, Cylinder Arrangements
Mabeg Feeder
Setting Instructions
Pile Loading
Pile Raising
Sheet Separator Unit
Pick up Suckers
Rear Air Blast Nozzles
Rear Flip Brushers
Setting Transport Rollers
Adjusting The Hold Down Rollers
Adjusting the Hold Down Rollers
Setting Plastic Transport Rollers
Adjustment of Rotary Brushes
Adjusting the sheet Hold down Balls
Setting Flat Brushes
Adjusting the Double sheet Control
Rechck of Double Sheet Control
Front and Side Lays
Swing Arm Grippers
Sheet Detection
Sheet Transport
The Delivery System
Panels Control
Press Makeready and Operation
Checking the work instruction
Preparing the pile
Feeder Setting
Feedboard Setting
Setting the sheet Path
Delivery Setting
Fitting the Plate
Preparing the Dampers
Ink Preparation
Electrostatic Powder Application
Washing Off the plate
Printing
Setting Register Controls
Obtaining the Pass Sheet and Running on
Wash Up
Plate Cylinder Packing
Change of image size
Impression cylinder pressure
Hydraulic Triping
Blanket Maintenance
Multicolour Printing
Image Coverage
Ink Transparency
Ink Colour
Process Colour Printing
The Multicolour Press
Quality Control

WEB OFFSET

Cylinder Dimensions
Plate Cylinders
Blanket Cylinders
Impression Cylinders
Inking System
Damping Will
Photo Polymer Relief Printing
Photopolymer Relief Plates
Solid Plates
Proofing
Web Offset
Newspaper Printing
Length Folding
Cross Folding
Concertina Folding
Combination Folding
Ribbon Folding
Cutting
Rewinding
Infra Red Drying on Web Offset
Offset Printing Machines
Durometer
Anti Set Off Spray Powder Control
Pressroom Lighting
Moisture Content of Paper
Business Form Production

SPECIFICATION FOR OFFSET PUBLICATIONS

Standard Specifications for Offset Publications
Density and Dot Gain on coated papers
Solid Density on Coated paper
% Dot Gain and Tolerances on Coated paper
Density and Dot Gain on Glazed newsprint
Dot Gain and Tolerances on Coated paper
Screen Angles
Colour Sequences
Ink Quality and Colour
Proofing Specifications
Proofing paper
Set of Positives
Colour Sequences & Ink Shades
Proofing Densities & Dot Gains
Progressive Proofs
Control Strips
Markings
Viewing Conditions
Photo Mechanical Pre-Press Proofing
Ink Trapping

PROOF AND PROOFING TECHNIQUES

Simple Proofs
Colour Proofing
Colour Sequence
Film Laminates
Pigment/Toner Laminates
Ink-on-Paper
Ink-jet Proofs
Video Proofs
Electrostatic
Proofing
Digital Proofs
Advantages and Uses of Different Proofing Methods
Digital Proofs Advantages
Use This Method When
Use This Method When
Photomechanical Proofs Advantages
Use this Method When
Press Proofs advantages
Use This Method When
Proof Correction Symbols

MODERN PRINTING PROCESS INK-JET

Ink-Jet
Problems
Laser
Ion Deposition
Manography
Problems
Led
Thermal Direct
Thermal Transfer
Film Plotting Machine
Computer to Plate Technology (CTP)
Computer to Plate
CD Rom
Printing
CTP or Not
Plates & Films
Scanners
Select Scan
Features
Horizon Plus
Arcus II
Duo Scan New
A New Large Format Imagesetter From Scangraphic
High Demands on Imaging systems
Continuous Progress in Quality
Punch Systems Compatible to Printing Presses up to A1 Oversize
RIP and RIP Interface
Technology Aspects
Scantext Combo Optimum Job Management
Combo Combines Several Work Procedures
The Combo Philosophy
Imposing with scantext
Preparation for the Exposure with Scantext combo
Imagesetters are for imaging
Digital Colour Presses & Computer to Press
Plateless
Digital Printing for The Printing Industry
Digital Printing for Pre Press Companies
Digital Print

NESPAPER PRINTING LETERPRESS, OFFSET, FLEXO AND ANILOX

The rapid rate of progress in Newspaper Printing During the past few Decades will continue into the future
Revolution in The Press Hall: Offset Storms the Letterpress Stronghold
Tailor Made Technology is The Trend of Today
Advanced Console Technology is Now Standard Equipment
Electronics Can tap Enormous Productivity Reserves
Counter Trend Towards less Complex Technology
The Newspaper Technology of Tomarrow
Anilox offset
Dampening Unit
Press Configurations
Waterless Offset Printing for sheet Fed & Web Fed
Sillicone Instead of Aluminium
Best Results with Temperature Control
Temperature Control of The Inking Units
Start Up Waste In Web Offset Reduced
Using Synergism
Waterless Technology for heat set Presses
Active Air Cooling
The Secret of the Waterless Process

NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Page Forms
Page Grid
Creating A Story Hole on the Page Grid
Auto Registration
Composing Story Elements
Composing the Complete Story
Boxed Story
Rules Between Stories and Over/Underline for Story Elements
Meta Editing
Advertisements
Yellow Page Software
Features
Parameter file Maintenance
Advertisements Size File Maintenance
Area Master File Maintenance
Category master file Maintenance
alesman Master file Maintenance

FLEXOGRAPHY & PACKAGING PRINTING PLATES

Moulded Rubber Plates
Basis of Rubber Platemaking
Photopolymer Plates
Basics of Photopolymer Platemaking
Qualities of A Good Metal Engraving
Types of Engraving
Hard Durometer Photopolymer Master
Water Washable Photopolymer Master for Molds
Molding Press Equipment
Laser Engraved Design Rolls
Rubber Selection
Polymer Applications
Vulcanizing
Griding and Polishing
Design Factors Engraving the cylinder
Proofing and Inspection
Use & Care
Advantage
Photopolymer Plate Making
Types
Alcohol & Water Base Inks
Backing Materials
Compressible Construction
Durometer
Platemaking From Sheet Photopolymer
Preparation
Back Exposure
Position Negative
Face Exposure
Washout Preparation
Drying
Chlorination
Post Exposure
Advantages with Photopolymer Plates
Steps in Making Liquid Photopolymer Plates
Making The Coated Plate
Exposing the Plate
Exposed Unwashed Plate
Complete Developed Plate
Plates for Corrugated Printing
Principles of Flexography
Fountain Roll
Anilox Roll
Plate Cylinder
Impression Cylinder
Flexographic Photopolymer Plates
Laser Engraved Plates and Cylinder
Complete Cylinders
Designs
Plate Cylinders
Sleeves
Impression Cylinders
Inking System and Ink Trough
Colour
Resins
Solvents
Printing Units
In-Line Printing Units
Central Impression
Reproduction Photography and Image Assembly
Objectives
Line Work
Halftone
Tone Compression
Process Colour Printing (Process Printing)
Light Sensitive Materials
Reproduction Films
Photographic Papers
Diffusion Transfer Materials
Photographic Characteristics
Photographic Speed
Colour Or Spectral Sensitivity
The Emulsion
The Film Backing
Colour Differences Between Emulsion & Backing
Surface Characteristics
Photopolymer Plate Requirements
Mechanics of Design Preparation of Flexo Press
Product Sizes and Forms
Typography
Line Illustrations
Line Count
Colour Reproduction
Colour Selection
Register
Rendering
Transfer Materials
Electronic Imaging and Computer Graphics
Computer Graphics Workstation
Flexography Printing Press
The Stack Press
This Stack Presses Have Following Three Main Advantages
The Central Impression Press (CI Press)
The In-Line Press
Web Tension Control
Tension Zones
Brakes Clutch & Motors
Web Tension Control Systems
Automatic Controls
Dancer Roll System
Tension Transducer Systems
Closed loop Tension Control
Advantages
Unwind Equipment
Flying Splice Unwind
24′ Diameter Flying Splice Unwind
Unwind Tensionfor Systems
Approx. Transfer Web Materials
Infeed Unit
Outfeed Unit (Cooling Drum)
Rewind Equipment
Centre Winders
Rewind Jusion Systems
Web Guides
Printing Stations
Two Roll
Anilox Roll
Fountain Roll
Fountain Roll Speed
Nip Loading
Deflection
Reverse-Angle Doctor Blade System
Deck Control
Continuous Inking
Side And Circumferential Register Control
Mechanical Components
Plate Cylinders
Anilox Rolls
Construction
Fountain Rolls
Cooling Rolls
Balancing Flexo Rolls
Web Viewers
In-Line Laminating
Folding Carton Presses

GRAVURE & PACKAGING

Printing
Conventional Gravure
Electronic Engraving
Gravure Printing Units
Printing Cylinders
Ink Container
Web Control During Printing
Web Register
Manual Adjustment
Automatic Correction
Web Turning
Web Drying
Liquid Inks
Web Cooling
Zigzag Folding
Combination Folding
Rewinding
Batch Counting Devices
Bundling Devices
Labelling Devices
Inserting
Web Cooling
Web Finishing
Combination Folding
Rewinding
Batch Counting Devices
Bundling Devices
Labelling Devices
Inserting
Web Cooling
Web Finishing
Combination Folding
Rewinding
Batch Counting Devices
Bundling Devices
Labelling Devices
Inserting
Offset Gravure
Sheetfed Gravure
Applications
Print Specific Applications
Advantages of Sheet Fed gravure
Advantages in Finishing

SCREEN PRINTING

The Sceen Printing Press
Types of Fabrics
Construction of Fabrics
Mesh Count, Mesh Strength And Mesh Opening
Stretching the Screen Fabric
How to Build A Screen Process Press
Assemble Neede Materials
Bill of Materials
Construct the Frame
Attach The Screen Fabric
Tape and Seal The Screen
Prepare the Base
Hinge The Frame to the Base
Add A Frame Support
Print Dry Equipment
Constructing Speciality Equipment

SCREEN PRINTING ON PAPER, TEXTILES AND OTHER PRINTING SUBSTRATES

Type of Paper
Textiles
Color of Stock
Type of Fabric
Printing on T-Shirts
Plastics
Types of Plastics
Metals
Woods
Ceramics

SCREEN PROCESS STENCILS

Hand Cut Paper Stencils
To Prepare A Paper Stencil
Image The Paper
Cut The Stencils
Adhere The Stencil
Hand Cut Film Stencils
To Prepare a Film Stencil
Prepare for cutting
Cut the Stencil
Adhere The Stencil
Remove the Backing Sheet
Photographic Stencils
To Prepare an Indirect Photographic Stencil
Prepare for Exposure
Load The Frame
Expose the stencil
Develop The Stencil
Wash out the stencil
Washout Temperature
Adhere the stencil
To Prepare A Direct Photographic Stencil
Mix The Emulsion
Coat the Screen
Expose the Screen
Process the stencil
To prepare A Direct/Indirect Photographic Stencil
Sensitize The Coating Solution
Adhere the film to the fabric
Expose The Stencil
Wash Out the stencil

SCREEN PRINTING AUTOMATIC PRESS

The Printing Forme Makes it possible
The Screen Printing Features and Their Singularity

CHOOSING A PRINTING PROCESS

Letter Press
Advantage
Limitations
Lithography
Advantage
Limitation
Photo Gravure
Advantage
Limitations
Screen Printing
Advantage
Limitation
Collo Type
Adantage
Limitation
Flexo Graphic
Advantages
Limitation
What Process to Use

SECURITY PRINTING

Currency Printing
Cheque Printing
Credit Cards
Caliper and Dimensions
Hologram
Hologram Types
Holgraphic Pattered Foils
Three Dimensional Holograms
Multiple Plane Holograms
Stereograms
Uses
Security
Book Covers
Print Ads, Direct Mail
Packaging
Sports Trading Cards
Numbering with Micr Ink on Rotary Presses
Ink Agitation
Heat Fountains
Distribution of Ink
Form Rollers and Impression Cylinders
Cam Setting
Setting Form Rollers
Impression Cylinders
Setting Impression
Speeds

BAR CODING

What it is
How it Works
Why It’s Used
Where It’s Used
Type of Bar Code and Description
Monarch STD Code
Monarch (Codebar) AKA Rational
Code 39 AKA Intermec
Code 49 From: Intermec
Code 16k From:Laser Lite Systems
How Bar Codes Are Structured
Continuous Codes
Discrete Bar Codes
How Discrete Bar Codes Are Manufactured
Letter Press
Off Line Ribbon Encoders
Web Presses and Collators
Bar Code Ready
The Ink Train
Number Shaft
Bearing Support
Impression Cylinder Bear to Bear
Impression Cylinder
Bearing Support
Inks
Users Friendly
Innovations

INK JET PRINTING

Continuous Ink-Jet Technology
Drop on Demand Systems
Thermal Ink Jet Technology
Piezoelectric Ink-Jet Technology
Ink-Jet Applications

DIGITAL PRINTING

Direct Imaging Presses
Plate Exposure
Digital Toner Based Printing
Press Configuration
Implifications of Direct Digital Presses
Personalized Magazines and other information Pieces
Elimination of Traditional Bookstores
No Out of Print Books
Mass Marketing Replaced by personalized Marketing
Virtual Elimination of Warehousing
Low cost Access to Quality Color

OKABT ECIBINUCS IF OIKTTGEBE VAGS & AUTOMATIC PRINTING

Plant & Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total Working Capital/Month
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over/Annum

PLANT ECONOMICS OF TEXTILE PRINTING (JOB WORK)

Plant & Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total Working Capital/Month
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over/Annum

PLANT ECONOMICS OF CERAMIC TILE PRINTING MEDIUM FOR SCREEN PRINTING

Plant & Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total Working Capital/Month
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over/Annum

PLANT ECONOMICS OF CLOTH PRINTING (JOB WORK)

Plant & Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total Working Capital/Month
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over/Annum

PLANT ECONOMICS OF COMPUTER CONTINUOUS STATIONERY

Plant & Machinery
Fixed Capital
Raw Materials
Total Working Capital/Month
Total Capital Investment
Turn Over/Annum

PLANT ECONOMICS OF OFFSET PRINTING PRESS