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DTP Print Production Print Process

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1. 12 cells
pre-press - press - post-press
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
comprise period at end of a sentence

2. Print processes
exposure to UV light through film (analog) & chem processing - laser exposure
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print

3. Rotogravure principle
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade
pre-press - press - post-press
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate

4. Gravure
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
supply to companies; ink - paper - equipment mfg's
serrated edge caused by cells
resilient - raised - wrong-reading image area on plate; fluid ink - plate attached to plate cylinder w/ double-sided adhesive - product commonly "die-cut"

5. Offset
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
never requires film - image printed directly from digital info - capable of "variable printing -" economical for short runs
comprise period at end of a sentence

6. Offset Lithography
aka Offset
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"

7. Flexo
serrated edge caused by cells
halo
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
anything that happens to print job after it's printed

8. Screen Printing principle
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
comprise period at end of a sentence

9. Flexo products

10. Screen
thick ink deposit - type of product
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
anything that happens to print job after it's printed

11. Types of printing companies
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garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)

12. Rotogravure
aka Gravure
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'oil & water don't mix' - plate relies on chemical repulsion of H2O & attraction of ink
pre-press - press - post-press

13. Flexography
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
aka Flexo
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing

14. Allied industries

15. Gravure Cylinder Imaging
strictly "digital" process - info controls "vibrating diamond stylus to "peck" out cells from copper plating
aka Gravure
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
anything that happens to print job after it's printed

16. Flexo principle
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
halo
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"

17. Screen printing characteristics
aka Flexo
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
aka Gravure
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18. Print production workflow
pre-press - press - post-press
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
printing on a printing press for mass distribution

19. Offset Imaging Methods
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
exposure to UV light through film (analog) & chem processing - laser exposure
aka Offset
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing

20. Digital workflow
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
aka Flexo
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver

21. Offset principles

22. Gravure products
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print
halo
catalogs - publications - packaging - labels (long run - high quality products)

23. Post-press

24. Screen products
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
thick ink deposit - type of product

25. Flexo Plate Imaging
strictly "digital" process - info controls "vibrating diamond stylus to "peck" out cells from copper plating
halo
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)

26. Offset characteristics
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver
thick ink deposit - type of product
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate

27. Pre-press
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
anything that happens to print job after it's printed
serrated edge caused by cells

28. Screen printing imaging methods
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed
thick ink deposit - type of product
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
anything that happens to print job after it's printed

29. Digital printing
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver
never requires film - image printed directly from digital info - capable of "variable printing -" economical for short runs
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print

30. Gravure characteristics
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"
halo
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
aka Gravure

31. Exs of digital printing
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print

32. Laser exposure
resilient - raised - wrong-reading image area on plate; fluid ink - plate attached to plate cylinder w/ double-sided adhesive - product commonly "die-cut"
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade

33. Offset products
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
pre-press - press - post-press
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
thick ink deposit - type of product

34. Flexo characteristics
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
resilient - raised - wrong-reading image area on plate; fluid ink - plate attached to plate cylinder w/ double-sided adhesive - product commonly "die-cut"
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed