Course Overview
This course provides a solid understanding of web offset, flexographic, gravure, and rotary screen-printing technologies. It will be a combination of in-class theory, take-home assignments, and investigative assignments. A heavy emphasis is placed on practical evaluation and a good understanding of all technical issues commonly encountered on web presses. The course will utilize extensive hands-on training on a flexographic web press to teach students all aspects of flexographic printing including set up, run, wash ups, and troubleshooting. Students will develop a solid understanding of the flexible packaging industry through hands-on training in fingerprinting our flexographic web press. The course will evaluate packaging products and the various capabilities in finishing required in today's demanding market.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between web-offset, flexographic, roto gravure, and rotary screen-printing processes and their applications in industry.
- Explain the standard mechanical components of web presses and accessory printing units.
- Describe the standard mechanical units on the flexographic printing press and what makes them unique versus other web presses.
- Apply standard flexographic press maintenance and troubleshooting techniques.
- Manage ink, colour, and impression values on a flexographic press.
- Describe production challenges caused by a project's substrate and chemical requirements and how to address them.
- Document substrate usage and demonstrate safe roll handling and storage.
- Explain the importance of reporting substrate usage and ink inventory in a flexographic print environment.
- Demonstrate standard operating procedures for four-colour process print production on our flexo web press.
- Demonstrate standard operating procedures for wash-up and maintenance on our flexo web press.
- Practise safe work habits in a flexographic print environment.
Effective as of Winter 2025
Related Programs
Flexible Packaging and Specialty Printing (GCOM 4240) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
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