Course Overview
This course identifies and describes the main functioning parts of small printing presses in the offset printing industry. Students set-up and adjust presses to print their projects and use basic bindery procedures to achieve professional results. Students will prepare printing plates and operate the presses under supervision to produce a variety of printed material. Students are shown different paper characteristics, such as formation, color brightness and grain direction which all help give a better printed product. Safety and environmental issues, within the printing industry, are covered including process and pressroom chemistry, inks and toners.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Adjust all functioning parts of the feeder, register and delivery, inking, water and cylinder systems.
- Set the feeder, register and delivery system for consistent and continuous printing.
- Adjust the press based on the thickness of paper.
- Recognize the differences between lithography, flexo and various print methods.
- Observe steps of producing a simple job from concept to finishing.
- Practice safety procedures on a small format press.
- Operate the different power components of a small format press.
- Perform basic maintenance on a small format press.
- Select the best paper for a defined print job.
- Review and understand the importance and purpose of good safety manuals.
- Observe good safety practices.
Effective as of Fall 2006
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