Course Overview
Students will gain a general knowledge of bindery and binder processes. This intermediate course in small press operation stresses press maintenance, problem solving and troubleshooting techniques. Students' skills are improved by printing more complex projects, projects consisting of more than one piece, multi-coloured projects with proper registration and working in teams to produce a program newsletter. Students prepare specific ink colours and gain confidence by printing projects of their own creation and preparation from other classes.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in GTEC 1364
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:
- Print multi-coloured jobs with proper registration (fit and register).
- Cut suitable stock in an efficient manner for the best cut.
- Measure size needed, cut stock maximizing yield from sheet.
- Describe the makeup of paper and ink.
- Use standard troubleshooting techniques with ink, plates, paper and blankets.
- Maintain quality control (ink coverage, paper path, cleanliness).
- Clean and preserve a press and printing plates.
- Use standard press maintenance techniques.
- Print a single printed and flexo job.
Effective as of Fall 2006
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice. Find out more about BCIT course cancellations.