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• In-Line Press 11-05-2013
  The in-line press is the third commonly used type of wide-web press. Its color stations are separate, complete units horizontally mounted one to the other, and…Read More
• The Central Impression Press 11-04-2013
  The central impression press, sometimes called a drum, common impression or CI press, supports all of its color stations around a single steel impression cylind…Read More
• The Stack Press 11-03-2013
  In the stack press (Figure 4-6), individual color stations (sometimes called sections or decks) are stacked one over the both sides of a main press frame. Each…Read More
• Types of Gravure Folders 11-02-2013
  The U.S. population of gravure presses has undergone substantial expansion and rebuilding in recent years. Nonetheless, there are still many different folder co…Read More
• Essential folding Terminology 11-01-2013
  Signatures. A complete sheet containing all the artwork for a cylinder is called a signature. By examining or taking apart a magazine or book, it is often possi…Read More
• Other Gravure Presses 10-31-2013
  Sheetfed Gravure Although almost all gravure production is on web presses, sheetfed gravure presses still exist. Sheetfed gravure is used for proofing; for pri…Read More
• Packaging Gravure Presses 10-30-2013
  Gravure packaging and product presses are divided into two distinct groups for light weight versus heavy weight substrates. Typical products for light weight su…Read More
• Gravure Publication Presses 10-29-2013
  Publication presses are designed for high speed printing high quality color publications. Typical products include magazine, Sunday newspaper magazines, catalog…Read More
• Typical Press Configurations 10-28-2013
  Every gravure press is a custom-buit machine, designed and engineered for a specific range of products. A packaging press producing 26-inch-wide labels is ident…Read More
• Generic gravure printing unit 10-26-2013
  All web-fed gravure presses start from an unwinder, which serves the purpose of unwinding a roll of substrate, deeping, keeping adequate tension on the web.The…Read More
• Densitometric Color and Image Analysis 10-25-2013
  Solid ink film measurement. To maintain image quality during the pressrun, the operator is concerned with the ink film thickness being printed on the paper. Whe…Read More
• Densitometry - Offset Print Quality Control 10-23-2013
  Densitometry, colorimetry, and spectrophotometry are the three methods used to measure color in the graphic arts. The densitometer measures optical density. It…Read More
• Dampening Solution Ingredients 10-22-2013
  Dampening solutions are usually sold as concentrated solutions that are diluted with water to the proper concentration. In concentrated from, it is commonly ref…Read More
• Basic Functions of Dampening Solution 10-21-2013
  The primary function of solution is to desensitize the nonimage areas of the printing plate to ink. A surface that is "desensitized to ink" is a surface that in…Read More
• Ink Film Thickness 10-20-2013
  The thickness of the ink film on the rollers is a very important consideration in printing. Typical ink film thickness on a lithographic press is 0.2~0.4 mils (…Read More
• Design Principles of Inking Systems 10-19-2013
  A few important design principles are built into the inking system. Each of these helps to optimize the efficiency of the inking system for depositing an even f…Read More
• Inking Systems for Waterless Lithography 10-18-2013
  Waterless lithography requires a printing press that is equipped with a temperature control system, Figure 3-8. Two types of press temperature control systems a…Read More
• The Typical Inking System 10-17-2013
  The inking system, or inker, of most large sheetfed presses in Figure 3-7 usually has at least ten rollers and consists of the following parts:
  
  . Ink fountain…Read More
• Inking System Functions 10-16-2013
  The inking system of an offset press serves five important functions: (1) ink milling, (2) varying ink input across the system, (3) storing ink for consistent i…Read More
• Small Offset Presses 10-15-2013
  Generally, any press smaller than 11 x 17in. (279 x 432mm) without bearers (hardened metal tings attached to the ends of the cylinder or to the cylinder's journ…Read More