http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2223
According to the American image exhibition and summit organization (GOA) latest made an investigation shows that Latin America printing is in 2013 on a strong development trend. At the same time, according to the international monetary fund (IMF) data display, Latin America printing industry in the past ten years has remained positive growth, in 2013 is expected to continue to appear the rate of growth of 4%, the gross national product and the Caribbean (GDP) will also be increased by 3.9% in the next year.
Drive Latin America countries economic growth mainly includes: Mexico (3.5%), Brazil (4%), Chile (4.4%), Colombia (4.4%), Peru (5.8%) and panama (7.5%).
"Recent research results in our case does not feel surprised. The region appears so good economic development momentum and printing great success. We has a close relation in the region of the printing class held the exhibition in the exhibitors and visitors on the quantity increases gradually, even when the economy is not the top development so so." The United States image exhibition and summit organization President George (George) excited said.
In Latin America, packaging industry to become the most potential fields. According to the 2012 edition of corrugated packing magazine survey, sustained growth of the three major areas: corrugated soft packet domain, corrugated labels and folding carton. Packaging industry in the area of strong momentum of development have changed the whole area of the industry structure, but also accelerated the packing box between enterprises merger and reorganization.
The study found that the Latin American region is the most obvious characteristics of printing technology modernization, in the past ten years economic development though it is landing, but always maintain dye-in-the-wood investment ability.
Such as some is located in Mexico and Brazil's large-scale printing enterprise purchase the same level of market in the world, it is enough to foresee the enterprise in the production efficiency, product quality and service strength. In addition, small and medium-sized printing enterprises portfolio also sustained growth, they are currently facing the main problem is how to transform in order to enhance the global competitiveness.
According to agfa company Brazil and Latin America President Fabrizio Valentini about, in the past ten years, Latin America printing enterprise turnover are two digit growth.
The results showed that the region and other regions of the world as the printing industry, the development is in industry reform and restructuring phase, seek between enterprise restructuring, improve competitiveness and invest in new technology to increase productivity. Printing enterprises have to open up new market field, through the added value and the new way to strive to open up new opportunities. (Gold Printing Group)
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Australia plainpackage provisions cigarette packaging and printing design | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group.
| http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2223 It is reported, Australia plainpackage law, cigarette packing positive must bear the prescribed image content, including rotten teeth, one died of cancer of bone and so on, image area should account for three-quarters of the cigarette packing positive. Aspen mond said. "we just launched four different shape packing box five kind of new design, the packing box in China before the Spring Festival goods." Beijing time on November 28, afternoon, Australia's high court this year leveling the country's government tobacco industry plainpackage stumbling block for the smooth implementation law paving the road. The move is considered as the global tobacco industry nearly 40 years experience the biggest frustration. But for Sydney packaging enterprise BPMInnovations speaking, Australia's high court the move is not disaster but the Gospel. The company general manager dean - aspen mond (DeanOsmond) said, "since we in September this year since the introduction of new packing box, sales volume has reached 24000, now there is another 20000 packing box in from China to Australia's air on the way, these packing box will before Christmas is sold out." BPMInnovations companies sell the packing box of the retail price of about 4 dollars (us $4.12), but these packing box caused the people to the Australian plainpackage law enforcement effect question, at present the Norway, New Zealand, South Africa and the European Union are paying close attention to the implementation of the law plainpackage situation. Aspen mond said, since BPMInnovations packing company in October in appeared in Australia since the shop, the market demand "very hot". According to the regulation of law of plainpackage Australia, from this week, the country's Saturday start any a retailers sell "old" cigarette packing, will face fines of $1.1 million at most. It is reported, plainpackage law is the Australian government to reduce smoking is one of the measures taken. | ||
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
3D printer manufacture satellite and greatly reduce the cost of satellite - Printing in China
http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2220
As we have learned, the satellite is led by James at the university of Rome space, power and energy department of electrical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering researchers design, test.
Italian scientists at the university of bologna Jacob and his research team recently launched a 3D printing cube satellite, further saving satellite manufacturing cost.
Cube satellite is a kind of size only 10 centimeters or so, weight is less than 1.33 kilograms of mini satellite, mainly used to help the researchers to observe space, measure the earth's atmosphere. It's a big advantage is the deployment of relatively cheap, cost less than $10000, but keep improving scientists did not come to a halt.
With the aid of 3D printers, researchers can easily self-made cube satellite. Jacob said: "we are not even technicians need". The team chose ABS plastic as a cube satellite printing material, its advantage is to adapt to the temperature extremes, vibration, radiation and other severe environment.
Of course, cube satellite sensor and computer chip is not in the lab printed, this team specifically for these electronic components is equipped with a small metal radiator. Researchers in the kind of space environment to print out cube satellite was tested. The final test cube satellite will be sent to space, currently carrying secondary cargo rockets have sent to orbit. (Gold Printing Goup)
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As we have learned, the satellite is led by James at the university of Rome space, power and energy department of electrical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering researchers design, test.
Italian scientists at the university of bologna Jacob and his research team recently launched a 3D printing cube satellite, further saving satellite manufacturing cost.
Cube satellite is a kind of size only 10 centimeters or so, weight is less than 1.33 kilograms of mini satellite, mainly used to help the researchers to observe space, measure the earth's atmosphere. It's a big advantage is the deployment of relatively cheap, cost less than $10000, but keep improving scientists did not come to a halt.
With the aid of 3D printers, researchers can easily self-made cube satellite. Jacob said: "we are not even technicians need". The team chose ABS plastic as a cube satellite printing material, its advantage is to adapt to the temperature extremes, vibration, radiation and other severe environment.
Of course, cube satellite sensor and computer chip is not in the lab printed, this team specifically for these electronic components is equipped with a small metal radiator. Researchers in the kind of space environment to print out cube satellite was tested. The final test cube satellite will be sent to space, currently carrying secondary cargo rockets have sent to orbit. (Gold Printing Goup)
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Children's Book Printing,Pop-up Book Printing,Cheap Book Printing
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2221
At present, people from printing mode turn to digital debate focus is one of the traditional printed matter such as manuals, etc in the "green environmental protection" lags behind E-mail and other network products. Fortunately, the United States in the green environmental protection industry has made remarkable achievements of the significant, help printing become all over the world the most green one of the industry. From the use of environmental printing ink to use recycled paper, compared to before have saved a large forest trees resources, the printing industry is becoming more green.
One of the biggest changes is one of the widely used special the authentication paper into the sustainable development of the forest resources of the authentication of the printing paper. The United States has printing enterprise in the green environmental protection set numerous exemplary role, some green environmental protection attestation consumables can help printing enterprise to bring more business opportunities, therefore, the managers of the enterprise need to learn related green innovation product knowledge thus promote together with our customers to the green environmental protection.
The United States sustainable forestry initiative (SFI) the authentication
The sustainable forest development projects or SFI the authentication, this is a urged enterprise on the environment responsibility of forest certification programs. They advocate protection of water resources quality, wildlife and natural environment. At present, more and more American printing enterprise began to use have SFI the authentication of paper, this means that the paper production process with absolute "green" characteristics, do safety logging, afforestation.
Vegetable ink
Many printing enterprise also the green friendly ink, choose based on vegetable ink instead of harmful to the environment of related products. Vegetable ink can effectively prevent mixed ink printing production process ranked in the air harmful gas, for the natural environment bring higher quality air. At the same time, some printing enterprise also avoid the use of certain contains heavy metal pigment printing ink. Of course, the U.S. some green printing enterprise is still in the special fields use metal ink. Even so, a few famous printing enterprise but not this kind of way to propagandize, but lead customers to choose vegetable ink and non-metallic ink, establish the green environmental protection idea.
Recycle paper
Now, more and more prints by again recycling paper production to reduce waste, can be sure that is printing enterprises have begun to participate in recycle project plan, in the production work as far as possible to reduce cutting machine waste and office garbage. Plant type ink also can be very good to recycle, so you need to check the office is the printer can through the appropriate method for ink recovery, make working environment more green.
Printed matter than the digital product more green
Of course, this view has certain limitations, but there are a lot of data that this view.
· printing products than digital more green. Printing every "cut" a tree, then will plant three trees
· digital version reader produce carbon dioxide than traditional printed matter
· a year on average is down, everyone USES a computer energy consumed by the use of paper materials is 2.5 times.
· in the United States, 60% of the printing paper products adopt biological fuel resources
· used in digital equipment materials are harmful to the environment, and most paper production process using non-toxic materials
In fact, about printing is harmful to the environment debate has pale. However, this does not mean that in everyday life we use prints are green. Finally, we must education their citizens, at any time for natural resources for inspection to see whether the United States printing enterprise real do green environmental protection. (Gold Printing Group)
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At present, people from printing mode turn to digital debate focus is one of the traditional printed matter such as manuals, etc in the "green environmental protection" lags behind E-mail and other network products. Fortunately, the United States in the green environmental protection industry has made remarkable achievements of the significant, help printing become all over the world the most green one of the industry. From the use of environmental printing ink to use recycled paper, compared to before have saved a large forest trees resources, the printing industry is becoming more green.
One of the biggest changes is one of the widely used special the authentication paper into the sustainable development of the forest resources of the authentication of the printing paper. The United States has printing enterprise in the green environmental protection set numerous exemplary role, some green environmental protection attestation consumables can help printing enterprise to bring more business opportunities, therefore, the managers of the enterprise need to learn related green innovation product knowledge thus promote together with our customers to the green environmental protection.
The United States sustainable forestry initiative (SFI) the authentication
The sustainable forest development projects or SFI the authentication, this is a urged enterprise on the environment responsibility of forest certification programs. They advocate protection of water resources quality, wildlife and natural environment. At present, more and more American printing enterprise began to use have SFI the authentication of paper, this means that the paper production process with absolute "green" characteristics, do safety logging, afforestation.
Vegetable ink
Many printing enterprise also the green friendly ink, choose based on vegetable ink instead of harmful to the environment of related products. Vegetable ink can effectively prevent mixed ink printing production process ranked in the air harmful gas, for the natural environment bring higher quality air. At the same time, some printing enterprise also avoid the use of certain contains heavy metal pigment printing ink. Of course, the U.S. some green printing enterprise is still in the special fields use metal ink. Even so, a few famous printing enterprise but not this kind of way to propagandize, but lead customers to choose vegetable ink and non-metallic ink, establish the green environmental protection idea.
Recycle paper
Now, more and more prints by again recycling paper production to reduce waste, can be sure that is printing enterprises have begun to participate in recycle project plan, in the production work as far as possible to reduce cutting machine waste and office garbage. Plant type ink also can be very good to recycle, so you need to check the office is the printer can through the appropriate method for ink recovery, make working environment more green.
Printed matter than the digital product more green
Of course, this view has certain limitations, but there are a lot of data that this view.
· printing products than digital more green. Printing every "cut" a tree, then will plant three trees
· digital version reader produce carbon dioxide than traditional printed matter
· a year on average is down, everyone USES a computer energy consumed by the use of paper materials is 2.5 times.
· in the United States, 60% of the printing paper products adopt biological fuel resources
· used in digital equipment materials are harmful to the environment, and most paper production process using non-toxic materials
In fact, about printing is harmful to the environment debate has pale. However, this does not mean that in everyday life we use prints are green. Finally, we must education their citizens, at any time for natural resources for inspection to see whether the United States printing enterprise real do green environmental protection. (Gold Printing Group)
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
The world's first 3 d printing artificial liver tissue | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2219
In recent years, 3D printing technology in the application of cell print caused the industry of great interest, the existing successful cases including artery and kidney print. Recently, the Scottish scientists developed using the human body cell print artificial liver organization technology.
The study found that in response to physiologic stronger 3D culture grow up cells and 2D culture cells in different performance, and the current pharmaceutical industry USES more is 2D technology. Edinburgh heriot-watt university researchers developed based on valve cells printing process, can produce specific cell types, capacity is only 2 nl or every drop less than 5 cells. 3D printing artificial liver organization for pharmaceutical industry great significance, because it can make the human body's response to medications simulation more lifelike, help to choose safe and effective drugs.
The technology of face a big challenge is to develop more control and more fine print nozzle, in order to effectively protect the viability of the cells and tissues. More recently, researchers have developed based on valve double nozzle printer for printing quality cells, including printing first used for tissue regeneration of embryonic stem cells.
Will the doctor is the Edinburgh heriot-watt university investment of 100000 euros in charge of the project team. They and midlothian Roslin cells in close cooperation of the laboratory, the laboratory and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology organization cooperation and jointly promote the commercialization of the product stem cells, and their goal is to create small human liver tissue.
At present, drug test need a lot of experimental animals, it is not ideal, because the cost is very high, but also was not accurate enough, can't truly reflect the drugs to the influence of human metabolism and toxicity.
The researchers hope artificial liver can replace animal experiment, let pharmaceutical companies using the technology to test new drugs, get better test results, but also in the clinical trials drastically reduce the cost.
Dr. Will said: "breakthrough new drugs from development to come onto the market need 10 to 15 years and more than $1 billion investment. 3D printing human organs can shorten the time to 10 years the following, and the cost is only half of the original. All drugs all need for liver toxicity test, so the technology can benefit all drugs."
Artificial liver research difficulties, because it contains many different cell types and complex vascular structure. The researchers wanted to use 3D printing technology produce structure relatively simple 1 mm mini liver and all kinds of stem cells. They believe that a available the birth of organs probably still need two or three years.
This research project at present got Scottish university physical union (SUPA) INSPIRE project funding. (Gold Printing Group)
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In recent years, 3D printing technology in the application of cell print caused the industry of great interest, the existing successful cases including artery and kidney print. Recently, the Scottish scientists developed using the human body cell print artificial liver organization technology.
The study found that in response to physiologic stronger 3D culture grow up cells and 2D culture cells in different performance, and the current pharmaceutical industry USES more is 2D technology. Edinburgh heriot-watt university researchers developed based on valve cells printing process, can produce specific cell types, capacity is only 2 nl or every drop less than 5 cells. 3D printing artificial liver organization for pharmaceutical industry great significance, because it can make the human body's response to medications simulation more lifelike, help to choose safe and effective drugs.
The technology of face a big challenge is to develop more control and more fine print nozzle, in order to effectively protect the viability of the cells and tissues. More recently, researchers have developed based on valve double nozzle printer for printing quality cells, including printing first used for tissue regeneration of embryonic stem cells.
Will the doctor is the Edinburgh heriot-watt university investment of 100000 euros in charge of the project team. They and midlothian Roslin cells in close cooperation of the laboratory, the laboratory and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology organization cooperation and jointly promote the commercialization of the product stem cells, and their goal is to create small human liver tissue.
At present, drug test need a lot of experimental animals, it is not ideal, because the cost is very high, but also was not accurate enough, can't truly reflect the drugs to the influence of human metabolism and toxicity.
The researchers hope artificial liver can replace animal experiment, let pharmaceutical companies using the technology to test new drugs, get better test results, but also in the clinical trials drastically reduce the cost.
Dr. Will said: "breakthrough new drugs from development to come onto the market need 10 to 15 years and more than $1 billion investment. 3D printing human organs can shorten the time to 10 years the following, and the cost is only half of the original. All drugs all need for liver toxicity test, so the technology can benefit all drugs."
Artificial liver research difficulties, because it contains many different cell types and complex vascular structure. The researchers wanted to use 3D printing technology produce structure relatively simple 1 mm mini liver and all kinds of stem cells. They believe that a available the birth of organs probably still need two or three years.
This research project at present got Scottish university physical union (SUPA) INSPIRE project funding. (Gold Printing Group)
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Epson announced the printing market - Printing in China | Book Printing
http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2216
According to the report, epson company introduced two new roll paper feed the sublimation printer - 44 inches of SureColorSC - F6000 and 64 inches of SureColorSC - F7000, announced its begin to enter the sublimation printing market.
European epson's production manager said: "textile printing digital still less than 2% of the market, but its application will be more and more wide. Our strategy is through to professional printing industry's growing short-term production to provide the most reliable and most cost-effective production solutions, so as to improve textile printing in the market share.
The new printer can in all the major transfer paper provides up to 720 x1440dpi high quality output. They don't but epson production first the sublimation type printing machine, is also the first in the industry model, its components from the ink and the print head, to press chassis and choose and buy parts are made by the same company design and production. In this way, can ensure quality, performance, and reliability optimization.
The epson support and professional instruction, the new SureColorSC - F6000 and SC - F7000 will make the sublimation market printing machine can adapt to a wide range of innovative applications, this is only just beginning, the future epson will launch more products. (Gold Printing Group)
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According to the report, epson company introduced two new roll paper feed the sublimation printer - 44 inches of SureColorSC - F6000 and 64 inches of SureColorSC - F7000, announced its begin to enter the sublimation printing market.
European epson's production manager said: "textile printing digital still less than 2% of the market, but its application will be more and more wide. Our strategy is through to professional printing industry's growing short-term production to provide the most reliable and most cost-effective production solutions, so as to improve textile printing in the market share.
The new printer can in all the major transfer paper provides up to 720 x1440dpi high quality output. They don't but epson production first the sublimation type printing machine, is also the first in the industry model, its components from the ink and the print head, to press chassis and choose and buy parts are made by the same company design and production. In this way, can ensure quality, performance, and reliability optimization.
The epson support and professional instruction, the new SureColorSC - F6000 and SC - F7000 will make the sublimation market printing machine can adapt to a wide range of innovative applications, this is only just beginning, the future epson will launch more products. (Gold Printing Group)
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
What is a Flyer？ | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group.
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2216
Flyer also called color page brochure, publicity color page. Publicity color page is one of the important media business activities, as a listed aggregation new artefact of a affectionate of commercial way, advanced publicity, backbone big, and the amount is low! Publicity appearance that things image, through the colors in the press process, with bright, lively, image, ablaze admirable colour outstanding achievement of a artefact or a things form, function. It includes, blush page design, bowl making, printing, in the anatomy of chat account fabricated by printing, aboveboard and broadly the advice to the accessible of advice propaganda.
With the accelerated bread-and-butter development of society, blush page publicity in bartering activities became basal a link.
Publicity blush appropriate is
1, is alien to the chump articles and casework of cardboard blush press media.
2, cheap, fast and beheld display.
3, broadly acclimated in commercial aggregation supplies.
Propaganda commercial actual is mainly coated paper, according to the gram weight credibility with a band-aid of 105 grams, 128 grams, 157 grams, 250 grams
Publicity blush page mainly include: artefact description, use method, action display, angel advance activities, introduce, advance the pin, posters, etc., from adolescence name agenda to the big account album, and again to calendar, accord to breeding blush page. It not alone in people's lives accept beautification effect, in the business activities aswell plays the role of a fellowship, and advance bread-and-butter development.
Card: advice acclimated to acquaint yourself rectangle pieces of paper, the printed his name and title, address, etc.
DM sheet: accepted A4 / A3 size, two folding or three folding, or two sides.
Poster: the name of content, presented in the paper, the accepted for leaflet, pros and cons, admeasurement bigger than DM individual piece.
The account album: will accept to be text, pictures, etc., with the book bounden form, through the printing, authoritative a account book.
Folding: agnate to the account album, about accept 2-3 fold, agreeable than the account anthology briefly, through the illustrated adjustment to acquaint the applied bearings of businesses, let readers can in a abbreviate time apperceive a business, accept a enterprise.
Desk calendar: will charge to achievement of words, images, etc., use board agenda bounden form, through the printing, to accomplish a board calendar, usually alleged as personality board calendar.
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Flyer also called color page brochure, publicity color page. Publicity color page is one of the important media business activities, as a listed aggregation new artefact of a affectionate of commercial way, advanced publicity, backbone big, and the amount is low! Publicity appearance that things image, through the colors in the press process, with bright, lively, image, ablaze admirable colour outstanding achievement of a artefact or a things form, function. It includes, blush page design, bowl making, printing, in the anatomy of chat account fabricated by printing, aboveboard and broadly the advice to the accessible of advice propaganda.
With the accelerated bread-and-butter development of society, blush page publicity in bartering activities became basal a link.
Publicity blush appropriate is
1, is alien to the chump articles and casework of cardboard blush press media.
2, cheap, fast and beheld display.
3, broadly acclimated in commercial aggregation supplies.
Propaganda commercial actual is mainly coated paper, according to the gram weight credibility with a band-aid of 105 grams, 128 grams, 157 grams, 250 grams
Publicity blush page mainly include: artefact description, use method, action display, angel advance activities, introduce, advance the pin, posters, etc., from adolescence name agenda to the big account album, and again to calendar, accord to breeding blush page. It not alone in people's lives accept beautification effect, in the business activities aswell plays the role of a fellowship, and advance bread-and-butter development.
Card: advice acclimated to acquaint yourself rectangle pieces of paper, the printed his name and title, address, etc.
DM sheet: accepted A4 / A3 size, two folding or three folding, or two sides.
Poster: the name of content, presented in the paper, the accepted for leaflet, pros and cons, admeasurement bigger than DM individual piece.
The account album: will accept to be text, pictures, etc., with the book bounden form, through the printing, authoritative a account book.
Folding: agnate to the account album, about accept 2-3 fold, agreeable than the account anthology briefly, through the illustrated adjustment to acquaint the applied bearings of businesses, let readers can in a abbreviate time apperceive a business, accept a enterprise.
Desk calendar: will charge to achievement of words, images, etc., use board agenda bounden form, through the printing, to accomplish a board calendar, usually alleged as personality board calendar.
(Gold Printing Group)
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Monday, November 19, 2012
about After printing process and the relationship between digital printing - Printing in China | Book Printing
http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2213
Although the "printing sunset industry theory" by many people talk about, but to the reporter gold printing group provides the MBO in China after the market survey get a feedback information: at least China's printing; industry, especially the book printing and not in atrophy, but to "high quality, high efficiency, high rate of return, low energy consumption, low pollution, low capital" healthy industrial transformation.
A trend: the transformation from printing to. The personage inside course of study may be feeling infection to Chinese printing enterprise for new technologies such as tide of chasing, first of all from the laser printing CTP, then the press to multicolor, massive surface, multi-function printing direction, the next wave is what? Gold printing group said: "must be post-press!" Because a lot of printing enterprises began to face post-press equipment renewal just as soon as possible is to make up for the whole process of printing on " exploration.
Trend 2: automation needs promotion. Gold printing group jokingly said, 2011 years after printing machinery manufacturers enjoy the "China artificial capital rise" the blessing, MBO is no exception. Before a lot of printing enterprise after printing in the workshop often can see more than people with manual folding scene, but when 2011 years after artificial capital increase, the printing enterprise began to cast accounts, after all, is the capital of hundreds of employees high or a folding machine and a captain's capital is high, the conclusion is obvious. In addition, folding machine can produce all sorts of people hand unable to do fine and special folding live a additional value. According to XianRong, 2012 MBO will plan to the Chinese market launch and press direct on-line and "a key folding" automatic folding machine, in order to fully support China's printing enterprise automation for the demand of produce.
Trend three: green, digital increased demand. 2011 green printing in China got the promotion of your kind effort, gold printing group thought, this is not only the embodiment of the printing enterprise environmental protection responsibility, green printing more conducive to the growth of the enterprise's own interests. Gold printing group said, more and more printing enterprise begins to calculate environmental protection energy consumption the bill. After printing equipment manufacturer also constantly launch efficient and environmental protection folding machine, pay attention to equipment energy saving wasting.
When it comes to print and digital printing, the relationship between the gold printing group said, digital printing in the industry have been discussed for many years, also emerged a large number of successful digital printing enterprise, but in the traditional printing enterprise present a problem is: the digital printing industry appears to be break traditional printing, two aspects of business, marketing methods don't overlap, even equipment also need to reconfigure. Faced with this kind of predicament, gold printing group thought, after printing equipment and digital printing processing road after combination will be printed in 2012 after the development trend. This kind of give attention to two or morethings two types of printing equipment design concept, itself reflects the investment for customers as well as the protection of digital printing for the prospect of look forward.
(Gold Printing Group)
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Although the "printing sunset industry theory" by many people talk about, but to the reporter gold printing group provides the MBO in China after the market survey get a feedback information: at least China's printing; industry, especially the book printing and not in atrophy, but to "high quality, high efficiency, high rate of return, low energy consumption, low pollution, low capital" healthy industrial transformation.
A trend: the transformation from printing to. The personage inside course of study may be feeling infection to Chinese printing enterprise for new technologies such as tide of chasing, first of all from the laser printing CTP, then the press to multicolor, massive surface, multi-function printing direction, the next wave is what? Gold printing group said: "must be post-press!" Because a lot of printing enterprises began to face post-press equipment renewal just as soon as possible is to make up for the whole process of printing on " exploration.
Trend 2: automation needs promotion. Gold printing group jokingly said, 2011 years after printing machinery manufacturers enjoy the "China artificial capital rise" the blessing, MBO is no exception. Before a lot of printing enterprise after printing in the workshop often can see more than people with manual folding scene, but when 2011 years after artificial capital increase, the printing enterprise began to cast accounts, after all, is the capital of hundreds of employees high or a folding machine and a captain's capital is high, the conclusion is obvious. In addition, folding machine can produce all sorts of people hand unable to do fine and special folding live a additional value. According to XianRong, 2012 MBO will plan to the Chinese market launch and press direct on-line and "a key folding" automatic folding machine, in order to fully support China's printing enterprise automation for the demand of produce.
Trend three: green, digital increased demand. 2011 green printing in China got the promotion of your kind effort, gold printing group thought, this is not only the embodiment of the printing enterprise environmental protection responsibility, green printing more conducive to the growth of the enterprise's own interests. Gold printing group said, more and more printing enterprise begins to calculate environmental protection energy consumption the bill. After printing equipment manufacturer also constantly launch efficient and environmental protection folding machine, pay attention to equipment energy saving wasting.
When it comes to print and digital printing, the relationship between the gold printing group said, digital printing in the industry have been discussed for many years, also emerged a large number of successful digital printing enterprise, but in the traditional printing enterprise present a problem is: the digital printing industry appears to be break traditional printing, two aspects of business, marketing methods don't overlap, even equipment also need to reconfigure. Faced with this kind of predicament, gold printing group thought, after printing equipment and digital printing processing road after combination will be printed in 2012 after the development trend. This kind of give attention to two or morethings two types of printing equipment design concept, itself reflects the investment for customers as well as the protection of digital printing for the prospect of look forward.
(Gold Printing Group)
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
The Simple Introduction about Folding | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2214
Types of Folds
Typically, there are alone two basal types of folds: alongside and right-angle. Products absolute alongside folds abide of folds that run alongside to anniversary other. Right-angle folds are folds that run erect to anniversary of the above-mentioned folds.
Common Alongside Folds
4-Page Standard / Single / Half
6-Page Standard / C-Fold / Business Letter
6-Page Standard / Gate
6-Page Accordion / Z-Fold
8-Page Alongside Map
8-Page Reverse Map
8-Page Alongside / Roll
8-Page Accordion
8-Page Double / Double Parallel
10-Page Accordion
16-Page Alongside Booklet
Common Appropriate Angle Folds
8-Page Album with 2 Appropriate Angle Folds (French Fold)
8-Page Appropriate Angle - First Bend Short
12-Page Letter
12-Page Broadside - First Bend Short
16-Page Broadside
Types of Folding Equipment
A array of altered folds are now getting able on abounding altered shapes and sizes of printed materials. Cardboard and added substrate articles can be bankrupt either in-line during the assembly of the printed section or off-line on folding machines alignment from chargeless continuing table-top folders to top acceleration assembly attic models.
In-line folding is about best for ample abundance products. Folding inline may aftereffect in lower columnist speeds, about the bargain speeds are accustomed for the economies gained. It eliminates the added amount of folding the artefact with an offline process. In-line folding is bound to alone a few types of articles and a few types of folds. Off-line folding or bindery folding provides the greatest amount of altered folds on accelerated machines referred to as knife folders, catch folders or aggregate folders.
A knife binder is acclimated primarily for album plan due to the accurateness that can be accomplished if bearing right-angle folds, befitting the pages in abutting registration. A edgeless animate brand pushes the centralized allotment of the cardboard at the adapted area amid two rollers to actualize the bend in the material. The knife binder is a slower acceleration folder, but as stated, added absolute on the folds.
A catch folder, the a lot of accepted blazon of folder, uses a set of guides and plates with a "backstop" to catch the cardboard and actualize the fold. The certificate enters through a set of rollers and into a bowl area the cardboard strikes a backstop as apparent in the analogy at the right.
When the cardboard strikes the backstop, it buckles and is affected bottomward and into a set of nip rollers.
The nip rollers grab the area at the catch and cull it through, burden a bend into the area as it passes through the rollers. If several folds are desired, again the actual is beatific into addition bowl to echo the process. The bend or catch area is adjustable by altering the stop mechanism. This allows for altered folds to be created depending aloft the blazon of bend required.
A aggregate folder, as the name implies, provides both abutting allotment and a college acceleration for folding. The aggregate binder is acclimated a lot of generally for ample quantities and added circuitous folding jobs.
Paper Grain
The cardboard atom administration has abundant to do with the superior of the fold. Cardboard that is bankrupt alongside with the atom of the cardboard will bend abundant added cleanly. A cleaner bend is produced because the cardboard fibers (grain) are active in the aforementioned basal administration as the fold. Alone a few of the fibers accommodate any attrition to the folding action, which after-effects in a top superior fold.
When a bend is activated erect to the atom of the paper, the consistent bend may accept a ragged appearance. A ragged bend is produced because all of the fibers are bankrupt at one time creating attrition to the folding action. The ragged actualization of the bend is abnormally apparent if folding abundant stocks.(Gold Printing Group)
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Types of Folds
Typically, there are alone two basal types of folds: alongside and right-angle. Products absolute alongside folds abide of folds that run alongside to anniversary other. Right-angle folds are folds that run erect to anniversary of the above-mentioned folds.
Common Alongside Folds
4-Page Standard / Single / Half
6-Page Standard / C-Fold / Business Letter
6-Page Standard / Gate
6-Page Accordion / Z-Fold
8-Page Alongside Map
8-Page Reverse Map
8-Page Alongside / Roll
8-Page Accordion
8-Page Double / Double Parallel
10-Page Accordion
16-Page Alongside Booklet
Common Appropriate Angle Folds
8-Page Album with 2 Appropriate Angle Folds (French Fold)
8-Page Appropriate Angle - First Bend Short
12-Page Letter
12-Page Broadside - First Bend Short
16-Page Broadside
Types of Folding Equipment
A array of altered folds are now getting able on abounding altered shapes and sizes of printed materials. Cardboard and added substrate articles can be bankrupt either in-line during the assembly of the printed section or off-line on folding machines alignment from chargeless continuing table-top folders to top acceleration assembly attic models.
In-line folding is about best for ample abundance products. Folding inline may aftereffect in lower columnist speeds, about the bargain speeds are accustomed for the economies gained. It eliminates the added amount of folding the artefact with an offline process. In-line folding is bound to alone a few types of articles and a few types of folds. Off-line folding or bindery folding provides the greatest amount of altered folds on accelerated machines referred to as knife folders, catch folders or aggregate folders.
A knife binder is acclimated primarily for album plan due to the accurateness that can be accomplished if bearing right-angle folds, befitting the pages in abutting registration. A edgeless animate brand pushes the centralized allotment of the cardboard at the adapted area amid two rollers to actualize the bend in the material. The knife binder is a slower acceleration folder, but as stated, added absolute on the folds.
A catch folder, the a lot of accepted blazon of folder, uses a set of guides and plates with a "backstop" to catch the cardboard and actualize the fold. The certificate enters through a set of rollers and into a bowl area the cardboard strikes a backstop as apparent in the analogy at the right.
When the cardboard strikes the backstop, it buckles and is affected bottomward and into a set of nip rollers.
The nip rollers grab the area at the catch and cull it through, burden a bend into the area as it passes through the rollers. If several folds are desired, again the actual is beatific into addition bowl to echo the process. The bend or catch area is adjustable by altering the stop mechanism. This allows for altered folds to be created depending aloft the blazon of bend required.
A aggregate folder, as the name implies, provides both abutting allotment and a college acceleration for folding. The aggregate binder is acclimated a lot of generally for ample quantities and added circuitous folding jobs.
Paper Grain
The cardboard atom administration has abundant to do with the superior of the fold. Cardboard that is bankrupt alongside with the atom of the cardboard will bend abundant added cleanly. A cleaner bend is produced because the cardboard fibers (grain) are active in the aforementioned basal administration as the fold. Alone a few of the fibers accommodate any attrition to the folding action, which after-effects in a top superior fold.
When a bend is activated erect to the atom of the paper, the consistent bend may accept a ragged appearance. A ragged bend is produced because all of the fibers are bankrupt at one time creating attrition to the folding action. The ragged actualization of the bend is abnormally apparent if folding abundant stocks.(Gold Printing Group)
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
The world's second largest printing exhibition Ipex 2014 into the 498 day countdown | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group.
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2213
From the world's second largest printing international exhibition - Ipex 2014 in London ExCeL international exhibition and conference center launched formally residual 498 days, the study involved printing, media and communication industry worldwide big events began to enter the countdown stage. It is reported, Ipex 2014 at present to attract the global printing industry top exhibitors and professional audience eager concern, more than 225 enterprises to participate in the fair, including the last exhibition 67% of the participating enterprises have the exhibition is confirmed, the scale of the whole show 63% of the total area.
The exhibition organizer promised to industry presents a high level exhibitions, Informa printing and media group has made a study of the depth of the global market report to analyze market changes, such as China, South America, and India area of emerging market are studied. The strategy study aims to explore global printing industry market and the important trend, population distribution, digital influence and emerging technology of mutual relations. The respondents Ipex 2014 visitors needs, exhibition center of gravity, and how will Ipex the printing industry and communication market to reply to the maximization of the value of paper and opinion,
"In the current industry to diversification development premise, for we clear the market demand will Ipex 2014 dozen cause printing industry a successful global exhibition is very important. We research and industry analysis agencies have and global printing communication industry thousands of professional personage communication, collect them about this important exhibition opinions. Once the end of the study in this conclusion after that, we will share the latest changes on printing industry." Informa printing and media group director Trevor Crawford (Trevor Crawford) so commented.
The results of the study will also be used to clear Ipex 2014 innovation in direction. It is including across media and Ipex 2014 fusion, cost 1 million pounds of VIP procurement project plan, covering 16 countries all over the world the road show activities, global printing industry peak BBS and will ExCeL avenue as the main visit channel resolution.
Crawford then added: "very happy to see printing industry has many exhibitors Ipex 2014 to a positive feedback, the results of the study will ensure that the exhibition cater to the market needs, more wonderful please everyone in the upcoming early 2013 immediate attention."
Also, Ipex 2014 exhibition marketing director Nick Craig Waller are expressed his views. "Really looking forward to Ipex 2014 in the next 498 days has a new breakthrough and more progress, hope the exhibition in the exhibitors and audience number hit a record high. Ipex 2014 is undoubtedly 2014 global printing industry investment, research, the best platform for the cooperation. (Gold Printing Group)
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From the world's second largest printing international exhibition - Ipex 2014 in London ExCeL international exhibition and conference center launched formally residual 498 days, the study involved printing, media and communication industry worldwide big events began to enter the countdown stage. It is reported, Ipex 2014 at present to attract the global printing industry top exhibitors and professional audience eager concern, more than 225 enterprises to participate in the fair, including the last exhibition 67% of the participating enterprises have the exhibition is confirmed, the scale of the whole show 63% of the total area.
The exhibition organizer promised to industry presents a high level exhibitions, Informa printing and media group has made a study of the depth of the global market report to analyze market changes, such as China, South America, and India area of emerging market are studied. The strategy study aims to explore global printing industry market and the important trend, population distribution, digital influence and emerging technology of mutual relations. The respondents Ipex 2014 visitors needs, exhibition center of gravity, and how will Ipex the printing industry and communication market to reply to the maximization of the value of paper and opinion,
"In the current industry to diversification development premise, for we clear the market demand will Ipex 2014 dozen cause printing industry a successful global exhibition is very important. We research and industry analysis agencies have and global printing communication industry thousands of professional personage communication, collect them about this important exhibition opinions. Once the end of the study in this conclusion after that, we will share the latest changes on printing industry." Informa printing and media group director Trevor Crawford (Trevor Crawford) so commented.
The results of the study will also be used to clear Ipex 2014 innovation in direction. It is including across media and Ipex 2014 fusion, cost 1 million pounds of VIP procurement project plan, covering 16 countries all over the world the road show activities, global printing industry peak BBS and will ExCeL avenue as the main visit channel resolution.
Crawford then added: "very happy to see printing industry has many exhibitors Ipex 2014 to a positive feedback, the results of the study will ensure that the exhibition cater to the market needs, more wonderful please everyone in the upcoming early 2013 immediate attention."
Also, Ipex 2014 exhibition marketing director Nick Craig Waller are expressed his views. "Really looking forward to Ipex 2014 in the next 498 days has a new breakthrough and more progress, hope the exhibition in the exhibitors and audience number hit a record high. Ipex 2014 is undoubtedly 2014 global printing industry investment, research, the best platform for the cooperation. (Gold Printing Group)
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The United States charging electronic newspaper prospects, printing will mire? - Printing in China | Book Printing
http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2209
A few days ago, the United States released this each newspaper on April to September this year the number of issued, including charge electronic newspaper. Data shows, the Wall Street journal circulation of 2.29 million, an increase of 9.4%. The New York times circulation increased by 40%. Circulation is an important reason for the rise in, both fee electronic newspaper and cell phone flat news subscriber greatly increased, including the Wall Street journal paper pattern readers although has decreased, but the charge for the reader to electronic quantity is four times the number of card board readers. Signs that this is a kind of ebook that the prospect of another kind of unconscious on the printed newspaper, etc in the desolate delisted.
The Los Angeles times, according to the survey, about 47% of the readers said, friends teach orally news are those who have the value of the news. Readers' choice pay to read online news reason is support valuable survey said. Scholars alvin sir every morning to browse and newspaper, and gather the valuable information. In his view, traditional media development not optimistic big background, has the value, content splendid newspapers will win the reader. Although the new media for news dissemination brought the technical innovation, but the news or news.
A few days ago, American businessman warren buffett $142 million acquisition of the broadcast and publishers general media's 63 local newspaper. This is since 2011, after the acquisition, buffett again heavily purchase the local media. Buffett said in a statement: "in cities and towns, people have a strong community sense of belonging, the local newspaper the most can provide this kind of belonging. We purchase all the newspapers in the service they area. Depth reports community news newspaper will have bright prospects. He pointed out that, should explore electronic media and paper media fusion way, not only to attract readers, also want to create income, the development of digital subscription. He thinks that, the paper newspaper charges, on the net at the same time provide free content model is unsustainable.
American news, director of the institute of market, points out that have value, high quality news will attract the reader to pay for reading. The New York times "will be provided free online reading newspapers range from 20 kinds of reduced to 10, this makes a big increase in pay reader. Previously, the industry generally worry will free news and pay news apart, can cause bridge the gap between the readers, but it now seems that moderate collocation will bring good effect. (Gold Printing Group)
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A few days ago, the United States released this each newspaper on April to September this year the number of issued, including charge electronic newspaper. Data shows, the Wall Street journal circulation of 2.29 million, an increase of 9.4%. The New York times circulation increased by 40%. Circulation is an important reason for the rise in, both fee electronic newspaper and cell phone flat news subscriber greatly increased, including the Wall Street journal paper pattern readers although has decreased, but the charge for the reader to electronic quantity is four times the number of card board readers. Signs that this is a kind of ebook that the prospect of another kind of unconscious on the printed newspaper, etc in the desolate delisted.
The Los Angeles times, according to the survey, about 47% of the readers said, friends teach orally news are those who have the value of the news. Readers' choice pay to read online news reason is support valuable survey said. Scholars alvin sir every morning to browse and newspaper, and gather the valuable information. In his view, traditional media development not optimistic big background, has the value, content splendid newspapers will win the reader. Although the new media for news dissemination brought the technical innovation, but the news or news.
A few days ago, American businessman warren buffett $142 million acquisition of the broadcast and publishers general media's 63 local newspaper. This is since 2011, after the acquisition, buffett again heavily purchase the local media. Buffett said in a statement: "in cities and towns, people have a strong community sense of belonging, the local newspaper the most can provide this kind of belonging. We purchase all the newspapers in the service they area. Depth reports community news newspaper will have bright prospects. He pointed out that, should explore electronic media and paper media fusion way, not only to attract readers, also want to create income, the development of digital subscription. He thinks that, the paper newspaper charges, on the net at the same time provide free content model is unsustainable.
American news, director of the institute of market, points out that have value, high quality news will attract the reader to pay for reading. The New York times "will be provided free online reading newspapers range from 20 kinds of reduced to 10, this makes a big increase in pay reader. Previously, the industry generally worry will free news and pay news apart, can cause bridge the gap between the readers, but it now seems that moderate collocation will bring good effect. (Gold Printing Group)
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Simple Introduction about Thermography | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group
http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2211
Thermography is the technique of spreading thermal powders on the wet ink of a print application and heating it in order to melt the powder in to a single solid mass which is raised above the printed surface. It is also called "imitation engraving", however an engraving die is not needed with thermography. The technique is faster than engraving and it is less expensive.
Applications
Thermography can add value to lots of ordinary print applications. Among the lots of applications that can benefit from thermography are letterheads, greeting cards, invitations, business cards, promotion applications, announcements, and envelopes. Thermography can make the appearance of lots of print applications more unique, providing a custom-made appearance that cannot be achieved with any other technique.
Thermographic Technique
Thermography is thriving when the powdered resins are applied to a printed surface on which the printing ink is still wet. This allows the powder to stick to the printed areas. Any powder on non-image areas and any excess powder on the picture areas is suctioned off the substrate before the heating takes place.
The heat is produced with electric heating elements that are placed inside an oven or tunnel. The powdered substrate passes in to the heat tunnel where the powder melts onto the heated substrate and is fused with the wet ink. The substrate must be raised to the temperature of the melting point of the powder in order for the technique to work correctly. When the heating technique is complete, the sheet is cooled and the melted powder hardens in to the raised thermographic picture.
Important points to think about when designing a project for the thermographic technique include:
Thermography won't improve or mask the flaws of a poor design or a poorly printed application.
Type sizes less than 6 point ought to not be avoided because they can fill in. Type faces that are fine can also fill in.
Sizable solid areas & small type ought to be avoided on the same page because each of the elements requires a different type of resin.
Lots of print applications using thermography may require special techniques for trimming because the raised print makes it difficult to cut stacks of thermographed sheets using a standard guillotine cutter. The cost of trimming thermographic applications may be more pricey than print projects without thermography. Some applications such as business cards (which are printed with lots of per sheet) are sent through special slitting machines in order to be separated.
Sizable wholesale thermography companies handle sizable volumes of standard items & are the most cost effective source for standard products, but they may not offer specialized or custom-made thermography.
Thermographic Powders
Thermographic powders are made from plastic resins which were introduced in the 1970's. They have taken the place of resin materials that were historically manufactured with a base made from ground tree sap. There's a selection of thermographic powders obtainable that produce an countless variety of effects. The powders come in lots of particle sizes to suit any application. A choice of finishes, such as gloss, semi-gloss, semi-dull, & matte are also obtainable.
Types of Powder
In addition to standard powders, the following types of thermographic powders are obtainable:
Metallic Resin: Metallic resin powders produce a metallic sheen after being melted & they are less pricey than foil stamping. Metallic resins are unaffected by the color of the paper stock & they are well suited for dark colored paper stocks. Applications include presentation folders, marketing, & announcements. Metallic resins come in silver, gold, bronze, & copper.
Glitter: Glitter can be added to thermal resins to produce a sparkling effect after processing. Depending on the application, the glitter can be varied for different effects.
Varnish: Varnish can be applied as an all over coat on applications such as color technique jobs to give the color images a thermographic appearance.
Pearlescent Resin: Special ingredients are contained in pearlescent resin along with pigments to produce a pearlescent sheen after the application is processed.
Static Resistant: The build up of static electricity on the application is reduced with the use of static resistant powders.
High Viscosity: A high viscosity powder is used to maintain the detail on images that are made up of fine lines.
Laser Safe Powders: drawback with standard resins is that the raised coatings on applications such as letterheads can remelt in the event that they come in contact with other heat producing equipment such as laser printers & photocopiers. Laser safe resins are treated with ultraviolet light after they are applied & melted on the substrate. This gives the resins the ability to be unaffected by additional heat sources.
All of the above powders can be used alone or they can be combined in various ways to produce multiple effects. For example, adding glitter to metallic resin produces a sparkling effect on the metallic finish. Most resins can be mixed with a variety of substances such as tinsel, sequins, & diamond dust to generate even more effects.
Particle Sizes
Different particle sizes are obtainable ranging from fine to coursework. Fine powder is used on images with fine detail & narrow lines. Heavier images can be processed with coursework powder.
Additional Fine: Used for fine details & type sizes 14 point & smaller.
Fine: A fine particle can be used for most purposes except the finest details & it works well with type sizes from 12 to 30 points.
Medium: Used for solids & types sizes from 24 to 42 point.
Coursework: Large solids & type sizes over 36 point are well suited for coursework powder.
Equipment
Table Top Models
Table top machines were developed in the 1970's which made it simpler for more print manufacturers to offer thermography as an option for their customers. Some table top models involve mostly manual operations to produce the thermographic images. The powdered resins are applied to the printed sheet by hand & the excess is shaken off the sheet. The sheet is placed in the thermographic unit which is fundamentally a heat tunnel. The sheet is removed & another sheet is placed in the machine. This can be a very time consuming method & may not be economical to make use of on runs over a few hundred unless a job is printed with lots of images per sheet such as a business card application.
Floor Models
Larger floor models are fully automated & are attached to & synchronized with press equipment in order to eliminate manual procedures. The printing press may require to be equipped with slow down pulleys in order to be properly synchronized with the thermographic unit. The desired speed of the equipment depends on the design of the application, the materials used, & the type of equipment used for printing the application & for producing the thermographic picture.
Paper Stock
Some points to think about when selecting a paper stock suitable for thermography are weight, moisture content, color, and texture. Don't assume that any paper stock can be used. Some paper stocks are not suitable for thermography chiefly because of the high temperature necessary for the technique. Paper stocks must be able to be heated to at least 250 degrees Fahrenheit in order for the technique to work properly because the heat on the paper is what melts the resin. Paper stocks such as twenty lb. bond cannot handle the high temperature without adverse effects. The amount of thermographic raise that is achieved also changes depending on which paper stock is used.
Paper stocks ought to have a hard surface and a low moisture content. Excessive moisture in the paper may cause the paper to curl when it is subjected to high temperatures. Curling can also occur when uneven heating is applied to the paper. Curling often happens when side of the paper is heated more intensely than the other side. Excessive moisture content in the paper can also leave the thermographic picture with a cloudy appearance due to moisture being released from the paper in the coursework of the heating technique and being trapped in the thermal coating. Paper that has a moisture content which is low may absorb the ink so rapid that the thermographic powder may not stick to the ink.
The heavier and thicker the paper, the more heat is necessary to raise the temperature of the paper to the melting point of the thermal powder. Some heavily textured stocks may need special resins in order to produce a smooth thermographic finish over the printed areas.
Ink
The quality of the ink and the quality of the printed picture are directly related to the degree of quality that can be expected when applying thermography to the application. The ink ought to be tacky (sticky) when entering the thermographic device. The tackiness of the ink is what causes the thermographic powder to adhere to the printed surface before it is melted. If the ink is not tacky , the vacuum used to remove excess powder from the non-image area can also remove a number of the powder from the picture area leading to substandard thermography. The press operator may must run more ink and/or less water than normal to accomplish the proper ink coverage and ink tackiness necessary for thermography and yet the coverage must not be so great as to produce setoff on the back side of the printed sheet. Thermography works best when as much ink as feasible is laid down on the paper with a maximum amount of impression. Inks with tiny or no drier additives are well suited to thermography because the ink stays wet longer and the ink acts as the adhesive for the thermal powder.(Gold Printing Group)
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Thermography is the technique of spreading thermal powders on the wet ink of a print application and heating it in order to melt the powder in to a single solid mass which is raised above the printed surface. It is also called "imitation engraving", however an engraving die is not needed with thermography. The technique is faster than engraving and it is less expensive.
Applications
Thermography can add value to lots of ordinary print applications. Among the lots of applications that can benefit from thermography are letterheads, greeting cards, invitations, business cards, promotion applications, announcements, and envelopes. Thermography can make the appearance of lots of print applications more unique, providing a custom-made appearance that cannot be achieved with any other technique.
Thermographic Technique
Thermography is thriving when the powdered resins are applied to a printed surface on which the printing ink is still wet. This allows the powder to stick to the printed areas. Any powder on non-image areas and any excess powder on the picture areas is suctioned off the substrate before the heating takes place.
The heat is produced with electric heating elements that are placed inside an oven or tunnel. The powdered substrate passes in to the heat tunnel where the powder melts onto the heated substrate and is fused with the wet ink. The substrate must be raised to the temperature of the melting point of the powder in order for the technique to work correctly. When the heating technique is complete, the sheet is cooled and the melted powder hardens in to the raised thermographic picture.
Important points to think about when designing a project for the thermographic technique include:
Thermography won't improve or mask the flaws of a poor design or a poorly printed application.
Type sizes less than 6 point ought to not be avoided because they can fill in. Type faces that are fine can also fill in.
Sizable solid areas & small type ought to be avoided on the same page because each of the elements requires a different type of resin.
Lots of print applications using thermography may require special techniques for trimming because the raised print makes it difficult to cut stacks of thermographed sheets using a standard guillotine cutter. The cost of trimming thermographic applications may be more pricey than print projects without thermography. Some applications such as business cards (which are printed with lots of per sheet) are sent through special slitting machines in order to be separated.
Sizable wholesale thermography companies handle sizable volumes of standard items & are the most cost effective source for standard products, but they may not offer specialized or custom-made thermography.
Thermographic Powders
Thermographic powders are made from plastic resins which were introduced in the 1970's. They have taken the place of resin materials that were historically manufactured with a base made from ground tree sap. There's a selection of thermographic powders obtainable that produce an countless variety of effects. The powders come in lots of particle sizes to suit any application. A choice of finishes, such as gloss, semi-gloss, semi-dull, & matte are also obtainable.
Types of Powder
In addition to standard powders, the following types of thermographic powders are obtainable:
Metallic Resin: Metallic resin powders produce a metallic sheen after being melted & they are less pricey than foil stamping. Metallic resins are unaffected by the color of the paper stock & they are well suited for dark colored paper stocks. Applications include presentation folders, marketing, & announcements. Metallic resins come in silver, gold, bronze, & copper.
Glitter: Glitter can be added to thermal resins to produce a sparkling effect after processing. Depending on the application, the glitter can be varied for different effects.
Varnish: Varnish can be applied as an all over coat on applications such as color technique jobs to give the color images a thermographic appearance.
Pearlescent Resin: Special ingredients are contained in pearlescent resin along with pigments to produce a pearlescent sheen after the application is processed.
Static Resistant: The build up of static electricity on the application is reduced with the use of static resistant powders.
High Viscosity: A high viscosity powder is used to maintain the detail on images that are made up of fine lines.
Laser Safe Powders: drawback with standard resins is that the raised coatings on applications such as letterheads can remelt in the event that they come in contact with other heat producing equipment such as laser printers & photocopiers. Laser safe resins are treated with ultraviolet light after they are applied & melted on the substrate. This gives the resins the ability to be unaffected by additional heat sources.
All of the above powders can be used alone or they can be combined in various ways to produce multiple effects. For example, adding glitter to metallic resin produces a sparkling effect on the metallic finish. Most resins can be mixed with a variety of substances such as tinsel, sequins, & diamond dust to generate even more effects.
Particle Sizes
Different particle sizes are obtainable ranging from fine to coursework. Fine powder is used on images with fine detail & narrow lines. Heavier images can be processed with coursework powder.
Additional Fine: Used for fine details & type sizes 14 point & smaller.
Fine: A fine particle can be used for most purposes except the finest details & it works well with type sizes from 12 to 30 points.
Medium: Used for solids & types sizes from 24 to 42 point.
Coursework: Large solids & type sizes over 36 point are well suited for coursework powder.
Equipment
Table Top Models
Table top machines were developed in the 1970's which made it simpler for more print manufacturers to offer thermography as an option for their customers. Some table top models involve mostly manual operations to produce the thermographic images. The powdered resins are applied to the printed sheet by hand & the excess is shaken off the sheet. The sheet is placed in the thermographic unit which is fundamentally a heat tunnel. The sheet is removed & another sheet is placed in the machine. This can be a very time consuming method & may not be economical to make use of on runs over a few hundred unless a job is printed with lots of images per sheet such as a business card application.
Floor Models
Larger floor models are fully automated & are attached to & synchronized with press equipment in order to eliminate manual procedures. The printing press may require to be equipped with slow down pulleys in order to be properly synchronized with the thermographic unit. The desired speed of the equipment depends on the design of the application, the materials used, & the type of equipment used for printing the application & for producing the thermographic picture.
Paper Stock
Some points to think about when selecting a paper stock suitable for thermography are weight, moisture content, color, and texture. Don't assume that any paper stock can be used. Some paper stocks are not suitable for thermography chiefly because of the high temperature necessary for the technique. Paper stocks must be able to be heated to at least 250 degrees Fahrenheit in order for the technique to work properly because the heat on the paper is what melts the resin. Paper stocks such as twenty lb. bond cannot handle the high temperature without adverse effects. The amount of thermographic raise that is achieved also changes depending on which paper stock is used.
Paper stocks ought to have a hard surface and a low moisture content. Excessive moisture in the paper may cause the paper to curl when it is subjected to high temperatures. Curling can also occur when uneven heating is applied to the paper. Curling often happens when side of the paper is heated more intensely than the other side. Excessive moisture content in the paper can also leave the thermographic picture with a cloudy appearance due to moisture being released from the paper in the coursework of the heating technique and being trapped in the thermal coating. Paper that has a moisture content which is low may absorb the ink so rapid that the thermographic powder may not stick to the ink.
The heavier and thicker the paper, the more heat is necessary to raise the temperature of the paper to the melting point of the thermal powder. Some heavily textured stocks may need special resins in order to produce a smooth thermographic finish over the printed areas.
Ink
The quality of the ink and the quality of the printed picture are directly related to the degree of quality that can be expected when applying thermography to the application. The ink ought to be tacky (sticky) when entering the thermographic device. The tackiness of the ink is what causes the thermographic powder to adhere to the printed surface before it is melted. If the ink is not tacky , the vacuum used to remove excess powder from the non-image area can also remove a number of the powder from the picture area leading to substandard thermography. The press operator may must run more ink and/or less water than normal to accomplish the proper ink coverage and ink tackiness necessary for thermography and yet the coverage must not be so great as to produce setoff on the back side of the printed sheet. Thermography works best when as much ink as feasible is laid down on the paper with a maximum amount of impression. Inks with tiny or no drier additives are well suited to thermography because the ink stays wet longer and the ink acts as the adhesive for the thermal powder.(Gold Printing Group)
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Monday, November 12, 2012
2012 Hong Kong printing chamber of commerce cup global group held on golf - Printing in China | Book Printing
http://www.printing-in-china.cn/shownews.asp?id=2207
According to the report, after the former two-time golf after friendly this year, Hong Kong printing chamber of commerce recapture global group printing machinery (Hong Kong) co., LTD., the strong support of the sponsor, the two sides three degrees of hand in hand, on November 6, in mission hills golf club, the dongguan club Anne card stadium successfully held "2012 Hong Kong printing chamber of commerce cup global group golf day".
The annual golf friendly and has always been a printing boundary golf lovers will participate in activities, this year has been hosting the ninth, this attracted nearly 80 chamber of commerce members and global group company customers join trade in, is passionate.
11 when around 20 points, YangJinXi the President's speech for this year's game began. He thanked everyone to participate in this time activities, and the global group company for three years the full support chamber of commerce golf friendly to thank you. He hope to take advantage of the good weather, everyone can have ChaoShuiPing's excellent performance. Global group printing machinery (Hong Kong) co., LTD., general manager of China shut, in his speech, thank chamber of commerce set up a golf ball a friendly platform for global group can pass can support to feedback the industry. Thereafter, the President of the chamber of commerce YangJinXi representatives to global group souvenir, thanks to table.
Great photo, the game in 12:00 formally began. The competition is use the new bailey and system, is divided into 18 group play a game. Although "friendship first, competition second", but for table encouragement, saefi establishes several awards, including: the overall rod champion, net bar crown, Asia, third place, two recent middle award, three recent hole award, a FaQiuJiang farthest and a sports spirit award; More rich prize reward, promote you go all out! During the game, from time to time the came the laughter, contestants from each other in the game at the same time, further enhance the friendship.
After a exciting after the game, the result are fresh. Everybody tasting the delicacies, side with aflame mood of the axis to the prize presentation ceremony. This year's the overall bar is the champion of the gold printing group issued by wang won, other awards also spend their fall. All the participants meet exchanges and enhance friendship, in mission hills club had relaxed and happy day.
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According to the report, after the former two-time golf after friendly this year, Hong Kong printing chamber of commerce recapture global group printing machinery (Hong Kong) co., LTD., the strong support of the sponsor, the two sides three degrees of hand in hand, on November 6, in mission hills golf club, the dongguan club Anne card stadium successfully held "2012 Hong Kong printing chamber of commerce cup global group golf day".
The annual golf friendly and has always been a printing boundary golf lovers will participate in activities, this year has been hosting the ninth, this attracted nearly 80 chamber of commerce members and global group company customers join trade in, is passionate.
11 when around 20 points, YangJinXi the President's speech for this year's game began. He thanked everyone to participate in this time activities, and the global group company for three years the full support chamber of commerce golf friendly to thank you. He hope to take advantage of the good weather, everyone can have ChaoShuiPing's excellent performance. Global group printing machinery (Hong Kong) co., LTD., general manager of China shut, in his speech, thank chamber of commerce set up a golf ball a friendly platform for global group can pass can support to feedback the industry. Thereafter, the President of the chamber of commerce YangJinXi representatives to global group souvenir, thanks to table.
Great photo, the game in 12:00 formally began. The competition is use the new bailey and system, is divided into 18 group play a game. Although "friendship first, competition second", but for table encouragement, saefi establishes several awards, including: the overall rod champion, net bar crown, Asia, third place, two recent middle award, three recent hole award, a FaQiuJiang farthest and a sports spirit award; More rich prize reward, promote you go all out! During the game, from time to time the came the laughter, contestants from each other in the game at the same time, further enhance the friendship.
After a exciting after the game, the result are fresh. Everybody tasting the delicacies, side with aflame mood of the axis to the prize presentation ceremony. This year's the overall bar is the champion of the gold printing group issued by wang won, other awards also spend their fall. All the participants meet exchanges and enhance friendship, in mission hills club had relaxed and happy day.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Offset Plate Types | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group.
| http://www.goldprinting.cc/shownews.asp?id=2209 Photopolymer: The photopolymer coating consists of an epoxy resin which is sensitized with an organic compound. An organic solvent is used to process the plates after exposure to ultra-violet light. The coating on the unexposed areas of the plate are dissolved with the solvent, but the exposed areas become insoluble and are receptive to ink. The plates can long press runs of up to 250,000. The plates may even be put through a baking process that permit the plates to be used for press runs of up to a million or more. Temperature and humidity swings do not affect the plates which can be stored for extended periods before they are actually used. There's also dye sensitized photopolymers that are used for digital plates. The plates are exposed by lasers for use with computer to plate systems. Presensitized Diazo: A presensitized diazo plate is contacted with film negatives that have been stripped in to flats and are exposed to ultra-violet light. After exposure, the plate is treated with a lacquer and a gum-etch solution. The lacquer is deposited on the exposed areas of the plate which makes these areas ink receptive and the gum is deposited on the unexposed areas which makes them water receptive. The presensitized diazo plate is called an additive plate because lacquer and gum are added to make the plate ink and water receptive. They can handling press runs of up to 150,000 impressions. There are also prelacquered diazo plates which need a solvent wash after the exposure. The washing removes lacquer from the unexposed areas which become water receptive. The areas of lacquer that are exposed by the ultra-violet light are insoluble in the solvent and become ink receptive. The prelacquered diazo are subtractive plates because some of the prelacquered coating is removed from the plate. The prelacquered plates can produce runs of up to 250,000. Bimetal: A bimetal plate consists of a metal base with a different metal adhered to it. Usually copper is plated onto a base of stainless steel, aluminum, or chromium. The copper has the property of being ink receptive and the metals used for the base are receptive to water. Bimetal plates can be exposed using negatives or positives, but both types need an electro-chemical treatment to complete the processing. Bimetal plates are the costliest type of plate, but they can produce press runs in the millions. The plates have optimum performance features because of the difference in the ink and water receptive properties of the metals used. The ink receptive metal is also know as picture metal and the water receptive metal is called non-image metal. Picture Direct: A picture direct plate does not need the use of film in order to produce an picture on the plate. A special type of platemaking equipment is used which is like a massive camera and plate processor all in. Copy or artwork is place on a copyboard and an overhead camera records an picture which is transferred to a plate contained within the machine. The machine automatically processes the plate so that it is prepared for use on the press. A picture direct camera platemaker is convenient when the plates will be used on duplicator presses where lots of short runs are produced. Electrostatic: A method that is also known as Xerography with plates produced with a method much like a photocopy. The plate is coated with a positively charged, light sensitive photoconductor. Like picture direct plates, artwork is photographed by a camera which transfers the picture to a plate. The photoconductor on the plate is eliminated in the areas that have been struck by the light & the unexposed areas of the plate (areas blocked by the picture on the artwork) retain their positive charge. A powdered toner with a negative charge is applied to the plate & is drawn to the remaining positively charged areas of the plate, leading to an picture. The powdered picture is then fused & made permanent by radiated heat. The quality of the dots on electrostatic plates may not be as nice as with other plate processes, so they are not used for color work or any other type of high quality printing. They are also not intended for use with coated papers because the inks used for coated stocks dry primarily by oxidation & the press chemistry necessary for electrostatic plates inhibits the oxidation drying of the ink. The press chemistry for electrostatic plates is more suited to uncoated papers because the inks for uncoated stocks dry primarily by absorption. Deep-Etch: The deep-etch offset plate is different than other offset plates in that the picture area is slightly below the surface of the plate. The etching allows the plate to over more ink than surface coated plates. The plate is made from an aluminum, zinc, or stainless steel base. Film positives are used to produce the picture on the plate. After the plates are exposed & processed, the unexposed or picture areas are etched & chemically treated to form a copper finish. The etching & chemical treatment makes the picture areas more receptive to ink. The exposed areas (non-image areas) stay receptive to water (fountain solution). Deep-etch plates have a much longer press life than surface plates & so they are used for press runs of 500,000 & over. They are not used for short runs because there's plenty of other types of plates that are more economical to produce for short runs. Waterless: As the name implies, a waterless plate does not need water (fountain solution) like the other types of offset plates. Eliminating the necessity for water is accomplished with the use of silicone rubber for the non-image areas. Silicone rubber repels ink so fountain solution is not necessary to keep the non-image areas of the plate tidy. Waterless printing requires the use of special inks, which are thicker than conventional ink used for offset printing. The inks must even be kept at a consistently chilled temperature for proper results. The chilled temperature is necessary because the normal heat build up from offset printing can gradually cause conventional ink to adhere to the non-printing areas of the plate. It is a nice suggestion to make use of better quality paper grades to help reduce the amount of paper dust & debris that may accumulate on the plate, printing blanket, & inking method. Aqueous: An aqueous plate is different than other offset plates in that after the exposure is made, the plate is developed in a water base solution than with a solvent base. An aqueous plate has come about due to environmental concerns. The solvent based developers contain plenty of poisonous substances & for several years it's been necessary to handle these substances as risky waste in lieu of basically dumping the solution in to the sewer method. It is usually pricey to have an EPA approved waste hauler pick up & dispose of risky waste. Plenty of water based solutions are safe to dispose of directly in to the sewer method, but some solutions still contain traces of organic solvents. It is necessary that local waste treatment facilities give their approval before any substance is put in to the sewage method. Although the chemistry has changed, aqueous plates still work the same as plates developed with solvent solutions. Film is put in to contact with the plate using a vacuum frame & then it is exposed to ultra-violet light. Aqueous plates have improved a lot that most of them produce better results than the elderly solvent based plates. Processed on Press: Plates processed on the press are of the latest types of surface plates. Like lots of other photomechanical processes, the plates are exposed in a vacuum frame with ultra-violet light. The plates are not processed after the exposure, but in lieu are processed after they are mounted on the press. The processing occurs when the plate comes in contact with the dampening solution on the press. After a few revolutions, the coating on the non-image areas of the plate is washed away and is dispersed in to the fountain solution. Equipment Vacuum Frame: The vacuum frame is used to provide contact between film and plate and to produce the ultra-violet light exposure necessary for offset plates. A popular type of vacuum frame is the flip top model. It consists of a vacuum frame which pivots within a immense box formed piece of equipment containing an ultra-violet light source. The vacuum frame has a rubber surface on which is placed the plate topped by the film flat. A glass door is closed over the rubber surface and sealed. A vacuum pump removes the remaining air between the blanket and glass door which creates a maximum surface contact between the plate and film. The whole frame is then flipped upside down on it is pivot point which brings it in line with the ultra-violet light source. The equipment is sealed so that not of the concentrated ultra-violet light may cause eye destroy. When the exposure is completed, the frame is flipped back right side up, the vacuum is released, and the plate is removed from the equipment to be chemically processed. Lots of flip top models have vacuum frames on both sides of the frame so that while side is being exposed, the other side can be prepared with another set of plates and film. Various types of equipment are necessary in order to prepare analog offset plates for press work: Pin Register Process: There's occasions when a plate may have the same picture repeated on it to accommodate the requirements of the press. For example, a press with a 17" printing cylinder can print 17" sheet or 8 1/2" sheets with revolution of the cylinder. If a business form with a total width of 8 1/2" is necessary, then the 17" press can print forms from revolution of the cylinder. The plate mounted on the cylinder would then require identical images which means that negatives must be be stripped in to a flat and exposed onto the plate. An alternative process is to prepare negative and use a pin register technique to repeat the picture on the plate. A special board is placed on a vacuum frame and the plate and flat are mounted on the board. The board contains holes around the perimeter in to which special pins can be placed. For the 8 1/2" business form, pins would be inserted every 8 1/2" across the top of the board. Special tabs are applied to the film flat that line up exactly with the pins on the board. The plate is placed on the board and fastened so that it cannot move. The flat is place onto the first set of pins on the board and the exposure is made. The flat is then moved to the next set of pins and the exposure is made to produce an identical picture (the first picture is covered so that it does not receive any further ultra-violet exposure). The result is that any point on the first picture is exactly 8 1/2" from the same point on the second picture. Lots of other configurations are feasible with the pin register technique to match the requirements of the job and the press. If a print job with a done size of four 1/4" were being run on a 17" press, then the plate would need identical images (four x four 1/4 = 17). The process of repeating images on a plate is called step and repeat and the pin register board is also often called a step and repeat board. The number of images on a plate is often called the number up, such as two up or four up. Step and Repeat Platemaker: The manual step and repeat system described above, may even be performed automatically with the use of a step and repeat platemaker. The step and repeat platemaker can move the flat, which is mounted in a chase, to all of the necessary positions or steps on the plate. When picture is being exposed, all other areas of the plate are automatically covered so that they do not receive any further exposure. The step and repeat platemaker is even more correct than the manual pin register method because the steps are controlled by computerized equipment. It is very helpful when plenty of steps must be made on the same plate and it eliminates much of the labor involved in manual step and repeat applications. The equipment is costly and may not be cost effective for low volume printers. Automated Plate Processors: Analog offset plates can be developed after exposure by applying the developer and other necessary chemicals by hand. Although the manual method was used for plenty of years, it was difficult to maintain consistency when several people in the same facility where responsible for developing plates. A more consistent and efficient method for processing is with the use of automated equipment. With plenty of models, the exposed plate is basically inserted in to the processor and the correct amount of developer and gum is applied to the plate. The plate is neat and dry and prepared to be mounted on the press. The processors require regular cleaning and fresh chemicals periodically to operate correctly. Because of health and environmental requirements, plenty of automated processors use water based chemicals designed for aqueous plates. (Gold Printing Group) | ||
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Friday, November 9, 2012
about Offset of simple introduction
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Description
The film is stripped in to sheets called flats and the flats are held in to contact with the plate with the use of a vacuum frame. The film, which can be either a negative or a
positive of the picture depending on the type of plate or method used, is then exposed to the ultra-violet light. The picture areas of the plate become ink receptive and the
non-image areas become water receptive.
Analog plates for offset lithography are manufactured with a surface coating of photosensitive material. The plates are contacted with an picture on film and exposed to ultra-
violet light in order to activate the photosensitive coating.
The plates work on the principle that oil and water do not mix. An offset press utilizes a fountain solution to wet the plate in the work of the printing method. The non-image
areas of the plate attract the fountain solution and repel oil base ink and the picture areas attract the ink and repel the fountain solution.
Offset analog plates can be either negative working or positive working. The coating on a negative working plate becomes the picture area, or ink receptive area, after the plate
has been in contact with a film negative of the picture & exposed to a measured amount of ultra-violet light. With a positive working plate, the areas not exposed by the ultra-
violet light are the areas that become the picture, or ink receptive area. Exposing a positive working plate requires the use of a film positive in contact with the plate which
is then exposed to ultra-violet light.
Offset Plate Composition
Substrates: Plates for offset lithography are manufactured from plenty of different substrates to accommodate the requirements of different presses & different types of offset
printing. A number of the materials that are used include:
Cellulose based paper.
Paper that has been coated with plastic.
Polyester.
Acetate.
Aluminum coating adhered to a paper base.
Aluminum sheets.
A steel base with a surface of plastic.
A base of chromium, aluminum, or stainless steel with a surface of copper.
Plate Finish Types: Offset plates are manufactured with several different types of plate ends to accommodate the different types of presses on which they are going to be
mounted. The most common type of plate finish is a straight cut finish which is used on most types of offset web presses. The straight cut finish is also used on some sheet fed
& smaller duplicator types of presses. More often used on the sheet fed & small duplicator presses are slotted, pinbar, & serrated edges.
Graining: Lots of of the metal plate types are manufactured with a textured surface called graining. The grain is not visible but is to generate a surface that more basically
attracts water than grainless plates. The grain allows a consistent ink and water balance to be maintained at the press. Grainless plates are treated with chemicals in the
coursework of the manufacturing method in order to increase their water receptivity. There's some metal plates that are grainless, but all paper and plastic plates are
manufactured as grainless.
Grain is applied to plates in the coursework of their manufacture using of the following methods:
Ball Graining: A process of graining accomplished by covering the plate with an abrasive powder. The plate is inserted in to a graining machine where marbles made of steel or
glass are vibrated and rolled over the powdered surface at high speed to produce the grain.
Brush Graining: A graining method that is better than ball graining in that the method provides the plate with increased water receptivity. Soft brushes are used to roughen the
plate surface to make sharper and more numerous peaks and valleys, generating greater surface area for moisture to adhere.
Sandblast Graining: The surface of the plate has grain similar to ball graining, but it is created using fine particles of sand sprayed on the surface of the plate under high
pressure.
Chemical Graining: The chemical is applied in the coursework of the manufacture of the plate and usually consists of an etching acid or anodizing solution.
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Description
The film is stripped in to sheets called flats and the flats are held in to contact with the plate with the use of a vacuum frame. The film, which can be either a negative or a
positive of the picture depending on the type of plate or method used, is then exposed to the ultra-violet light. The picture areas of the plate become ink receptive and the
non-image areas become water receptive.
Analog plates for offset lithography are manufactured with a surface coating of photosensitive material. The plates are contacted with an picture on film and exposed to ultra-
violet light in order to activate the photosensitive coating.
The plates work on the principle that oil and water do not mix. An offset press utilizes a fountain solution to wet the plate in the work of the printing method. The non-image
areas of the plate attract the fountain solution and repel oil base ink and the picture areas attract the ink and repel the fountain solution.
Offset analog plates can be either negative working or positive working. The coating on a negative working plate becomes the picture area, or ink receptive area, after the plate
has been in contact with a film negative of the picture & exposed to a measured amount of ultra-violet light. With a positive working plate, the areas not exposed by the ultra-
violet light are the areas that become the picture, or ink receptive area. Exposing a positive working plate requires the use of a film positive in contact with the plate which
is then exposed to ultra-violet light.
Offset Plate Composition
Substrates: Plates for offset lithography are manufactured from plenty of different substrates to accommodate the requirements of different presses & different types of offset
printing. A number of the materials that are used include:
Cellulose based paper.
Paper that has been coated with plastic.
Polyester.
Acetate.
Aluminum coating adhered to a paper base.
Aluminum sheets.
A steel base with a surface of plastic.
A base of chromium, aluminum, or stainless steel with a surface of copper.
Plate Finish Types: Offset plates are manufactured with several different types of plate ends to accommodate the different types of presses on which they are going to be
mounted. The most common type of plate finish is a straight cut finish which is used on most types of offset web presses. The straight cut finish is also used on some sheet fed
& smaller duplicator types of presses. More often used on the sheet fed & small duplicator presses are slotted, pinbar, & serrated edges.
Graining: Lots of of the metal plate types are manufactured with a textured surface called graining. The grain is not visible but is to generate a surface that more basically
attracts water than grainless plates. The grain allows a consistent ink and water balance to be maintained at the press. Grainless plates are treated with chemicals in the
coursework of the manufacturing method in order to increase their water receptivity. There's some metal plates that are grainless, but all paper and plastic plates are
manufactured as grainless.
Grain is applied to plates in the coursework of their manufacture using of the following methods:
Ball Graining: A process of graining accomplished by covering the plate with an abrasive powder. The plate is inserted in to a graining machine where marbles made of steel or
glass are vibrated and rolled over the powdered surface at high speed to produce the grain.
Brush Graining: A graining method that is better than ball graining in that the method provides the plate with increased water receptivity. Soft brushes are used to roughen the
plate surface to make sharper and more numerous peaks and valleys, generating greater surface area for moisture to adhere.
Sandblast Graining: The surface of the plate has grain similar to ball graining, but it is created using fine particles of sand sprayed on the surface of the plate under high
pressure.
Chemical Graining: The chemical is applied in the coursework of the manufacture of the plate and usually consists of an etching acid or anodizing solution.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
About Letterpress | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group.
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Description
A plate for the letterpress method is known as a relief plate. With a relief plate, the picture area is slightly raised above the remainder of the plate. It is a direct printing
method which means that the picture is applied to the substrate directly from the inked plate. Letterpress plates do not need any dampening in the work of the printing method
because only the raised picture areas of the plates receive ink and the non-image areas stay tidy.
The letterpress method is used for some newspaper publishing, labels, and narrow web printing, but it cannot deliver the quality of other printing processes. As a result, it is
a quick diminishing printing method.
Plate Types
The original letterpress plate was constructed with movable metal type mounted in a frame called a chase. Each letter or character had to be arranged in the chase which was time
consuming. The type was also backwards or wrong reading so that when the printed impression was made on the paper, it would appear right reading. The necessity to generate more
efficient methods of letterpress printing led to the development of better plating techniques.
Stereotype: A stereotype plate is created with the use of a mold of the original metal type. Molten metal is poured in to the mold to generate the plate. The plates can be flat
for use on flatbed presses or they can be produced to conform to the shape of the plate cylinder for a rotary press.
Electrotypes: A mold is also used to generate a electrotype plate. The mold is sprayed with a silver coating and it is then electroplated with copper or nickel. The resulting
plate is removed from the mold and the back of the plate is filled with lead or plastic for support.
Photoengraving: The plates are prepared by contacting a film negative with the plate and exposing it to a measured unit of light. The plate is then chemically etched, which
washes out the unexposed, or non-image areas. The etching removes of the plate material in the non-image areas to lead to the picture areas being raised above the non-image
areas. The non-image areas are reduced from the original plate thickness of 0.032" to a thickness of 0.015".
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A plate for the letterpress method is known as a relief plate. With a relief plate, the picture area is slightly raised above the remainder of the plate. It is a direct printing
method which means that the picture is applied to the substrate directly from the inked plate. Letterpress plates do not need any dampening in the work of the printing method
because only the raised picture areas of the plates receive ink and the non-image areas stay tidy.
The letterpress method is used for some newspaper publishing, labels, and narrow web printing, but it cannot deliver the quality of other printing processes. As a result, it is
a quick diminishing printing method.
Plate Types
The original letterpress plate was constructed with movable metal type mounted in a frame called a chase. Each letter or character had to be arranged in the chase which was time
consuming. The type was also backwards or wrong reading so that when the printed impression was made on the paper, it would appear right reading. The necessity to generate more
efficient methods of letterpress printing led to the development of better plating techniques.
Stereotype: A stereotype plate is created with the use of a mold of the original metal type. Molten metal is poured in to the mold to generate the plate. The plates can be flat
for use on flatbed presses or they can be produced to conform to the shape of the plate cylinder for a rotary press.
Electrotypes: A mold is also used to generate a electrotype plate. The mold is sprayed with a silver coating and it is then electroplated with copper or nickel. The resulting
plate is removed from the mold and the back of the plate is filled with lead or plastic for support.
Photoengraving: The plates are prepared by contacting a film negative with the plate and exposing it to a measured unit of light. The plate is then chemically etched, which
washes out the unexposed, or non-image areas. The etching removes of the plate material in the non-image areas to lead to the picture areas being raised above the non-image
areas. The non-image areas are reduced from the original plate thickness of 0.032" to a thickness of 0.015".
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
About Gravure | Book Printing - Gold Printing Group
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Description
Gravure is a top quality technique that can producing printed images which have a continuous tone effect. Unlike other processes which utilize a photosensitive plate, the gravure technique utilizes a metal printing cylinder onto which the picture is etched. The printing impression is made by the transfer of ink from depressions (cells) of various sizes and depths that are etched onto a copper sheet which is plated onto a steel cylinder. The cylinder can contain as lots of as 22,500 depressions per square inch. The various sizes and depths of the depressions generate the different densities of the picture. A bigger or deeper depression, transfers more ink to the printing surface making a bigger and/or darker area. The areas of the cylinder that are not etched become the non-image areas.
In the coursework of the printing technique, the gravure cylinder is coated with a liquid ink as well as a stainless steel blade (doctor blade) clears the ink from the undesirable areas, leaving the ink in the depressions of the cylinder. The ink in depressed areas is then transferred to the printing surface. Gravure is a direct printing process so there is no require to utilize fountain solution to keep the non-image areas neat. Eliminating the variable of keeping the non-image areas neat allows for better print quality control and jobs can be run at higher speeds. The microscopic depressions on the gravure cylinder generate an continuous tone picture on the printed surface.
Gravure is largely printed as a rotary web method (rotogravure) & can very long press runs. It is used for packaging, magazines, pressure sensitive labels, gift wrap, & wallpaper. A gravure sheet-fed method is used for smaller runs for such items as limited edition prints & other artwork, photographic books, high denomination postage stamps, & some promotion pieces.
Gravure Plating Methods
Diffusion-etch: Diffusion-etch is a method that utilizes a carbon tissue or rotofilm onto which positive images are exposed. Rotofilm is a special presensitized layer film. A special screen is used with the rotofilm in the work of the exposure to generate a square dot pattern of the picture. After processing, the carbon tissue or rotofilm is applied to the cylinder & the picture is etched chemically in to the cylinder. The screen used in the work of the exposure helps to generate the walls of the depressions made in the work of the etching method. The diffusion-etch method produces an picture that is of high quality but the plate/cylinder may only last for 50,000 impressions.
Photopolymer: A photopolymer plate is also utilized with the gravure method. The photopolymer method is less pricey than conventional gravure, so it can be competitive with offset printing & flexography for runs under 100,000. The plates are made of stainless steel & are mounted on magnetic cylinders. They are much like photopolymer relief plates in that film is contacted with the plate & given a measured light exposure. The exposed plates are then chemically etched to produce the picture on the plate. The main difference between the photopolymer plate & a relief plate is that the picture on the gravure plate is below the plate surface than being above the surface as with a relief plate.
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Gravure is a top quality technique that can producing printed images which have a continuous tone effect. Unlike other processes which utilize a photosensitive plate, the gravure technique utilizes a metal printing cylinder onto which the picture is etched. The printing impression is made by the transfer of ink from depressions (cells) of various sizes and depths that are etched onto a copper sheet which is plated onto a steel cylinder. The cylinder can contain as lots of as 22,500 depressions per square inch. The various sizes and depths of the depressions generate the different densities of the picture. A bigger or deeper depression, transfers more ink to the printing surface making a bigger and/or darker area. The areas of the cylinder that are not etched become the non-image areas.
In the coursework of the printing technique, the gravure cylinder is coated with a liquid ink as well as a stainless steel blade (doctor blade) clears the ink from the undesirable areas, leaving the ink in the depressions of the cylinder. The ink in depressed areas is then transferred to the printing surface. Gravure is a direct printing process so there is no require to utilize fountain solution to keep the non-image areas neat. Eliminating the variable of keeping the non-image areas neat allows for better print quality control and jobs can be run at higher speeds. The microscopic depressions on the gravure cylinder generate an continuous tone picture on the printed surface.
Gravure is largely printed as a rotary web method (rotogravure) & can very long press runs. It is used for packaging, magazines, pressure sensitive labels, gift wrap, & wallpaper. A gravure sheet-fed method is used for smaller runs for such items as limited edition prints & other artwork, photographic books, high denomination postage stamps, & some promotion pieces.
Gravure Plating Methods
Diffusion-etch: Diffusion-etch is a method that utilizes a carbon tissue or rotofilm onto which positive images are exposed. Rotofilm is a special presensitized layer film. A special screen is used with the rotofilm in the work of the exposure to generate a square dot pattern of the picture. After processing, the carbon tissue or rotofilm is applied to the cylinder & the picture is etched chemically in to the cylinder. The screen used in the work of the exposure helps to generate the walls of the depressions made in the work of the etching method. The diffusion-etch method produces an picture that is of high quality but the plate/cylinder may only last for 50,000 impressions.
Photopolymer: A photopolymer plate is also utilized with the gravure method. The photopolymer method is less pricey than conventional gravure, so it can be competitive with offset printing & flexography for runs under 100,000. The plates are made of stainless steel & are mounted on magnetic cylinders. They are much like photopolymer relief plates in that film is contacted with the plate & given a measured light exposure. The exposed plates are then chemically etched to produce the picture on the plate. The main difference between the photopolymer plate & a relief plate is that the picture on the gravure plate is below the plate surface than being above the surface as with a relief plate.
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