Viscosity, Tack (Sticky), Drying (Quality)
3 Basic Ink Properties
Viscosity Low
thin-fast flowing ink
Viscosity High
thick-slow flowing ink
Oxidation, Penetration, Evaporation
Ink hardens by:
Tack
sticky
Drying
quality
Pigments, Vehicles, Additives
3 Main Ink Ingredients
Black or White, Organic or Inorganic
Pigments are ______ or ______, which is _______ or _______.
Dry
Vehicles are grouped by how they ______.
Wax/Cobalt
Additives =
Thixotropic
Rubbar-based ink: thick in can --> fluid on press
Trapping Inks
Wet trap and Dry trap
Wet Trap
Printing something on top of a wet ink
Dry Trap
Waiting till ink dries before printing on top
Transparent
Shows through - CMYK
Opaque
No show through
Pantone Matching System
PMS
Pulp, Manufacturing Paper
2 Major Processes in Making Paper
Slurry
Cellulose fibers suspended in water (also known as pulp)
Coniferous (pine cone or tree)
Softwoods
Decitious (Maple Oak)
Hardwoods
Head Box, Press, Drying
Fourdrinier Machine
Fourdrinier Machine
Brothers got patent for this
Head Box
Full of slurry
Press
Moving conveyor belt with wire
Drying
Big drums with felt squish water out
Grain
Fibers that align on F Screen
With
Always fold _____ the grain, if possible.
Substance, Basis
_____ weight and _____ weight = Weight of 500 lb sheets of paper in the Parent Size (pounds)
500 lbs
Substance Weight and Basis Weight = Weight of _____ sheets of Paper in the Parent Size (pounds).
Parent Size (Pounds)
Substance Weight and Basis Weight = Weight of 500 lbs sheets of Paper in the _____ _____.
1 Ream
500 Sheets =
1,000 Sheets
M Weight = Weight of _____
100 Sheets
C Weight = Weight of _____
Basic Size
________ _______ is different for paper types.
Coarse Paper
? = industrial paper
Fine Paper
? = printing paper
Book or Offset
Largest in the family of Fine Papers _______ or ______.
Bible, Carbonless
Writing/Cover/Bristol/Other
Coated One Side
C1S
Coated Two Sides
C2S
Coated vs. Uncoated Paper
Clay like material fills porous surface vs. open porous newsprint
Coated Paper
clay like material fills porous surface
Uncoated Paper
Open porous newsprint - more rough and more easily recycled.
Ts' ai Lun
hand-made modern paper in A.D. 105 until 1798 automated Fourdrinier
Paper
Most used substrate in printing
The Orient
Screen printing is the oldest form of Printing, which originated in _________ _________.
Screen Printing
Oldest form of Printing
Hand Cut, Tusche-Giue, Photographic
3 Parts to Screen Printing
Direct and Indirect
2 kinds of Photographic
Direct Photographic
emulsion directly on screen
Indirect Photographic
expose emulsion then put it on screen
Mono and Multi
2 types of Screen Fabric Filament
XXX or TPI
Fabric Strength indicated by ______ or _____
Threads per Inch
TPI
45 Degree
Squeegee is dragged on a _____ slant or angle.
Lightest
2 color screen printing usually _____ color first.
Bindery
The most dangerous area of the Print Shop
Folding
This process can be done by hand or machine
Parallel
Right angle
Hand-Bone, Buckle, Knife
Folding can be done by:
Signature
a large press sheet folded and trimmed to form a book.
Off-Line Finishing
Finishing done off the press
In-Line Finishing
Finishing operations done on the back of the press
Variable Data Printing
VDP (Demographic Binding)
Adhesive, Side, Saddle
3 Kinds of Binding
Padding, Perfect, Paten
3 Types of Adhesive
Padding
2 thin coats better than 1 thick coat
Perfect
hot glue
Paten
cover - hot glue
Staple, Comb, Side Sewn
3 Types of Side
Staple
Stick
Comb
plastic - metal
Wire, Self Cover, Case Bound
3 Types of Saddle
Case Bound
textbook
Flexo Print
Has a halo edge to it.
Gravure Printing
Has a jagged edge.
Screen Print
Has a varying thickness.
Offset Print
Has an even edge
Digital
Has an even edge with spatter.
-vector
-raster