Understanding Ink on Paper Randy Thompson Director, Business
Development Basics of Printing
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Ink to Paper Printing Technologies Offset Lithography Ink to
plate.to blanket.to paper Flexography Ink to raised rubber plate
image.to paper Thermography Raised printing using special ink and
powders Digital Printing Plate-less printing--Ink-jet, Thermal
Transfer, Xerography
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Ink to Paper Press types Sheetfed Small to Large Sheets in /
Sheets out Single to Multiple Color Printing Most common presses
used
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Hand Mounting Plates
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Auto Plate Hangers for Precise Color Registration
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Feed End of Sheetfed
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Checking Color during Make-ready Phase on 5 color
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Heidelberg DI Press using Polyester Plates mounted inside
Press
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Checking a Press Sheet Against a Match Print Proof
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Using a Loop to Check Final Registration
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Ink to Paper Press Types Web Presses Cold Web Heatset Web
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Ink to Paper Press Types Cold Web Fed by rolls of paper Roll to
Roll or Roll to Sheet Smaller formats Forms Production
Newsprint
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Feed End of Cold Forms Web Press
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Job Make-ready on Forms Web Press
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Forms Job Running--Delivery End
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Perfecting Turnbar in-between print towers on Cold Forms Web
press
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Ink to Paper Press types Heatset Web Commercial Long run Half
and Full Web sizes 4 color and up Heat tunnel dries, or sets inks
printed Magazines, catalogs, long run collateral
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Ink to Paper Thermography Raised Printing Print with slow dry
ink Sprinkle special heat reactive powder Vacuum off excess Run
through Heat Tunnel Powder meltsmixes with ink and dries leaving
raised image
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Press Operator Printing Business Cards
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Printed sheets entering Thermo unit
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Thermo powder applied and vacuum
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Thermo powder melts and fuses with ink and dried
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Ink to Paper Recap Printing Technologies Printing Press Types
Sheet-fed Presses Web-fed Presses Themography Quoting
Variables