- •Text 1 Basic printing techniques
- •I. Read the following sentences and discuss whether they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the derivatives of the following words: treat, define, raise, cut, tailor, print, deposit, reject
- •IV. Which printing process does each definition refer to?
- •V. Speak about advantages and disadvantages of different printing techniques
- •VI. Write a short description of basic printing techniques. Text 2 Letterpress
- •Read the sentences and discuss if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the letterpress printing, using the following information.
- •V. Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text. Text 3 Offset lithography
- •Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •Which term does each definition refer to?
- •V. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the offset printing, using the following information.
- •V. Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text. Text 4 Gravure
- •Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •Which term does each definition refer to?
- •Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the gravure printing, using the following information.
- •V. Write a short summary of the text. Text 5 Other traditional printing techniques
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •V. Write about modern development of flexography printing. Text 6 Modern printing techniques
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Which term does each definition refer to?
- •V. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the gravure printing, using the following information.
- •VI Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text.
- •Text 1 Originals for reproduction
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •Improve, rigid, inserted, tracing, remove, minimize, reproduction, laid, retouch, cracking, reasonable,
- •IV. Which term does each definition refer to?
- •V. Compare different types of originals.
- •VI. Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text. Text 2 Reproduction techniques for offset lithography
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •Scanning
- •Compare line origination and halftone origination.
- •Read the following paragraphs and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of other methods of origination.
- •Text 3 Proofing
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Which term does each definition refer to?
- •V. Discuss and compare different methods of proofing.
- •VI. Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text. Text 4 Electronic page planning
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Which term does each definition refer to?
- •V. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cad systems.
- •VI. Write a short description of electronic page planning process. Text 5 Film assembly, imposition and platemaking
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Compose a plan and write a short summary of the text. Text 6 Origination for letterpress
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •Compare different methods of letterpress origination
- •Write a short summary of the text.
- •1. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English
- •Text 1 Typesetting in metal
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Compare different techniques of typesetting.
- •V. Write a short summary of the following text: Photocomposition
- •Text 2 Desk-top publishing
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of desk-top publishing.
- •V. Write a short summary of the text. Text 4 Page layout software
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Compare different types of software for dtp.
- •V. Write a short summary of the text. Text 5 Type measurement
- •I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •II. Find the equivalents of the following terms:
- •III. Fill the gaps using the following words:
- •IV. Read the following text and retell it. Typefaces
- •V. Choose two or three different types of fonts and compare them by their design.
- •Text 1 Digital Pre-Press Stage
- •Text 2 Direct Imaging
- •IV. Complete the text using the words:
- •Speed and Quality
- •V. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words:
- •Render the text in English. Text3 Fully Automatic Print Preparation
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find in the text equivalents of the terms:
- •Simple, Safe Operation
- •V. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words:
- •VI. Write a synopsis of the text in English: Text 4 Central Remote Control of Ink and Regist
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find in the text equivalents of the terms.
- •IV. Complete the text using the words:
- •Register Control via cpc 41
- •V. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words
- •Text 5 Coating and Drying
- •Text 6 Delivery
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find in the text English equivalents of the terms:
- •IV. Speak on the Delivery of the sm 102, using the questions Unit 4 Paper and ink Text 1 Ink
- •Text 2 Paper
- •Text 3 The paper machine
- •Text 4 Types of paper
- •Text 5 Specifying papers
- •Text 6 Potential problems with paper
- •Unit 6 Finishing and Binding] Text 1 Finishing
- •Text 2 Paperback binding
- •Text 3 Hardback bookbinding
- •Text 4 Other methods of finishing
- •Text 5 Packing
- •Unit 7 printing units Text 1 Printing presses
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2 Processing machinery
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3 Letterpress printing machines
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4 Offset Presses
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5 Printing Presses for Packaging
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 6 Equipment and Machinery for Flat-bed Screen Printing
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 8 printing units design Text 1 Sheet-fed Printing Presses
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2 Web-fed Printing Presses
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3 Printing Unit Design on Web Presses
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 4 Printing Unit Configurations on Web Presses
- •Vertical Blanket-to-Blanket Unit
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5 Gravure Printing in the Packaging
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 6 Gravure Cylinder Manufacture
- •Vocabulary
Vocabulary
screen printing трафаретний друк
squeegee накочувальний валик
guide напрямляюча
frame holder рамотримач
vacuum suction plate форма з вакуумним присмоктувачем
to fasten down закріпити
squeegee guidance напрямляння накочувального валика
squeegee angle кут накочувального валика
pressure force сила притискання
sheet feeding подача аркуша
screen flooding заповнення трафаретної форми фарбою
vacuum printing table вакуумний стіл
drying line сушильна секція
IR drying сушіння інфрачервоним випромінюванням
UV drying сушіння ультрафіолетом
rotary screen printing machine ротаційна машина трафаретного друку
flat screen плоский трафарет
sheet-guiding cylinder аркушенапрямний циліндр
flat-to-round плоскоконцентричний растр
stream feeder самонаклад з каскадною подачею аркушів
to align вирівнювати
stationary printing cylinder нерухомий друкуючий циліндр
gripper затискач, захоплювач аркушів
vacuum pressure вакуумний тиск
suspension rail висяча направляюча шина
cylinder gap паз циліндра
to weld зварювати
unwinder розмотувальний пристрій
hot-air dryer сушарка з обдувом гарячим повітрям
fan-fold delivery вивідний пристрій з фальцюванням гармошкою (віялом)
seamless rotary screen printing ротаційний безстиковий друк
stencil трафарет
thermal writing head термальна записуюча головка
fiber волокно
to image наносити зображення
resolution роздільна здатність
Unit 8 printing units design Text 1 Sheet-fed Printing Presses
The vast majority of all sheet-fed printing presses use the offset printing technology. Printing press manufacturers supply these presses principally for sheet sizes between 37 cm x 52 cm and 72 cm x 104 cm. The maximum sizes are 120 x 162 cm.
Production speeds lie in the range of 10000 to 18000 sheets/hour, depending on the format, the substrate properties, and the sheet feeder in use. Single-sheet feeders can produce up to 10000 sheets/hour on small-format presses,whereas stream feeders can produce up to 18000 sheets/hour in medium-size format (72 cm x 104 cm).
Various cylinder configurations are possible in multicolor printing presses. The three-cylinder configuration unites the plate cylinder, blanket cylinder, and impression cylinder in one printing unit. The number of printing units arranged in a series, also referred to as unit configuration, determines the maximum number of colors that can be printed in one machine pass.
The middle drum is double-sized, and has two gripper systems; together with a special reversing drum it can be used for sheet reversal. Because of the requirements of the direction of rotation, one or three drums must be located between the impression cylinders for sheet transfer.
Double-sized impression cylinders and transfer drums are advantageous in the printing of cardboard and metal sheeting, since the materials will be subject to less deformation by the cylinders. Presses specially optimized for cardboard printing have double sized impression cylinders and even have triple-sized transfer drums.
Each printing unit has one plate and one blanket cylinder for each two colors and a joint impression cylinder. The two colors are transferred onto the printing sheet in register one immediately after the other, the sheet being held on the impression cylinder by grippers.The sheets are transferred from the first to the second printing unit in this press by gripper systems attached to circulating chains. The chains provide the means to overcome a relatively large conveying distance so that the distance between the printing units is sufficient for a convenient operation. The chain system makes an alignment of gripper systems using special alignment elements on the impression cylinder necessary in order to achieve the required accuracy of transfer for the color-to-color register.
Sheet-fed gravure presses have been developed for packaging printing with two to seven printing units.With this press, the sheets are fed via a feed drum to the first impression cylinder, ink is applied there by the bottom gravure cylinder, which is inked up by means of an inking roller and a doctor blade. There are conveyance chains with grippers installed between the printing units; they take over the printed sheets from the impression cylinder grippers, guide them through the dryers and pass them on to the grippers of the next impression cylinder. At the end of the drying cycle the conveyor chain system behind the last print unit transports the sheets to the delivery unit.
The multicolor sheets printed in sheet-fed printing presses are mostly processed into books, stationery, or packaging media off-line on special machines or flowlines (system of finishing units). In-line finishing operations are, for example:
• sheet reversal for perfecting
• coating the sheets for the most part in special coating units and extended delivery for the drying
• use of rotating cutting blades in delivery to split large sheets and adapt them in this way to smaller-format folding machines,
• configuration of special numbering boxes with a separate inking unit on the impression cylinder of the final printing unit; this enables consecutive sequences of numbers to be imprinted (e.g., for entrance tickets or lottery tickets).