- •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
Content:
Unit 1 Printing techniques
Text 1 Basic printing techniques
Text 2 Letterpress
Text 3 Offset lithography
Text 4 Gravure
Text 5 Other traditional printing techniques
Text 6 Modern printing techniques
Unit 2 Origination
Text 1 Originals for reproduction
Text 2 Reproduction techniques for offset lithography
Text 3 Proofing
Text 4 Electronic page planning
Text 5 Film assembly, imposition and platemaking
Text 6 Origination for letterpress
Unit 3 Typesetting and desk-top publishing
Text 1 Typesetting in metal
Text 2 Photocomposition
Text 3 Desk-top publishing
Text 4 Page layout software
Text 5 Type measurement
Text 6 Typefaces
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 5 Printing processes
Text 1 Digital Pre-Press Stage
Text 2 Direct Imaging
Text3 Fully Automatic Print Preparation
Text 4 Central Remote Control of Ink and Regist
Text 5 Coating and Drying
Text 6 Delivery
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
Text 2 Processing machinery
Text 3 Letterpress printing machines
Text 4 Offset Presses
Text 5 Printing Presses for Packaging
Unit 6 Equipment and Machinery for Flat-bed Screen Printing
Unit 8 Printing units design
Text 1 Sheet-fed Printing Presses
Text 2 Web-fed Printing Presses
Text 3 Printing Unit Design on Web Presses
Unit 4 Printing Unit Configurations on Web Presses
Text 5 Gravure Printing in the Packaging
Text 6 Gravure Cylinder Manufacture
Unit 1 Printing processes
Text 1 Basic printing techniques
There are certain principles in printing that apply regardless of the particular process that is being used. It is important, for instance, to use the right size of press for the job. Conversely, the size of the job should in general be tailored to the machine being used for printing.
The main printing processes can be defined according to the physical characteristics of the printing surfaces used. Letterpress is a 'relief process, where the image to be printed is raised above the background; this raised surface is inked by rollers and then pressed against the paper to make the impression. Lithography is 'planographic', with a flat printing surface: the image area is chemically treated so that it accepts ink and rejects water, while the non-image area is treated to accept water and reject ink. Gravure is an 'intaglio' process, with the printing image recessed into the plate and filled with liquid ink; the non-image area is wiped free of ink, so that ink is deposited on the paper only from the recessed wells.
An operation that applies to all printing processes is make-ready' — that is, all the operations that take place prior to the first good copies being produced on a press. Most modern printing techniques therefore aim to reduce the time and expense involved in make-ready.
Most printing processes require the paper to be either sheet-fed or web-fed.
In sheet-fed printing the paper, which is made in the form of reels (large rolls), is cut into sheets of a suitable size for the press being used. The 'feeder' section of the press picks up the sheets, usually with a combination of metal fingers and vacuum suckers, and feeds them through to be printed. The sheets then pass on to the delivery end of the press, still as flat sheets — folding or other finishing processes are a separate operation requiring other machinery.
With web-fed (also known as reel-fed) printing, the paper is supplied to the machine in the form of reels. The front end of the press has a reelstand, which holds the paper as it is unwound and fed through the press. The actual method of printing is the same as with a sheet-fed press, but printing can take place at much higher speeds because the machine is not slowed down by having to pick up and put down each sheet before printing the next. Most web presses also incorporate some form of finishing facility after printing. Usually this is folding, but it can also include various types of gluing, stitching and perforating to give special products for direct-mail and other purposes; here the folding section of the machine may have added equipment for gluing and perforating.
The advantages of web-fed printing are speed. Web-fed presses therefore lend themselves to long runs. The disadvantages is that the web-fed presses involve a very high initial outlay, need more time before they are ready to start printing and mostly produce only items of a fixed length.
Exercises:
I. Read the following sentences and discuss whether they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
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Small offset press is suitable to print 100.000 copies of a magazine.
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The size of the page should correspond to the plate size.
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In the letterpress process the image to be printed is raised above the background.
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Lithography stands for an “intaglio” process.
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Gravure is a process with a flat printing surface.
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There are four basic methods of printing.
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With web-fed printing, the paper is supplied to the machine in the form of sheets.
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Most presses incorporate folding, gluing, stitching and perforating after printing.
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The printing presses have auxiliary devices for finishing processes.
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Web-fed printing is slower than sheet-fed.