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• Papers 11-27-2013
  Some papers are very adaptable to several applications, while others others are very limited. The next section will briefly discuss the types of paper that are…Read More
• Kinds, Sizes, And Weights Of Paper 11-22-2013
  Some of the most common printing papers are bond, book, cover, bristol, newsprint, duplicator,
  and mimeograph. User for each of these kinds of paper and inform…Read More
• Paper Manufacture 11-14-2013
  There are two fundamental steps in papermaking. First, the fibrous raw material, or cellulose, from pulpwood, nonwood fibers, or recycled papers is converted in…Read More
• Paper Composition 11-12-2013
  Cellulose fiber. The principal raw material for producing paper is cellulose fibers, which are short, threadlike structures. Cellulose fiber is the basic buildi…Read More
• Making Paper By Hand 11-11-2013
  Making paper by hand is an excellent way to become familiar with the basic procedures of papermaking. Extensive equipment and materials are not required.Equipme…Read More
• Paper - Paper and Papermaking 11-10-2013
  Many types materials can be printed. Plastic, glass and fabric are just some. However, by far the most important printed material is paper. Paper is needed for…Read More
• Development and Growth 11-08-2013
  The origin of narrow-web flexography is usually placed in the period immediately after WW ll. At that time, Mark andrews Sr. (1904~1980), the founder of Mark An…Read More
• Narrow-Web Flexo Presses 11-07-2013
  Narrow-web flexo has most recently been defined as any web width less than 20" (508mm). While this is an arbitrary designation, it will serve as a definition fo…Read More
• Folding Carton Press 11-06-2013
  Folding cartons have been printed by flexo for many years, but it has only been in the past 10 years that the industry has started using state-of-the-art centra…Read More
• In-Line Press 11-05-2013
  The in-line press is the third commonly used type of wide-web press. Its color stations are separate, complete units horizontally mounted one to the other, and…Read More
• The Central Impression Press 11-04-2013
  The central impression press, sometimes called a drum, common impression or CI press, supports all of its color stations around a single steel impression cylind…Read More
• The Stack Press 11-03-2013
  In the stack press (Figure 4-6), individual color stations (sometimes called sections or decks) are stacked one over the both sides of a main press frame. Each…Read More
• Types of Gravure Folders 11-02-2013
  The U.S. population of gravure presses has undergone substantial expansion and rebuilding in recent years. Nonetheless, there are still many different folder co…Read More
• Essential folding Terminology 11-01-2013
  Signatures. A complete sheet containing all the artwork for a cylinder is called a signature. By examining or taking apart a magazine or book, it is often possi…Read More
• Other Gravure Presses 10-31-2013
  Sheetfed Gravure Although almost all gravure production is on web presses, sheetfed gravure presses still exist. Sheetfed gravure is used for proofing; for pri…Read More
• Packaging Gravure Presses 10-30-2013
  Gravure packaging and product presses are divided into two distinct groups for light weight versus heavy weight substrates. Typical products for light weight su…Read More
• Gravure Publication Presses 10-29-2013
  Publication presses are designed for high speed printing high quality color publications. Typical products include magazine, Sunday newspaper magazines, catalog…Read More
• Typical Press Configurations 10-28-2013
  Every gravure press is a custom-buit machine, designed and engineered for a specific range of products. A packaging press producing 26-inch-wide labels is ident…Read More
• Generic gravure printing unit 10-26-2013
  All web-fed gravure presses start from an unwinder, which serves the purpose of unwinding a roll of substrate, deeping, keeping adequate tension on the web.The…Read More
• Densitometric Color and Image Analysis 10-25-2013
  Solid ink film measurement. To maintain image quality during the pressrun, the operator is concerned with the ink film thickness being printed on the paper. Whe…Read More