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1
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With digital printing, each page can be unique

A

Text and images can vary

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2
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Variable data allows the product to be more personalized for its end user

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Content-specific

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3
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Disadvantages of digital presses

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Cost is higher
Speed is slower
Lower quality

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4
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Click charge

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every time a cylinder rotates one time around

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5
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Quarter size

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12” x 18”

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6
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Full size

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28” x 40”

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7
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Half size

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20” x 28”

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8
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The number of print units is usually

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four

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9
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More print units can be used for…

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Special colors
Special coats: dull, glossy, matte
Smell

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10
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Straight press

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= prints one side of a product (2 passes for double-sided)

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11
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Perfecting press

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= prints on both sides in a single pass (higher degree of efficiency)

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12
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What is the order of a print unit?

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Ink fountain
Ink rollers with heat
Fountain solution - water-based
Plate cylinder = image is etched onto the plate
Blanket cylinder = carries ink from the plate cylinder
Substrate
Impression cylinder = comes into contact with the bottom of the substrate; pushes substrate into blanket cylinder

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13
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Viscosity

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the resistance of a liquid to flow

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14
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Advantages of a sheetfed press?

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Highest quality (better color production)
Good for long-run jobs (greater than 5,000)
Critical color

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15
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When does registration happen?

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When all the ink dots are in alignment

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16
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What is a loop?

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A tool used to see ink dots

17
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What is an outside purchase in finishing?

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Trade binder = a company that specializes in a specific type of binding/finishing (ex. perfect bound, case bound, foil stamping, etc.)

18
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What is perfect binding?

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Signatures are glued into the spine of the cover

19
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What is a lift?

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The amount of sheets that can fit in the guillotine at once

20
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What is a web press?

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Any press that uses a roll of a substrate

21
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What are some advantages of web presses?

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Good for high-volume printing (millions)
Inks are a deeper pigment
Paper cost is cheaper in roles
Fast
High quality
Multiple in-line finishing options

22
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Disadvantages of web presses?

A

Very expensive
Large square footage

23
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Web presses have three possible outcomes for finishing. What are they?

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Cut webs into sheets we want
Roll to roll
Goes through the folder at the end of the press

24
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1843 Rotary Press invented by Richard Hoe

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Printed in sheets
Very slow

25
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1863 Rotary web press invented by

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William Bullock

26
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What is heat set? (most common)

A

Oven flashes solvent on paper
Inks are a deeper pigment
Higher quality

27
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What is cold set?

A

Ink is thinner and is absorbed into the paper
Lower quality

28
Q

circumferential number for one cutoff =

A

22.75

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