OFFSET PRINTING

In Depth
BY
AHMED HUSSEIN

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DeskJet Outdoor
Ink jet

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1- Prepress
2- Press
3- Postpress

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prepress

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PC & Mac
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Workflow System

Workflow System

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Esko, Heidelberg, Cero

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CMY

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4 C,M,Y,K



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30

Xrite


Structure of Offset plates
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0.15...0.30
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See + expose
See - expose
)Digital Expose(2

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4 C,M,Y,K







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-220
270


( conventional or thermal
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conventional or thermal
plates

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Ugra Test



PLATE SCOP , IC PLATE X-RITE

Plate Scope

Ugra Test

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Press





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...the water rejects the printing
ink, as the ink is oily. For this
reason only the surfaces which
have to be printed are covered
with ink.

Plate
cylinder

Blanket
cylinder
Impression
cylinder
Blanket

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Damping -1
Inking unit
rollers
The surfaces which are not
printed absorb the water
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The surfaces which are printed
reject the water.
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Ink rollers -4
Plate -5
Damping unit
roller
Blanket -6
Paper
roller
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Impresser cylinder



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-1 Sheet offset
-2 Web offset

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Sheet offset fed




%10
ph =4.5-5.5

cold set
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* 74*60.5-50*41- 103-79-103*77
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Web offset fed

%10
ph =4.5-5.5


heat set


Heidlberg , Kba , Manroland




Set off

SunChemical(Hartman) , Flient,
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xrite - Gretagmakbth

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Post Press

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8 16 3264

Folding & Creasing A

Folding & Creasing 1
Folding & Creasing 2

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