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Sep 07, 2024
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GRT 403 - Production Methods Credits: 2 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 4 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Voc/Tech A continuation of Introduction to printing methods, students will learn production methods of multi-color, multi-panel products for screen, offset, digital printing and flexography. Competencies
- Summarize safety rules for operating duplicators.
- Identify safety considerations in Machine Operations
- Read and comprehends material safety data sheets
- Identify protective safety equipment when needed
- Construct a project for two-color offset printing.
- Establish correct document size and bleed settings.
- Choose correct color separation settings.
- Identify correct trap settings.
- Customize and place color control bar in slug area.
- Produce separated PDF for output.
- Understand four color process printing.
- Evaluate our RIP and output to plate.
- Transfer file to correct RIP folder via server.
- Download and view file on RIP software application.
- Produce a paper proof of the plate on the platesetter.
- Create a metal plate on the platesetter.
- Produce a two-color project on a sheet-fed offset duplicator.
- Mix ink required for project.
- Develop plates required for project.
- Develop plates required for project.
- Set up offset press.
- Maintain registration.
- Maintain quality ink coverage.
- Conduct clean up procedures.
- Cut down and shrink-wrap project.
- Produce a multiple color screen-printing project.
- Construct digitally a multiple color project for screen-printing.
- Output project to vellum separation.
- Create a screen for production.
- Prepare ink for production.
- Mount screens.
- Conduct printing process.
- Demonstrate standard clean up and maintenance procedures.
- Evaluate advanced digital printing features.
- Construct and digitally print a two-sided, multi-page document.
- Construct and digitally print a document containing a varnish.
- Customize paper on a digital press.
- Produce and print a wide format document.
- Analyze flexographic functions.
- Understand prepress aspects of flexography.
- Outline the plating process.
- Summarize the printing process.
- List die cutting procedures.
- Use the press.
- Evaluate substrates used in printing processes.
- Summarize how paper is manufactured.
- List the theories of FCS (Forest Stewardship Council).
- Identify the basic characteristics of various types of paper.
- Describe the applications of coated and uncoated papers.
- Identify standard paper weights.
- Recognize the difference in laser compatible and laser guaranteed paper.
- Assess the business of printing.
- Discuss the three basic types of business organization.
- Compare the advantages of conventional and digital printing.
- Utilize job tickets and other business forms.
- Describe the most common trade customs in graphic communications.
- Examine planning and management concepts.
- Establish general time management constraints.
- Understanding last to first planning.
- Plan a timeline as applied for projects.
- Identify printable layouts.
- Obtain standard project approval policies.
- Demonstrate the understanding of meeting a deadline.
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