GA 133 - Lithographic Press III

Credit Hours: 2

Introduction to the hands-on operation, components, and systems of a sheet-fed press, and folder. Procedures, and techniques including use of a micrometer, blanket handling, and packing, roller settings, adjustments, registering, specific press problems, and troubleshooting will be covered. Also included will be color principals, densitometry operation, and color bars, as well as a variety of imposition methods. The course objective is to provide experience in the set-up, make ready registration, and production of a variety of single, duo-tone, and multicolored jobs on the press including folder operations.
Prerequisites: GA 123, GA 124
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