"Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template."
The study of the technology involved in printing processes, such as printing presses, prepress equipment, and finishing machines.
Types of printing processes: An overview of the different printing processes such as offset, flexography, gravure, letterpress, digital, and screen printing.
Ink and coatings: A basic understanding of inks and coatings including their different types, compositions, characteristics, and applications.
Paper and substrates: An introduction to the different types of paper and substrates used in print production and how they affect the final printed product.
Prepress and design: The prepress process and the design elements that go into setting up artwork for print production, including typesetting, color separations, and file formats.
Color management: Techniques for accurate reproduction of colors in print, including calibration of output devices such as monitors and printers.
Press setup and operation: The setup and operation of printing presses, including the functions of different machine components and how to maintain a consistent printing environment.
Post-press operations: Finishing operations performed after printing such as cutting, binding, and laminating.
Print production management: The workflow and processes involved in managing a print production from beginning to end, including scheduling, estimating, and quality control.
Sustainability and environmental concerns: The impact of print production on the environment and the steps manufacturers can take to ensure sustainability.
Emerging technologies: The latest technologies and trends in print production, such as 3D printing and variable data printing.
Lithography: Uses a flat printing plate to print images. The plate is treated with a substance that attracts oil-based inks, which are applied to the plate and then transferred to the paper.
Flexography: Uses flexible printing plates made from rubber or plastic to print on various materials, including plastic, paper, and metal.
Digital printing: A method of printing that uses digital files to print images or text directly onto paper or other materials.
Gravure printing: A high-speed printing process that uses a cylinder to transfer ink to paper. It is commonly used for printing magazines, catalogues, and other mass-produced items.
Screen printing: A printing process in which ink is forced through a mesh screen onto paper or other materials.
Offset printing: A printing process that uses plates to transfer ink to a rubber blanket, which then transfers the ink to the paper.
Letterpress printing: A printing process that uses movable type or carved plates to print images onto paper.
Thermography: A printing process that uses heat and a special powder to create raised lettering on paper.
Embossing: A printing process that creates a raised design on paper by pressing it between two metal dies.
Foil stamping: A printing process in which a metallic foil is pressed onto paper using a heated die.
Die cutting: A printing process that uses a metal die to cut shapes out of paper or other materials.
Engraving: A printing process that creates raised lettering and designs by etching them onto a metal plate.
Dye-sublimation printing: A printing process that uses heat to transfer ink onto paper or other materials.
Inkjet printing: A printing process in which ink is sprayed onto paper or other materials using tiny nozzles.
"The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus."
"Woodblock printing...appeared in China before 220 AD for cloth printing."
"It would not be applied to paper until the seventh century."
"The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD."
"The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century."
"The technology of printing played a key role in the development of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution."
"The technology of printing laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy."
"The technology of printing...laid the material basis for...the spread of learning to the masses."
"Woodblock printing...was the earliest known form of printing as applied to paper."
"Objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus."
"Later developments in printing technology include the movable type...and the printing press."
"The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng."
"The printing press was invented in the 15th century."
"Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images."
"Printing is a process...using a master form or template."
"Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images."
"The technology of printing played a key role in the development of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution."
"The technology of printing laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy."
"The technology of printing...laid the material basis for...the spread of learning to the masses."