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• Producing Casebound Books (Hardcover Books) 2014-02-24

  The sequence of steps in binding hardcover books is shown in Figure 6-1. These steps remain the same whether books are bound by hand or by machine. FOLDING SIGNATURES AND ENDSHEETS. Large printed sheets are first folded to form signatures. A signature is a single sheet of paper folded to a certain number of pages. For ...

• The Thickness of Printing Paper List 2013-09-05

  Name Thickness/mm Name Thickness/mm 80gsm art paper 0.065 105gsm matt coated paper 0.09 105gsm art paper 0.085 128gsm matt coated paper 0.12 128gsm art paper 0.105 157gsm matt coated paper 0.16 157gsm art paper 0.135 200gsm matt coated paper 0.19 200gsm art paper 0.17 210gsm matt coated paper 0.21 210gsm art paper 0.19...

• Perfect Binding - for booklet, catalog, book, magazine, etc. 2013-09-04

  Perfect Binding Process Sewn Binding Process Perfect binding is often used, and gives a result similar to paperback books. National Geographic is one example of this type. Paperback or soft cover books are also normally bound using perfect binding. They usually consist of various sections with a cover made from heavier...

• Saddle Stitch Binding - for booklet, catalog, magazine 2013-08-30

  Fold the impression (cut or uncut) into several folds according to page number and sequence. The fold with multi-pages is called a signature of book-block. After collocating the folded signatures into volumes by order and combine them, it is called saddle stitching. Impression→folding→collating→wrappering→saddle st...

• Glossy Art Paper - for booklet, catalog, flyer, poster, postcard, etc. 2013-08-29

  Quality and rather heavy two-side coated printing paper with smooth surface. The reproduction of fine screen single- and multicolor pictures ("art on paper") requires a paper that has an even, well closed surface and a uniform ink absorption.

• Characteristics of Solvent-Based Gravure Inks and Their Relationship with Printing 2024-12-10

  Solvent-based gravure printing inks consist of pigments, resins, additives, and a significant amount of solvents, making the ink relatively thin. The drying process of solvent-based gravure inks is volatile, which makes them suitable for printing on paper, films, aluminum foil, and other materials. Given that gravure p...

• The Relationship Between Paper Properties and Print Quality 2024-12-09

  The quality of printed products is intricately tied to the properties of the paper used. Therefore, in printing operations, the requirements for paper vary depending on the nature of the printed material and the desired quality. Different papers, due to their unique physical and chemical properties, exhibit varying ada...

• Standards for Material Selection in Single-Color Offset Printing 2024-12-06

  As the name suggests, a single-color offset printer prints only one color at a time. When it comes to selecting printing consumables for a single-color offset printer, there are some differences compared to multi-color offset printers. Multi-color printers generally have higher requirements for consumables, while singl...

• The Application of Ink Doctor Blade in Gravure Printing 2024-12-04

  The selection, installation, and adjustment of the ink doctor blade in gravure printing have a significant impact on the quality of printed products. Below are some insights on the application of the doctor blade in gravure printing and related issues. 1. Selection and Installation of the Doctor Blade For high-speed gr...

• Precautions for Prepress Design in Two-Color Printing 2024-11-28

  Two-color printing design refers to the process of reproducing an original image using two different ink colors through a color separation technique. In general, the two-color printing process involves combining the black (K) plate with one of the other three color plates (C, M, Y) from the CMYK color model. The black ...