Troubleshooting printing problems will also be covered. This course introduces students to the formulation of inks used in the flexographic printing industry. They will become familiar with the different types of substrates used in the packaging and labeling industries, how they are manufactured and how they are used in converting applications. Students will learn how to produce color standards for printing as well as color matching techniques. Computer software and spectrophotometers will be used to evaluate ink samples.
Emphasis is on the creation of color standard for printing.
This advanced hands-on course will apply all of the various printing techniques studied. Students will follow job specifications to create and print package and label designs in a production environment. This course covers advanced document formatting. Text and graphic file issues are studied in this course. Students are introduced to scanning, bitmap and vector graphics, file compression and telecommunication of files.