PRINTING SCIENCE – SCREEN PRINTING II

Course Code:

N1-8120

Semester:

8th Semester (Graphic Arts Technology pathway)

Specialization Category:

ΜΕΥ

Course Hours:

3

ECTS:

4


SYLLABUS

Revision and application of the knowledge of the course Screen Printing I. 

Color Separations and prepress operations for the reproduction of pseudo-tone subjects.

Methods of creating a printing subject on screen printing plates, phototransferring them, and the process of developing plates for high-end reproductions.

Construction of plates and use of instruments for checking the tension of the gauze, and suitability of the plates for printing operations.

Printing using epoxy inks on smooth rigid substrates.  Taking safety and health measures when handling both epoxy and solvent inks when reproducing pseudo-tonal subjects.

Materials and density regulators in the original inks used with the use of additional plasticisers, resins, pigments, etc.

Preparation and printing with inks on light-coloured fabrics.

Procedure for recycling printing plates and methods of checking their suitability for subsequent use. CT Screen technologies, and developments in printing machines in terms of modern data (shape, material, surfaces) and automation.

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Kipphan, H., Color Measurement Methods and Systems in Printing Technology and Graphic Arts, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 1912, Bellingham 1993

2. Screen Coating Techniques, Kiwoinc.
3. διαθέσιμο από: http://www.kiwo.com/s/Screen-Coating-Techniques.pdf

4. The Future of Screen Printing, FESPA, 2015, διαθέσιμο από:
5. http://www.fespa.com/news/industry-news/the-future-of-screen-printing.html

6. Brad Faine, The New Quide To Screen Printing, Simon & Schuster, Australia 1991

7. Dave Dennings, Understanding Mesh Geometry, Stencil Resolution, and Measuring Systems for Quality Control, SGIA Journal, April, 1998

8. Printcolor, Frequency-modulated halftones for screen printing, June 2007

1. Μηλιώνης Νίκος, Μεταξοτυπία 1 και Μεταξοτυπία 2, Αθήνα 1997
2. Αντώνης Τσιγώνιας, Συμπληρωματικές σημειώσεις στο μάθημα της Μεταξοτυπίας, Αιγάλεω 2014

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