Graphic Arts Science – Screen Printing I

Course Code:

N1-5140

Semester:

5th Semester (Graphic Arts Technology pathway)

Specialization Category:

Mandatory Courses ( ΜΕ )

Course Hours:

4

ECTS:

5



SYLLABUS

Basic principles of the printing process printing materials. Color separations and pre-press procedures for the reproduction of linear subjects. Methods of creating subjects on screen printing plates, their phototransfer and the plate developing process for simple designs. Screen printing substrate materials and their properties. Types, properties and composition of screen printing inks. Use of appropriate solvents and solvent agents for the fluidity and thixotropy of screen printing inks and safety precautions in their use.  Printing machines, their classification by automation and by materials and characteristics, their adjustment and maintenance.

Preparation of production stages for the application of the printing subject on paper,  polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and cotton fabric substrates as projects for the completion of the laboratory part of the course.

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
  9. FESPA Hellas, Διαχείριση Χρώματος και αναπαραγωγή, Τεχνικό εγχειρίδιο, 2020

Σημειώσεις του μαθήματος:

  • Μηλιώνης Νίκος, Μεταξοτυπία 1 και Μεταξοτυπία 2, Αθήνα 1997

Αντώνης Τσιγώνιας, Συμπληρωματικές σημειώσεις στο μάθημα της Μεταξοτυπίας, Αιγάλεω 2014

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