On Cost Reduction in Pre-press Design

How to cut cost is a common concern of all presswork operators who shall be proficient in the knowledge of plate-making and printing technology, printing cost standard, paper specification and function, and production capacity of printing house. In order to reduce cost, they shall rationally arrange the selection of technologies and paper materials according to the capacity of printing house during practical printing work.
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Post-press Finishing Technologies for Special Surface Effects of Printing

Gold & silver surface finishing for printed maters (post-press: 1) Hot foil stamping—products are adorned with an outstanding appearance of luxury and gorgeousness with distinctive metallic luster and strong visual effects. Holographic foil stamping has excellent anti-counterfeit and decorative effects, while hot stamping foil transfer can be achieved by thermal pressure.
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Before deliver photoshop to printing, you shall

1. Ensure that the precision is 300dpi/pixel/inch
2. Ensure that the picture mode is CMYK
3. Ensure that there is no variedness in the solid under-color (e.g. pure yellow， pure black etc.)
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Glazing and Calendering Technology in Printing

A. What is glazing?
Glazing is to smear (or spread and print) a layer of transparent paint (glazing oil) on the surface of printed maters. After being leveled, dried and calendered, the surface of printed maters would form a thin, well-distributed and transparent glossy layer. Glazing includes full-glazing, part-glazing, luster glazing, matte (delustering) glazing and special paint glazing etc.
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Development Trend of Package Printing Technology

I Status:
With the development of economy and S& T, technology for planographic printing, relief printing， intaglio printing and special printings will take the momentum of growing. Different printing technologies with varied advantages and applicable scopes would coexist and supplement one another in a long haul, while each occupying an irreplaceable position in the whole industry.
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Elements Affecting Printing of Corrugated Paper Box

In the package seminar and fair hold in Chicago from November 3rd to 7th 2002, folded paper boxes and cartons
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Trouble Shooting for Pasting Packages

The following troubles usually arise in the process of pasting product packages: too much glue leads to over-brimming, which spoils the appearances of product. Meanwhile, packages are prone to sticking to each other. In this case, keep the packages to dry after pasting for 2-5 minutes, and press after the glue is dried to a proper extent. If the glue is too thin and be over-dried, the adhesiveness would be affected. It could even cause paste failure. In this case, read the manual and consult the manufacturer.
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Moisture Control of Corrugated Boards

During production of corrugated boards, many have met the problems caused by inaccurate control of moisture, whether by higher (leading to collapse, flute-exposure) or lower moisture (leading to board breaking).
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Pre-press Attentions for Corrugated Cartons

Corrugated cartons used to belong to transporting package, but now tend to become consumer package in the tide of market economic development. Therefore, higher requirements on layout and printing of cartons are made.
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