Screen Printing Process detailed Syllabus for Printing Technology (PN), K scheme PDF has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Select the tools and material required for given product.
- Prepare the stencil as per the job requirement.
- Operate equipment and machines in screen printing department
- Execute the job according to the requirement.
- Identify the application area of screen-printing process.
Unit I
Screen Printing Process 1.1 Basics of Screen Printing. 1.2 History and development of screen-printing process. 1.3 Comparison with other printing processes. 1.4 Advantages, limitations & applications of screen printing.
Suggested Learning Pedagogy Video Demonstrations Flipped Classroom Hands-on Site/Industry Visit
Unit II
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Unit III
Mesh stretching and screen preparation methods. 3.1 Mesh stretching: Hand Stretching, Mechanical, Pneumatic, Need of mesh tension monitoring, Instrumentation and tools: Screen tension meters (Analog/Digital). 3.2 Pre-press and Films: Evaluating Film Quality-Density& Image Quality (Resolution & Definition). 3.3 Steps in screen Preparation: Meshstretching, Degreasing, Drying, Emulsion coating, Drying coated mesh, Exposure, Development, Inspection of screen, computer to screen. 3.4 Stencils: Hand cut, Direct, indirect method, Direct- indirect (direct film), Comparison of all.
Suggested Learning Pedagogy Video Demonstrations Hands-on Site/Industry Visit Presentations
Unit IV
Screen Printing Machines & Press Setup 4.1 Manual Tabletop: G-clamp, C- clamp, Sheet fed and web fed press: semi, fully-automatic, flatbed, rotary. 4.2 Dryers: Racks, wicket-dryers, flatbed dryers curing. 4.3 Press parameters: color sequence, Off Contact distance, Three-Point registration. TransparentFlap-Overlay registration. 4.4 Controlling Ink Deposit using Press Controls: Squeegee speed, angle, pressure. Press working condition: Dust free & Temperature controlled environment. 4.5 Troubleshooting: cause and remedy.
Suggested Learning Pedagogy Video Demonstrations Presentations Site/Industry Visit Hands-on
Unit V
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Practical / Tutorial Experiences
- Material, tools, equipment & machinery used for screen printing process.*
- Print text matter on maplitho papers using a small offset press.*
- Mesh requirements for the given type of frame.
- Mesh stretching operation on given screen frame.
- Screen by using hand cut method.*
- Screen by direct emulsion coating method.*
- Screen by Indirect emulsion coating method.*
- Auto Emulsion coater
- Printing operation with screen prepared by hand cut method.
- Printing operation with screen prepared by direct method.
- Printing operation with screen prepared by Indirect method .*
- Job printed with hand cut, direct and indirect method & observation on Density, text & image sharpness.
- Screen printing operation with any four-specialty ink.
- Screen printing operation with process color.
- Invitation card printing using screen printing technique.
- Printing with squeegees having different hardness.
- Printing a job on two substrates with given screen and compare color values.*
- Print multicolor invitation card using screen printing.*
- Working condition requirement for screen printing and prepare
- Attributes of a high-quality screen-printed product
Note : Out of above suggestive LLOs – ‘*’ Marked Practicals (LLOs) Are mandatory. Minimum 80% of above list of lab experiment are to be performed. Judicial mix of LLOs are to be performed to achieve desired outcomes.
Micro Project / Self Learning
Assignment
- Give seminar on relevant topic of screen-printing process.
- Observe the safe work procedures on screen printing press.
- Collect the technical brochures of the different specialty ink used for screen printing from the local market/internet to present in report form.
- Collect the technical brochures of the different screen-printing machines from the local market/internet to present in report form.
- Visit the screen-printing press nearby your institute and study the material management for prepress, press and post press activity and write a report.
- Visit the screen-printing press and study the workflow of it.
- Observe waste management approaches used by screen printers in nearby town or city.
- Prepare list of newer industrial applications of screen printing.
- Carry out survey of foundation techniques used for installation of medium to heavy screen-printing machines.
- Collect the technical paper on any one area of screen-printing process and write a report.
Micro project
- Collect the information of Mesh used for screen printing.
- Collect the information of automatic equipment used in actual practice.
- Collect the information of squeegee rubber manufacturer and write a report.
- Collect the information about dry emulsion film and write its technical specification.
- Prepare sample book of substrate used for screen printing.
- Prepare report on technical specification for equipment and machine used for screen printing process
- Visit the press and identify the quality parameter inspected during screen printing.
- Visit the screen-printing press and record minimum 20 process variables for screen printing process.
- Identify the print defects relevant to screen printing process and write a report.
- Identify the process control tools used for screen printing and write a report.
- Enlist the hazardous chemicals used in screen printing industry.
- Enlist the drying equipment used for screen printing process.
Note :
A suggestive list is provided, this may vary according to need of the course curriculum.
Laboratory Equipment / Software Required
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Learning Materials / Books
- Sean Smyth The Print and Production Manual Pira International Ltd, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RU, UK, 9th edition, ISBN: 185802 9
- NIIR Board Screen Printing Technology Hand Book Asia Pacific business press Inc. ISBN: 8178330539
- Kipphan, Helmut Handbook of print media Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, April 2000ISBN-13: 978-3540335702
- J. I. Biegeleisen The Complete Book of Silk Screen Printing Production Dover Publications, Inc. New York ISBN13 9780486211008
Learning Websites & Portals
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMBk3uDZUs Screen Printing: Choosing the proper mesh count
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcO_EkxAeGI Understanding Off-Contact Screen Printing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pdRE_Q2BYs Auto Screen Stretching Machine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlYTk1intE Squeegees for screen printing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPgXGRuETv0 Flatbed screen printing machine
For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of Printing Technology, K scheme do visit Printing Technology 2nd Sem Syllabus for K scheme.
For all Printing Technology results, visit MSBTE Printing Technology all semester results direct links.