Gravure 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
- Identify the products suitable for printing with gravure process.
- Compare gravure image carrier making methods.
- Set the gravure press to print a given job.
- Select gravure press configuration for a given job.
- Illustrate the new trends in gravure printing process.
Unit I
Gravure cylinder preparation 1.1 Gravure printing and its application areas. Quality features of gravure printing. Methods of artwork preparation for gravure printing. 1.2 Construction of gravure image carrier and its comparison with image carrier other printing processes. 1.3 Construction, working principle of electroplating unit and variables associated with it. Procedure of reclaiming electroplated layer. IKS: Ancient Indian practices of subsurface image transfer. Use of sustainable water resistant colorants.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Video Demonstration Lecture Using Chalk-Board Site/Industry
Unit II
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Unit III
Printing press units 3.1 Doctor blade and its functions, types, materials and properties. Assembly, forward angle and pressure setting. Printing troubles, causes and remedies. 3.2 Types, properties and functions of impression roller covering. Pressure setting, dynamic balance, deflection compensation methods. Wrap angle, cuts. Printing troubles, causes and remedies. 3.3 Types and setting of of winders and unwinders, web guiders, web turners. Types of rollers on printing machine and their powering method. Printing and running troubles, causes and remedies. 3.4 Working principle and applications of ESA. Safety measures for ESA mechanism. Printing and running troubles, causes and remedies.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Site/Industry Presentations
Unit IV
Materials in printing 4.1 Types of gravure Inks, ingredient, solvents, resin and additives. Function of ingredients and additives. Tests carried out on ink and prints. 4.2 Types of ink drying mechanisms, end use requirements of printed products. Remedies for troubles arising out of improper ink drying. 4.3 Classification of substrates, surface treatments, printability and runnability properties of substrates. Materials for post printing operations.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Video Demonstration Site/Industry Lecture Using Chalk-Board
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- *Pass the web through the different sections of gravure printing machine 4 CO
- Demonstrate electroplating for gravure cylinder 4 CO
- *Demonstrate gravure cylinder using electromechanical engraving 4 CO
- Demonstrate gravure cylinder making using LASER engraving process 4 CO
- Identify types of cells, and measure the parameters viz; cell volume, cell depth-and-opening ratio 4 CO
- Demonstrate & evaluate a gravure proofing machine. 4 CO
- *Perform un-winder section setting on gravure printing press 4 CO
- Perform mounting of gravure cylinder on gravure press 4 CO
- *Perform doctor blade assembly setting on gravure press 4 CO
- Perform impression roller setting on gravure machine 4 CO
- *Demonstrate the Electrostatic Assist. 4 CO
- *Demonstrate a setting of drying section with respect to change in substrate 4 CO
- Demonstrate an electronic line shaft used on gravure printing machine. 4 CO
- *Demonstrate auto register system used on gravure machine. 4 CO
- *Demonstrate multicolour printing on Gravure printing machine 4 CO
Self Learning
Micro Project
- Identify the samples printed by gravure printing technology.
- Prepare workflow of gravure cylinder making followed in local press.
- Enlist ink and inking related consumables suppliers in market.
- Collect the specifications of gravure press setup in local area.
- Submit survey report on cylinder making used in nearby gravure industry.
- Collect information about waste disposal standard followed in local presses.
Assignment
- Publish a short video on gravure material handling methods used in local press.
- Visit Press setups in Local area to learn workflow of production.
- Visit Press setups in Local area to learn workflow of Gravure cylinder production.
- Visit Press setups in Local area to learn workflow of Packaging job production.
- Refer books in library and online to prepare report on sustainable techniques used in gravure printing.
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- Gravure Association of America Gravure: Process and Technology Gravure Association of Am ISBN-13: 978-1880290002
- NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers Handbook on Printing Technology NIIR Board of Consultants Engineers ISBN-13: 9788178331768
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Helmut Kipphan Handbook of Print Media Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN 540-67326-1
- John Morton and Robert Shimmin Conventional Label Printing Processes: Letterpress, lithography, flexography, screen, gravure. combination printing A Labels and Labelling Publication ISBN-13: 9780954751890
Learning Websites
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ONOyiXboc Gravure Printing Process
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seHjG2Xmw2g Doctor Blade
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9seU1k6FE Aseptic Packaging material
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhqZflLShgE Proofing Machine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrbJtGcY71s Gravure Ink Mixing roller
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPcJzpulk1o Rotogravure Printing Machine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsEQ7AO6iCo Automatic Register Control
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15893-1 Sustainable and green manufacturing of grav printing cylinder-
For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of Printing Technology, K scheme do visit Printing Technology 4th Sem Syllabus for K scheme.
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