PPC502: Gravure Printing Syllabus for PP 5th Sem 2018 Pattern Mumbai University

Gravure Printing detailed syllabus scheme for Printing & Packaging Technology (PP), 2018 regulation has been taken from the University of Mumbai official website and presented for the Bachelor of Engineering students. For Course Code, Course Title, Test 1, Test 2, Avg, End Sem Exam, Team Work, Practical, Oral, Total, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For all other Mumbai University Printing & Packaging Technology 5th Sem Syllabus 2018 Pattern, do visit PP 5th Sem 2018 Pattern Scheme. The detailed syllabus scheme for gravure printing is as follows.

Gravure Printing Syllabus for Printing & Packaging Technology TE 5th Sem 2018 Pattern Mumbai University

Course Objectives:

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Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to

1. Describe the various components of gravure printing machine and its functions.
2. Explain various design aspects gravure cylinder and the process of engraving it.
3. Summarize the various operations performed while printing on Gravure machine
4. Discuss various inks and substrates used for gravure process with quality control measures
5. Describe various web handling and registration control for gravure printing
6. Calculate the different anatomy of gravure cylinder

Module 1

Introduction, History and Gravure Products Characteristics of Gravure printing-comparison with other processes, History of Gravure product and Market-Publication gravure, Gravure packaging and converting, Product gravure Gravure development stages- Use of Engravings, Roulette tool, Rotary press invention, Aquatint process, Diffusion etch (carbon tissue) process, Direct transfer process, Well formation, Cylinder proofing and correction, Advances in Engraving and Cylinder Imaging. 6

Module 2

Gravure Cylinder engraving Cylinder Construction- Cylinder design, Sleeve cylinders, Integral shaft cylinder, Base material, Surface material, Deflection, Balancing, Function of Copper, Chrome, Zinc, Principle of Electroplating, Basic design of plating tank, Important variables in plating Electronic Engraving Systems- Electromechanical engraving machine, Cutting action of diamond tool, Variable cell size, Cell alignment, Cell walls, Screen and Screen angles, Ink and Substrate considerations, of cell size to dot size, UCR, Fine line production Chrome plating, Chrome finishing, Cylinder corrections- correction in chrome , correction in copper, Measurement and Testing 9

Module 3

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Module 4

Web Handling Configuration, Reel stands, and Register control-Unwind Reel stand, Control of web tension from the reel, Web tension controlZone concept, The effect of the printing unit on Tension, Cylinder progression, Register, Reasons for misregister, Tension measurement, Automatic register control, Lateral movement of the web and side register control, Trends in register control, Web viewing 7

Module 5

Gravure Ink and Substrates Ink Composition, Classification of Gravure Inks, Special inks and coating, water based inks, Physical properties of Gravure inks, Ink test and Measurement, Problems and trouble shooting Gravure packaging paper substrates- Packaging substrate requirements, Label stock, Paper board, Run ability Tests, Print quality Tests, Waste and Spoilage Gravure non-paper substrates-Types, Properties- Physical properties, Appearance primer and overprint coatings, Surface Versus reverse Printing, Problems and trouble shooting 5

Reference Books:

1. Gravure Education Foundation And Gravure Association of America, Gravure Process and Technology Edition 2003
2. J. Michael Adams, Penny Ann Dolin, Printing Technology 5E, Delmar Publishing 5th Edition
3. Basic Gravure Technology, PIRA
4. H. Kipphan, Handbook of print Media, ISBN: 3-540-67326-1 Sringer-Verlagn Berlin Heidelberg
5. Ronald E. Todd, (1994), Printing Inks: Formulation Principles, Manufacture and Quality Control, Pira International

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of Printing & Packaging Technology (PP) 5th Sem 2018 regulation, visit PP 5th Sem Subjects syllabus for 2018 regulation.