Course: Advanced Technologies in Printing

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Course title Advanced Technologies in Printing
Course code KPF/C288
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jašúrek Bohumil, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Němec Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Veselý Michal, prof. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Lectures focus on added value to the printed products. Special interest is devoted to special pigments (thermochromic, fluorescent, phosphorescent), varnishing and lamination, holograms and lenticular sheets, 3D and 2.5D printing. Special techniques in security printing and overview of preparation of printed electronics is also introduced. Lectures also focus on excited states of molecules, luminescent and nonluminiscent transitions and photochemical reactions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 60 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lectures are intended to introduce the innovations and speciality technologies in the printing and packaging industry. The indicative content is being adjusted with the development of printing techniques in printing industry.
The participants will get overview of today's printing techniques and technologies as well as development trends in printing industry.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of all present printing techniques and technologies is required. Students should be able, on the basis of the university level physics and macromolecular chemistry knowledge, to understand the advanced converting processes of prints and special applications of printing techniques.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

This subject will be assessed through a written test and oral examination. The oral examination will proceed only when the success rate of the written test is above 50 %.
Recommended literature
  • Kipphan, Helmut . Handbook of print media : technologies and production methods. Berlin: Springer, 2001. ISBN 3-540-67326-1.
  • Němec P., Veselý M., Jašúrek B. Elektronická verze přednášek předmětu.
  • Prof. RNDr. Marie Kaplanová, CSc. a kolektiv. Moderní polygrafie. 2010. ISBN 978-80-254-4230-2.


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