Course: Printing Materials

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Course title Printing Materials
Course code KPF/C289
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Holická Hana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Wood structure Cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin. Pulp preparation. Stock preparation. Paper manufacturing process, supercalendering, coating. Paper and board properties. Types of printing papers. Others types of printable materials. Pigments, dyes. Binders. Solvents and additives. Printing inks manufacture. Printing inks properties. Drying mechanisms. Types of printing inks. Book binding materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Complex knowledge about various types of printing materials (printing papers, packaging materials, printing inks, book binding materials), their manufacturing, application and properties influencing printing process and final using of printing product.
Orientation on various types of printing materials.
Prerequisites
Knowledge from Organic chemistry and Introduction to Graphic Arts and Printing Technology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Written test - 50 % of examination. Oral examination - 50 % of examination.
Recommended literature
  • Eldred, Nelson R. What the printer should know about ink. Pittsburgh: GATFPress, 2001.
  • Gebrtová J. Tiskové papíry a jejich vlastnosti. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2006. ISBN 80-7194-9000-0.
  • Holická, H. Elektronická verze přednášek předmětu..
  • Král, J. Moderní knihařství. Brno, 1999. ISBN 80-901 924 8-3.
  • Leach, R. H. The printing ink manual, fifth edition. Springer, 2007.
  • Prof. RNDr. Marie Kaplanová, CSc. a kolektiv. Moderní polygrafie. 2010. ISBN 978-80-254-4230-2.
  • Thompson, Bob. Printing materials : science and technology. Leatherhead: Pira International, 1998. ISBN 1-85802-150-2.
  • Wilson, Lawrence A. What the printer should know about paper. Pittsburgh: Printing Industries of America, 1998. ISBN 0-88362-210-6.


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