GPS 3500 - Offset Lithography

Substrate selection for web and sheetfed offset printing, offset printability, and printing defects. Prepress operations, platemaking, proofing. Offset press components, register controls, printing units, principles of drying, impression rollers and blankets. Ink variables, and differences between inks for publication, packaging and product printing.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GPS 2150 (may be taken concurrently) and (STAT 2160 or IEE 2610). A minimum grade of “C” is required in GPS prefixed prerequisites.

Credits: 4 hours

Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)