First, offset printing business card flow chart:
Computer design, typesetting - output film or sulfuric acid paper - drying PS version - ink - hanging PS version - prepress adjustment (world, left, right, version oblique) - formal printing - cleaning machine.
Second, equipment, software and consumables needed for offset printing business cards:
Equipment: A computer can be 486,586;
Business card typesetting software can be set in color, black and white;
A black and white laser printer has a print resolution of 600 lines or better;
A small printing machine for drying PS plate;
One hole puncher for PS plate drilling.
Supplies: small box business card paper specifications for 90mm × 55mm or 90mm × 55mm;
Offset printing inks are made domestically or imported. It is best to use offset bright fast drying inks.
Positive PS version specifications 100 × 100 × 0.15mm or 100 × 60 × 0.15mm depending on the size of the cylinder offset press;
Developing powder for PS plate development, must be dissolved before use;
Clean Paste is used to clean the PS plate (does not damage the text on the PS plate);
Correction fluid used to modify or remove text on the PS plate;
Gasoline or cleaning fluid is used to clean the offset press after printing.
Third, the printing process: (in the south color printing Wang 3 type machine as an example)
1, design, typesetting
Design and layout is the first step in business card printing. After receiving a business card from a user, it must first go through a variety of professional business card typesetting software to typesetting. The common business card typesetting software on the market today is: Lide, Sitong Xinlong, Power, Yihe, Taihe Wick, Mengtai, etc. Among them, the Mengtai color business card system has not only the general software typesetting function, but also has Powerful drawing function, can be very convenient to draw, trim a variety of complex icons, and automatic color separation, automatic imposition, mirror output, is the best typesetting software to produce offset printing cards.
2, the output film or sulfate paper
After designing a good layout and confirming that the contents are correct, you can print it on sulfate paper or laser film to make a PS plate. When printing, pay attention to the following points: You must select mirror printing (anti-word). If the print is positive, the thickness of sulfate paper or film will affect the printing accuracy when printing, resulting in unclear text edges; when vertical printing, it is better to use software's automatic imposition function to put the contents of three business cards. Spell to a PS version (a version of three prints), this will not only save the PS version, reduce costs, but also will be very convenient when the color; you must master the good time, the general use of sulfuric acid paper or laser film (wool) drying The time of the printing plate is about 3-4 minutes, and the printing time of the use of the electro-divided film is 1-1.5 minutes, and the concentration of the developer is also required to be mastered. Under the premise that the developer is moderate, if the text on the PS plate after development is not clear and lacks strokes, it indicates that the printing time is too long. On the contrary, if the bottom ash appears on the PS plate, the printing time is too short. A slick PS plate requires clear text, no noise, and no bottom ash after development. Rinse the front and back faces of the developed PS plate with clean water. Use a hole punch to punch the holes at both ends of the PS plate. Put the well-polished PS plate in clean water.
3, on the ink
After the preparation for printing is completed, formal printing work can be performed.