Printing Technology – I
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The official GTU curriculum for Printing Technology – I (subject code DI03028051) as prescribed for CS-AI · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 13 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI03028051)Unit 1 Textile Printing
- 1.1 Dyeing and Printing: Purpose and differentiation 1.2 Printing stages: 1.2.1 Fabric preparation 1.2.2 Print paste preparation 1.2.3 Printing
- fixation of prints 1.2.4 After treatments. 1.3 Print paste: Ingredients and their functions 1.4 Thickeners: 1.4.1 Classification 1.4.2 Advantages and limitations 1.4.3 Selection criteria
Unit 2 Methods and Styles of Printing 2.1. Methods of printing
- 2.1.1 Classification 2.1.2 Tie and dye 2.1.3 Batik printing 2.1.4 Stencil printing 2.1.5 Block printing 2.1.6 Roller printing 2.1.7 Screen printing 2.1.8 Advantages and limitations of above methods. 2.2
- Styles of Printing: 2.2.1 Classification 2.2.2 Principles of Direct styles 2.2.3 Principles of Discharge styles Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Textile Processing Technology Course / Subject Code : DI03028051 Course / Subject Name : Printing Technology – I 2.2.4 Principles of Resist styles 2.2.5 Dye selection criteria for discharge printing
Unit 3 Printing Machineries 3.1 Table Printing
- 3.1.1 Technical feature 3.1.2 Faults
- causes and remedies. 3.2 Screen preparation: 3.2.1 Flat screen
- rotary screen
- material required. 3.3 Flat-bed screen printing: 3.3.1 Technical features 3.3.2 Types and sizes of squeezes 3.3.3 Advantages and limitations. 3.4 Rotary screen printing: 3.4.1 Technical features 3.4.2 Types and sizes of squeezes 3.4.3 Advantages and limitations
Unit 4 Printing of Cotton 4.1 Print fixation
- 4.1.1 Methods – steaming
- polymerizing 4.2 Fixation machineries: working and application of 4.2.1 Star ager 4.2.2 Rapid ager 4.2.3 Loop ager 4.3 Printing with direct dye: 4.3.1 Print paste formulation for direct style and discharge style of printing 4.3.2 Process sequence 4.4 Printing with reactive dye: 4.4.1 Print paste formulation for direct style
- discharge and resist style of printing 4.4.2 Process sequence 4.5 Printing with vat and solublised vat dye: 4.5.1 Print paste formulation for direct style of printing 4.5.2 Process sequence 4.6 Printing with azoic dye: 4.6.1 Print paste formulation for direct style of printing 4.6.2 Process sequence 4.7 Pigment printing: 4.7.1 Principle
- print paste formulation 4.7.2 Process sequence of printing Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Textile Processing Technology Course / Subject Code : DI03028051 Course / Subject Name : Printing Technology – I 4.7.3 Advantages and disadvantages. 4.8 Special print effect: 4.8.1 Khadi printing 4.8.2 Crimp styles
Unit 5 Printing of Wool and Silk 5.1 Fabric preparation
- 5.1.1 Process sequence for wool and silk 5.2 Printing with acid dye: 5.2.1 Print paste formulation for direct style of printing 5.2.2 Process sequence 5.3 Printing with basic dye: 5.3.1 Print paste formulation for direct style of printing 5.3.2 Process sequence 5.4 Printing with metal complex dye: 5.4.1 Print paste formulation for direct style of printing 5.4.2 Process sequence