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DI04058021
Code: DI04058021
Credits: 4
Semester 4
PT
Advance Offset Printing
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The official GTU curriculum for Advance Offset Printing (subject code DI04058021) as prescribed for PT · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 51 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 (DI04058021)Unit 1 Introduction to web offset
- 1.1. Introduction of Web Offset Process
- 1.2. Importance of Web Offset Process
- 1.3. Types and Different Configuration of Web Offset
- 1.4. Different Machine Configuration and their job Suitability.
- 1.5. Differentiate between Web Offset and Sheet fed Offset
Unit 2 Infeed unit
- 2.1. Types of reel stands: single, multiple, revolving, reel stand location: inline, perpendicular, basement
- 2.2. Locking- expanding shaft, tilt lock, chuck systems.
- 2.3. Splicers and their Construction : manual and automatic splicers, need of splicing, splicing types- Flying splicer (match speed), zero speed - festoon working, application
- 2.4. Turning web: angle bar, turner bar, web turnovers, bay windows
- 2.5. Web guide roller: sensing, canting rollers, bar guides
- 2.6. Straighten web : sharp edge bars, round bars, tension rollers, air turbulence, crowned rollers, bowed rollers
- 2.7. Web cleaning brushes, surface treatment, static charge elimination
Unit 3 Web Tension control and registering
- 3.1. Web tension and its factors: surface speed, draw, slip, paper and modulus of elasticity and dryer
- 3.2. Dancer roller, infeed metering roller, brakes and detectors, reel motors, running bands, transducers
- 3.3. Different web tension measuring methods: subjective assessment, tension rollers, portable tension meters, high sensitivity sensors
- 3.4. Influence of the reel brake
- 3.5. Influence of the printing units
- 3.6. Drying systems and outfeed units
- 3.7. Define registration, registration marks, color register, relative to print length and relative to print width, controlling and fanout
- 3.8. Web control: side lay, cut off, web to web and ribbon to ribbon registration,
- 3.9. Registration methods: register rollers, eccentric rollers, displacing units, differential gearing,
- 3.10. Stroboscope, oscillating mirror, video Viewers
- 3.11. Registration marks
- 3.12. One mark registration
- 10. 22 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Printing Technology Subject Code : DI04058021 Subject Name : Advance Offset Printing w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 8
- 3.13. Print to print registration
Unit 4 Dryers, chillers and ancillary operations.
- 4.1. Need of dryers and its Importance
- 4.2. Types of dryers
- 4.3. Need of chill rollers and its Importance
- 4.4. Types of chill rollers
- 4.5. Introduction of ancillary operation:
- 4.6. remote control console, plate scanner, scanning densitometer, closed loop system, web pre-conditioner, automatic level controller, ink pumping system, water cooled ink oscillators, fountain solution recirculation system, fountain solution mixtures, refrigerating fountain solution, automatic blanket washer, side lay sensors, web break detectors, remoisturizers, coaters, anti static devices, and cut off controls,
- 4.7. Web to web register: mechanical and electrical color register, compensators, viscosity control, ink mixing
- 4.8. Introduction of C. P. C technology
- 4.9. Introduction of different workflow in offset
- 4.10. Sustainable developments: newer inks, LED drying methods, time saving workflow, newer fountain solution, energy savings newer models
Unit 5 Inline Operation
- 5.1. Folding principles, folding and its type
- 5.2. Mechanics of folding, folding adjustments and maintenance
- 5.3. Different accessories for folding and its control
- 5.4. Auxiliary folders: prefolders, plow folders, insert folders
- 5.5. Slitting, Trimming, cutting, variable rotary cutters, sheeters
- 5.6. Gluers: paster wheels, remoistenable pattern gluers, segemented gluers, envelope pattern gluers, spot gluers, backbone gluers
- 5.7. Pattern perforation, perforators
- 5.10. Bundling and Strapping
Unit 6 Metal Decoration Press
- 6.1. Introduction to metal decoration press and its uses
- 6.2. Construction and working of metal decoration press
- 6.3. Printing procedure for metal decoration press
- 6.4. Pre and post press operation of metal decoration press
- 6.5. Characteristics of ink required for metal decorating press
- 6.6. Different sustainable development in metal decoration press
- 6. 10 Total 45 100 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Printing Technology Subject Code : DI04058021 Subject Name : Advance Offset Printing w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 4 of 8
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