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WHICH SERVICE DO YOU NEED?

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INSTALL SOFTWARE

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PROOF FILES
CREATE PLATES
MOUNT PLATES
DOWNLOADS

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This section details how to create your plates from picking your plates, to exposing them, and to preparing them for mounting.

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This section includes how to determine what plate cylinder and stickyback to use, how to attach stickyback to the cylinder and how to mount your plates.

MIX INK

This section will walk you through how to create your flexography ink - from measuring different inks to doing drawdowns.

MINOR PROJECTS

This section will walk you through how to create your flexography ink - from measuring different inks to doing drawdowns.

RESOURCES

Here are some resources you may need to complete this course and its assignments successfully. Please note that these are not entirely inclusive, meaning that you will need to use your own resources to solve any problems that you run into.

INSTALL SOFTWARE

This section walks you through how to install the software needed for this course

DESIGN BASICS

This section discusses design basics that you should incorporate to improve your projects

PROOF FILES

This section details how to proof your files to prepare them properly for platemaking.

CREATE PLATES

This section details how to create your plates from picking your plates, to exposing them, and to preparing them for mounting.

MOUNT PLATES

This section includes how to determine what plate cylinder and stickyback to use, how to attach stickyback to the cylinder and how to mount your plates.

MIX INK

This section will walk you through how to create your flexography ink - from measuring different inks to doing drawdowns.

PRESS RUN

This section will walk you through how to complete a successful pressrun.

DOWNLOADS

This section includes a multitude of downloads that you may need throughout this course.

MINOR PROJECTS

This section will guide you through the minor projects.

An in-depth study of the problems and processes for printing and converting in package, label and specialty printing industries. Flexographic preparation, printing, die making, diecutting, prepress productivity tools, Artios CAD file management, prototyping, workflow automation, RIP parameters, and bar code production are covered. New developments and trends are discussed.

SEMESTER SCHEDULE
CLASS DESCRIPTION
SYLLABUS
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Clemson University Graphic Communications 4060 Specialty Packaging and Printing

OFFICE LOCATION

G-06F Tillman Hall

EMAIL INSTRUCTOR
OFFICE HOURS

By appointment

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