Advanced Techniques in Flexography Workshop
Workshop Overview
This class is geared towards individuals wishing to expand their present knowledge of the flexographic process. Emphasis is placed on optimizing the printing of tone work and process color reproductions. The class "fingerprints" our press, measures process variance, creates production standards and then completes a four-color process job. During each step, formal instruction couples hands-on learning in such areas as tonal value management, color proofing, color theory, print analysis, process control, anilox selection, and more.
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Who should attend?
- Those involved with color consistency and flexographic process control
- Prepress and graphic designers
- Quality assurance and training staff
- Plant management and supervisors
- Technical sales and support
Class size is limited to 10 students.
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Learning Outcomes
- Understand methods to achieve color matching with various substrates and print conditions.
- Learn how to test and optimize for flexographic variables.
- Learn how to establish control limits and "run the numbers."
- Gain fingerprinting knowledge.
- Understand a color-managed workflow.
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What are the benefits?
- Formal training in a professional environment
- Consistent teaching practices
- Learning the right material the right way
- Hands-on, learning by doing
- Putting concepts into immediate practice back in work environment
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Agenda
Day 1
11 a.m. - Optional: Press Run for Optimization targets, P2P, and characterization
12 p.m. - Lunch
1 p.m. - Introductions and planning: Agenda, goals, process overview and established start points
1:15 p.m. - Presentation of tone control: Halftones, min dots, dot gain, curves, gray balance, HD screening, Pixel Plus, Surface Screening
2 p.m. - Demo: Measure P2P, generate curve set in Curve 4 and PressSync
2:30 p.m. - Presentation on platemaking: Various workflows for making a flexographic printing plates
3:15 p.m. - Hands-on platemaking: Focus test, Stain Test, Back XP Test, Plate QC
Day 2
8:30 a.m. - Presentation on process color reproduction: Measure P2P, generate curve set in Curve 4 and PressSync
9:15 a.m. - Presentation on CIELab, Color Measurement, Near Neutral Calibration: L*a*b*, color gamut, device independent color, NNC and G7®
10 a.m. - Hands-on Print 4C Characterization: Mount plates, match press parameters, collect samples
12 p.m. - Lunch
1 p.m. - Demo on Profile Creation i1Profiler: Verify curves, analyze data, average data, build profiles
3:30 p.m. - Demo on image color separation in Photoshop: Convert using profiles, assemble print file
4 p.m. - Discussion of review process: Recap process and plan for final print run
Day 3
8:30 a.m. - Presentation on color proofing: Software and hardware requirements, calibration, process
9 a.m. - Demo on output proofs: Print color-managed Inkjet proofs of final artwork
10 a.m. - Hands-on print final artwork: Print on OMET, troubleshoot, and demo Techkon Inline
12 p.m. - Lunch
1 p.m. - Hands-on press side measurement systems - Doug Sherwood, Techkon: Xrite Color Cert, SpotOn!, TechKon Ink Formulation
2:45 p.m. - Presentation on intro to process control: Methods for controlling variables
3:30 p.m. - Q&A, Course Evaluation
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Cancellation Policy
21 days prior to event date for 100% refund; 14 days prior to event date for 50% refund; no refund will be given less than 14 days. Email us for more information.
