Lithographer Handicraft & Printing Workers

The techniques and processes to reproduce text and images using a master form or template such as letterpress printing, gravure, and laser printing.

Printing technique in which the printed pages are arranged into specific patterns in order to create efficient printing plates. This has to be planned correctly so that the printed material …

Technological printing process where the ink is spread onto a plate with etched images, then to a rubber blanket, and finally onto the target medium, usually paper. This method is …

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Processes for engraving metal film masks to be used to protect and coat plates for various printing processes. Cut the masking material and select the correct colour using the photomechanical …

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The materials, such as paper, film, metal foils, and glass, on which texts or designs can be transferred by applying ink through direct pressure or with intermediate rollers.

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The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Various types of screen ink, such as solvent, water, water plastisol, and UV curable ink solutions.

The different techniques used to produce the plates that will be mounted on rolls for the flexographic or offset printing process such as laser engraving or the technique consisting in …

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Follow production schedule taking into account all requirements, times and needs. This schedule outlines what individual commodities must be produced in each time period and encapsulates various concerns like production, …

Apply safety and health principles, policies and institutional regulations of working in printing production. Protect oneself and others against such hazards as chemicals used in printing, invasive allergens, heat, and …

Edit various types of images such as analogue and digital photographs or illustrations.

Cover the plate with a thin coat of water and apply oil-based inks with a rubber roller, repelling and sticking the ink to the image area. This image can then …

Produce and store plates used in lithographic offset printing by running a previously imposed and ripped file to plate or exposing and developing the plate using hand tools or machines.

Tend a computer-guided dispenser that mixes different shades of ink to obtain the desired colour.

Maintain and handle laser plate making equipment, which converts electronic data to plates without the use of photographic film. Use erasers and needles to perform minor deletions, additions or corrections …

Prepare colour mixtures in accordance with the recipes and/or the characteristics of the article to be achieved.

Place the photographic materials coated with a light-sensitive substance on the printing plate in such a way that will limit waste and facilitate printing processes. Place the plates in the …

Prepare and inspect plates that are used in printing process to transfer ink on the desired surface and place them in the machines, for example fixing them around printing rollers.

Understand instructions from the cards accompanying job orders and set up or run the machine based on these statements.

Use proportion wheels to scale the layout and resolution of images up or down.

Use a mouse, keyboard or other controls to set up the scanner precisely.

The technique that allows printing a digital-based image directly onto a variety of materials, mostly using inkjet or laser printer.

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Upkeep procedures and technical working of machines that produce printed graphical material.

The various types and characteristics of producing printed goods such as catalogues, flyers, etc.

Specific techniques related to various printing surfaces such plastics, metal, glass, textiles, wood, and paper.

Various proofing methods are needed for certain kinds of products. They range from soft proofing, which presents the result on a monitor, to hard proofing, where an actual printed sample …

Use different software products and techniques to process photographic negatives and adapt the images to the desired specifications.

Resize, enhance and retouche photographs, using airbrushing, editing software and other techniques.

Control product inventory in balance of availability and storage costs.

Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Overlook the insertion and output of finished products in order to prevent paper jams.

Make single or multi-coloured test prints to ensure that the product meets the arranged standards. Compare the sample with the template or discuss the result with the customer in order …

Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving …

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Cover up film negatives by applying opaque to printing plates, blocking out defections such as blemishes and pinholes.

Lay out pages by selecting sizes, styles and entering text and graphics into computer systems.

Select and oversee implementation of relevant printing processes, necessary tools, and colours.

Use a contact frame or automatic film processor to reduce the size of dots in printing plates by increasing or reducing colour.

Scan processed negatives so they can be digitally stored, edited, and printed.

Place the cut photographic film (negatives) into protective sleeves and store them properly.

Use colour printing programs, such as the CMYK colour (ink) model for various pressing machines.