Offset Printing
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Objective
I can explain how an image is transferred from a plate to paper in offset printing.
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Describe the steps involved in transferring an image from the printing plate to the paper in offset printing, including the roles of the plate cylinder, blanket cylinder, and paper.
Explain why the offset printing process is called "offset." In your explanation, discuss how this indirect transfer method helps to protect the printing plate and improve print quality.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe the role of the plate cylinder, blanket cylinder, and paper in transferring ink during the offset printing process. Explain why the image on the blanket cylinder is a mirror image of the image on the printing plate in offset printing. ”
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