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GRC328
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Undergraduate 3
06/07/2009

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Impression cylinder in a 3-cylinder system could be...
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double or single-sized!
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Drying time of each color between units in a 3-cylinder and 5-cylinder system...
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each color has the same drying time in a 3-cylinder system
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Print nip is contact line between...
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plate and blanket cylinder
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Double-sized impression cylinder is good for printing thick stock because...
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less paper bending
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undercut of plate cylinder is...
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distance between plate cylinder body and bearer ring
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impression pressure is automatically adjusted on the press by setting...
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the thickness of the paper
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when packing blanket cylinder, packing gauge is zeroed on _____
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bearer ring
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excessive blanket packing can cause...
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plate wear and dot gain
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when packing blanket cylinder, packing material is...
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smaller than blanket
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blanket thickness = .006
2 pieces of packing sheets are used.
Each sheet is 3 points
undercut = .009

What is the packet height of the blanket cylinder?
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.003
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plate thickness = .002
undercut = .005
packing height = ?
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-.003
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total squeeze of plate and blanket cylinder based on the last two questions?
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paper sandwich is used to check...
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roller pressure
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emulsion desired in offset printing...
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small water droplets in ink
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tinting is caused by...
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ink droplets in water/FS
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T/F: metering roller used in alcohol system is harder
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True!
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ink roller stripping is caused by...
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excessive water penetrating onto ink roller surface
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which of the following problem is caused by hard metering roller in alcohol-free system?
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print streaking
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which of the following phenomenon is NOT a sign of good ink/water balance?
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large dot gain
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excessive of water feed to the system can cause...
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ink overemulsification
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what kind of blanket has larger packing latitude?
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compressible blanket
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when mounting blanket, warp direction of blanket is wrapped...
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around cylinder
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which of the following blanket can cause higher degree of tail-end hook?
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blanket with smooth surface
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which blanket has the best smash resistance?
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compressible blanket
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which kind of blanket surface can produce sharp dots or lines?
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smooth surface
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in terms of paper release from the blanket, what type of blanket releases easily?
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blanket with rough surface
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to print large solid areas, what time of blanket is best?
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conventional blanket
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which of the following condition introduces more tail end hook? printing with...
-higher speed
-rougher blanket
-thicker paper
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higher speed!
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which feeder has higher printing speed?
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stream feeder
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if the double sheet detector failed, a double sheet in the press can cause...
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blanket damage
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in a 5-color press, a perfector is located between the 2nd and 3rd units. What is this called?
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2/3 perfector
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if misfeeding is not detected by the press, it can cause...
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print on impression cylinder
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after printed on one side, all sheets are flipped over and the front edge becomes the rear edge when printing on the other side. This is called...
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work and tumble
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each sheet fed to the press is aligned at the feeder. it is aligned by...
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2 front guides and 1 side guide
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the suction heads of a single sheet feeder picks up...
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front side of paper
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which of the following sheet reversal methods has more printable area?
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work and turn
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sheet slow-down decide is located at the...
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delivery
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which method can PRESET the ink level on press?
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CIP4 or JDF
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During makeready, ink density of each color is checked. Density should be measured when the sheet is printed at...
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production speed
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For a typical sheetfed press, during makeready ink level is adjusted, it is better to measure density after _____ are printed
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100-150 sheets
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sheet slips at grippers can cause
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doubling
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overpacked blankets can cause
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slurring
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if small ink spots are on non-image areas, this is called...
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tinting (aka toning)
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which can cause slurring?
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ink form roller is too tight to plate
blanket is overpacked
paper has very smooth surface
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what causes slip in grippers?
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paper is too smooth
paper surface = too much powder
mechanical problem with grippers
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ghosting image of chemical ghosting reflects the image from the _____ side of the printing sheet
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opposite
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ghosting image of mechanical ghosting reflects the image from the ____ same of the printing sheet
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same side!
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how to minimize chemical ghosting?
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improve drying
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what is most likely to show mechanical ghosting?

press with 2 ink form rollers
or
press with 4 ink form rollers
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press with 2 ink rollers
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at drying section of press, spray powder to help avoid..
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setoff
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what can cause blanket piling?
Definition
printed paper contains too much drying powder
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