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A. K. Baral ¹, Bijender ¹, Ravinder ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, IN
2 Print & Graphic Communication, GJUS&T, Hisar, IN

Abstract

In today's competitive climate, high productivity sheet fed presses play a crucial role in meeting turbulent printers demand and profitability. One approach to improve productivity is to reduce machine set up time using effective makeready operations. This session will act as a roadmap to set up effective makeready keeping in context the plate mounting, cleaning, sheet change, plate and impression adjustments, ink setting and speed adjustments. The effectiveness in makeready operations leads to some visible and non visible actions that when integrated with automation and management methodology provides novel techniques that improve machine productivity.

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A. K. Baral ¹, Ravinder ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, IN

Abstract

"Make-ready" refers to everything done on a press to prepare for the final print job. This includes selecting the proper, setting up the plates, and preparing the printer for the chosen paper size and weight. Making everything right during make-ready helps to ensure a quality print run. This step would be considered finished when the printer is satisfied with a print, and can therefore begin the actual print run. So any mistake or any loose point in the make ready would provide cheap quality print and ultimately lead to the loss of time and money. So to ensure best quality print and smooth run on press effective make ready is to be implemented. From this study it was found that two colour machines consumes more time for make ready. And three major components are Plate Mounting, Machine Setting for OK Sheet, Registration and Colour Matching. These three points need special care and attention in order to optimize makes ready time. Innovative techniques should be followed in order to reduce plate mounting time. And colour management system also should be followed to reduce time for press adjustment for OK sheet.

Keywords

Make ready Optimization, Offset Printing

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Riya ¹, Rajpreet ¹, Rajwant ¹, Ramandeep ¹, Ravinder ¹, Sandeep ¹, Simarjit ¹, Simranjeet ¹

Affiliations
1 Mohandai Oswal College of Nursing, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Chronic illnesses and the financial burden imposed because of illness has been a major concern for policy makers in health sector. Cancer is among the top ones in the list of chronic illnesses especially in northern India. To combat the financial burden of cancer on society government has launched various empanelment schemes. Keeping in mind the importance of awareness regarding various schemes a research was conducted with topic "A quasi experimental study to assess the effect of structured teaching programme regarding empanelment schemes among student nurses in Mohan Dai Oswal college of nursing in Ludhiana. Objectives for the study were 1. To assess the pretest knowledge regarding empanelment schemes among students nurses in Mohan Dai Oswal College of nursing. 2. To assess the post test knowledge score regarding empanelment schemes among student nurses in Mohan Dai Oswal College of nursing. 3. To compare the pretest and post test knowledge score among the student nurses of Oswal College of nursing.4. To assess the relationship between the effectiveness of the structured teaching programme with selected variables. sample size was 60. A self structured questionnaire was developed to assess pre and post test knowledge score of student nurses. Results revealed that in pre test maximum 48(80%) of the subjects were having average knowledge while 10(16.6%) had poor knowledge followed by 2(3.3%) had good knowledge regarding empanelment schemes. No significant relationship was found with selected variables like age, year of class, type of course, parents education, type of job etc.

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Ravinder ¹, Shammi Mehra ¹, Parmod ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Printing Technology, S.I.T.M, Rewari, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the Influence of primer coat on Solid Mk Density of metalized sheets printed with dry toner based Digital Printing. The results showed that there is high impact of primer coat on solid ink density of metalized sheets printed with dry toner based Digital Printing process. The solid ink density of metalized boards printed with dry toner based digital printing process was found slight higher in primer coated boards then the solid ink density of non primer coated boards.

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Parmod ¹, Ravinder ², Shammi Mehra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, S.I.T.M, Rewari, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN

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Printing is one of the major concerns for packages and it gives final impression to the package. The printing industry faces pressures to increase efficiency and reduce cost due to global over capacity and rising costs of raw material. Most of the packages are printed, so that brand identification and product differentiation cane be resulted in the market place. It is the age of packaging and better printed package helps to attract new consumers in addition to retaining the existing customers. Over the years, product manufacturers are trying hard to push their product, so that revenue can be generated for future growth and development. In the world of cut throat competition, one has to adopt innovative ideas to reduce cost of production and this extra savings can be utilized for other purposes, like reducing the selling price of the product or adding some additional features with the same selling price. Sheet fed offset printing process is one of the major printing techniques for packaging printing and make ready is one the areas which needs special care and attention for final cost savings. This review paper is intended to find out some of the major contributors to the make ready time and necessary steps that can be used for minimizing these unproductive activities, so that the package printing cost can be reduced. At the same time increased legislative and customer demands to lower the environmental impact of industry activities has created a need for printers activities has created a need for printers to better their sustainable practices. Increasing resources efficiency and reducing waste has therefore become an important aspect to consider for printers wanting to maintain their market position in an increasingly competitive environment.

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Ravinder ¹, Goyat Arohit ², Kuldeep ¹

Affiliations
1 Print & Graphics Communication, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

A wide range of lamination is used in our printing industry. Selection of lamination process is depends upon the need, suitability of job, costing factors, end use etc. In food industry Solvent free lamination is use more than the other lamination process. In solvent free lamination technique two chemicals are use such as NCO, OH. A standard of ratio is used for making final adhesive.

Keywords

Lamination, Solvent Free Lamination, Adhesive, Adhesive Derivatives.

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Ravinder ¹, Shammi Mehra ², Parmod ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar (Haryana), IN
2 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
3 Department of Printing Technology, S.I.T.M, Rewari, Haryana, IN

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UV Flexo inks are becoming increasingly popular in flexible packaging .The ever-increasing improvements in UV Flexo inks such as print quality; low ink maintenance requirements, no solvents, high press stability, and in-line finishing have all contributed to converters' decisions to switch to UV Flexo system. Recently, new UV flexo ink systems have improved efficiency and production. Hence, many substrates are coated with a primer to perform as adhesion promoter Nevertheless, this additional coating are not always successful, increase cost to the convertor and typically do not mitigate the migrating effect of lubricating additives found within certain flexible packaging films. This paper will detail, in the absence of adhesion promoters, the effects of corona, flame or atmospheric plasma surface treatments on the adhesion of UV flexo inks to flexible packaging films Flexo printing first came onto the market in the 1960's and began as a relatively simple and low-tech printing method and today it has become a state-of-the-art printing method, requiring high-tech printing inks to achieve high-quality printing results UV flexographic ink system that provides excellent light fastness on a wide range of plastic materials for outdoor use. UV curable system has specially designed for application in Flexo Printing process.

Keywords

UV Flexo Ink, Surface Treatment Effects, Flexible Packaging.

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Ravinder ¹, Shammi Mehra ¹, Parmod ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Printing Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Printing Technology, S.I.T.M, Rewari, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Printing and Packaging industry utilizes paper and paper boards to prepare packages for various products. The recycled fiber is a secondary raw material for producing paper and paper boards to be utilized in packaging. The fibers get degraded in each cycle of recycling and after 4-6 cycles of recycling the fibers get too short to make a paper Manufacturing of paper itself emits a lot of VOC and then printing of paper with offset lithography, gravure and flexography adds up in the emission. Land filling of organic material has no future, most organic material requires burning of material to reduce its volume. This uses heat value and contributes to self supporting incineration.

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