| Question |
Answer |
| These tables are used to tape negatives to flats |
Light Tables |
| This Stroesser hole maker insures register from flat to printing plate |
Stroesser Punch |
| This machine exposes the printing plate by an overhead light source through the clear areas of the film |
Platemaker |
| This is the sink that develops the exposed plates |
Plate Sink |
| This is a machine that prints an image onto paper using the seperate ink and water roller trains. This press uses gear driven cylinders |
Duplicator Press |
| This is a machine that prints an image onto paper using the landscape size (11" x 17") using the seperate ink and water roller trains. This press uses bearer drive cylinders |
Heidelberg GTO 46 |
| This is a machine that prints an image onto paper using the landscape size (11" x 17") using the seperate ink and water roller trains. This press uses bearer drive cylinders. Prints 2 colors in-line. |
Heidelberg GTO 52 |
| This press prints using the block raised image and die cuts/embosses/debosses/scores/perfs paper |
Heidelberg Windmill |
| This machine is a programmable cutter that cuts paper products only with a straight knife. |
Challenge Paper Cutter |
| This machine folds paper using a stack method of feeding stock into the machine |
Challenge Pile Fed Folder |
| This machine folds paper using a top, hand loading method of feeding stock |
Baum Table Top Folder |
| This machine drills holes in paper products only |
Challenge Drill |
| This machine gathers groups of different stock in sequential sets |
Collator |
| This stand alone machine numbers and perfs stock |
Crash Numbering Machine |
| This set of machines punches and puts plastic comb binding on the spine of booklets |
GBC Binding Machine |
| This machine heat shrinks plastic around the final printed product for delivery |
Shrink Wrapper |
| This machine place one color at a time on textile products by pushing ink through the image area onto the product |
Screen Printing Press |
| This is a tool that creates images with vector or bit-mapped files. It holds images with placeholders. Some Adobe applications to create these images are Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and to transfer/manipulate files Acrobat |
G4 & G5 MAC computers |
| A device that channels the information (to and from) outside lines/computers/peripheral devices. |
Switch |
| Brings in information from the schools server and connects to the internet and to the switch |
Inbox Connection |
| 8.5 x 11 Laser Jet- Black printer only. This printer can print on both sides or duplex |
HP 5200 DTN |
| 12 x 18 Laser Jet - Four color printer. This printer prints on one side only |
Xerox 7300N |
| This printer can use up to a 40" roll paper. It uses Ink Jet technology. It is excellent for proofing press sheets that will be sent to the offset pressman for color guidance. |
Epson 9600 & 10000 Wide Format Printers |
| This machine takes your images from your computer and turns it into vectored language for preparation to film to be exposed |
AGFA RIP Station |
| This machine exposes film with an image or non-image area. The film comes in a roll and is exposed with 2 laser beams which then dispenses it into a cartridge - ready for the film processor. |
AGFA Imagesetter |
| This machine cuts the top layer of the vinyl roll from vector graphics that are supplied to it. Its utilized for mainly for signs |
Vinyl Cutter |