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Prepress for Flexography Workshops
Flexographic printing is a complex process that involves many variables that can drastically affect print quality - such as plates, inks, aniloxes, machinery, separations, substrates, and people. There are also many variables that affect the reproduction of a color original, to include lighting conditions, physical characteristics of the ink, and the observer. So it is important that we, as designers and production artists, understand how humans see color and some of the variables and characteristics of flexographic process color printing.
There are many stages in the prepress workflow where the designer and/or production artist can take the initiative to optimize a job for Flexographic printing if they understand the basics concepts of the design process and color management as it relates to Flexography. These programs focus on the basic concepts of the Flexographic printing process, the design process and color management and how each component must be optimized to work together. Understanding these variables will help us to create quality separations for print and communicate more efficiently and effectively with the customer, designer, production artist, and press room in an effort to create a design that is both printable and aesthetically pleasing.
These workshops are designed for anyone that wants to gain knowledge required to design and implement prepress for the flexographic printing process or just improve the ability of jobs to run faster, cleaner and more profitably on a Flexo press. Topics to be covered include:
- Why Flexo needs special attention from a design perspective
- The importance of color - color theory for process color printing
- Adobe Photoshop features including scanning and editing an image
- Adobe Illustrator features including importing scanned images, vignettes, and typography
In addition to learning Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator applications, we will also discuss importing and exporting flexographic flies, digital proofing devices and output of film for flexographic plates. The hands-on portion of these workshops will be ideal for guiding the participant through the prepress process.
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The workshops start with an online pre-workshop introduction, which includes a pre-recorded Webcast and pre-assessment testing. This allows our trainees to get to know their trainers and the material that will be covered prior to attending the workshop. It also allows us to get to know them and benchmark their knowledge of the material we will be covering. We can then modify the workshop content or flow as needed or identify who may require additional assistance during the workshop. The workshop then includes hands-on classroom activities and seminars. Finally, the trainees go back online to complete the post-workshop assessments. The trainees have access to both the pre- and post- assessments so they can evaluate their own progress.
Classroom activities include utilizing the FlexSys Press Simulator to offer real-world type problem solving exercises to enhance the educational process and increase retention. It is our portable pressroom that we can access at any time. Finally, the trainees go back online to complete the post-workshop assessments. The trainees have access to both the pre- and post- assessments so they can evaluate their own progress. By using blended training tools in our learning programs, we engage more of the trainee's senses (sight, sound, touch) to make the programs more interactive and interesting, improving retention and strengthening the value of the learning experience. This combination of online activities and classroom interaction enables us to maximize the learning experience for everyone.
Getting More Information
Thank you for considering APR for your partner in learning and improving your bottom line. We are committed to meeting your expectations for quality training solutions.
If you would like more information about APR's Training Programs, please call 1 (800) 445-4017, or contact us at training@teamflexo.com, or contact your local APR Salesman.
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