Ink transfer and ink drying in Offset

Authors & references

Author:

Professor Jouni Paltakari, Aalto University

Based on: Elina Hakola, Principles of conventional printing, (Chapter 2). In: Oittinen, P. & Saarelma, H. (eds.), Print Media – Principles, Processes and Quality, (Book 13), Papermaking Science and Technology. 2nd ed. Finnish Paper Engineers´ Association /Paperi ja Puu Oy. Jyväskylä, 2009, p. 55–65. More literature references can also be found in this chapter.

References:

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2. Ström, G. and Gustafsson, J. 2004. Ink drying in sheet-fed offset printing — effect of temperature. In: 2004 International printing and graphic arts conference, British Columbia. PAPTAC. p. 35–41.
3. MacPhee, J. 1998. Basic principles of waterless offset lithography. In: 25th International research conference IARIGAI, Pittsburgh, USA. IARIGAI. p. 23–37.
4. Goodman, R. M. 2000. Waterless and conventional offset lithography: a realistic technical comparison. In: 52nd annual technical conference TAGA, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. TAGA. p. 445–454.
5. Lindqvist, U., Korostenski, J., Lie, C., Sorensen, P. H. and Wallström, E. 1998. Technical, economic and environmental aspects of waterless offset printing. In: 25th International research conference IARIGAI, Pittsburgh, USA. IARIGAI. p. 48–66.