Book printing information

Books are now the symbol of people's civilized image and the ladder of technological development. And the history of Book printing from its birth, to its later development, is also the history of people's continuous discovery of technology and constant innovation. Now with the development of electronic computer technology, Book printing will be more digital and networked, and the traditional publishing and printing industry is changing into the information publishing industry.

This is the list of contents.

• Book printing process

• Book printing common binding methods

Book printing process

1、Plate Making

Also called a printing plate, just like a photo needs a negative, the book also needs a negative plate. There are many methods of plate making, but with the development of society, the most commonly used for the screen version, photographic version, photopolymer version, electronic version, etc.

2、Collage

Collage is to put together a manuscript into a complete page according to certain requirements. Just like a newspaper, a complete newspaper page is made up of different columns. And collage is divided into two ways, one is called the rotating version, and the other is called the set version.

3、Folding

The printed paper is folded according to the number of openings. Folding is also the simplest process of booklet printing.

4. Printing

The original manuscript is printed by machine to form the printed material. If you want to print a booklet, this printing design includes not only the design of the front and back cover but also the ring liner, title page, inside pages, etc., more complex than the general book.

5、Proofreading

This is one of the more important processes in the Book printing process, proofreading can identify printing errors and defects. Then follow the requirements to implement, so that the book is more standardized, to ensure quality of the book.

6. Binding

This is the final step in the book, you need to print in a certain order of binding together, to form a complete book. And there are many ways to bind, flat binding, lock line binding, glue binding, etc., and most of the books are selected lock line binding. Most of the books are bound with lock wire. This binding method is not easy to fall apart, thus ensuring the quality of the book.

Book printing common binding methods

1、Binding

The common packaging of scrolls, calligraphy, and other works is the traditional Chinese cultural characteristics of the binding. It needs to be unfolded when reading and can be rolled up for collection after reading. In modern craft prints, this binding design is used to fully demonstrate the characteristics and unique cultural connotations of the packaged items.

2、Horseback binding

Horseback binding is the most common binding method for picture books, and it is also the most common binding method for Book printing. When binding, the pages need to be divided in two and bound with staples along the center seam. Used for a small number of pages or thickness of less than 5mm of ordinary periodicals, picture books, newsletters, catalogs, etc.

3、Wireless binding

Wireless glue binding refers to the inside of the pages and spine with hot melt adhesive bonding, and then at the spine with the front and back cover bonded together in the binding method. This booklet printing products binding method is mainly used for printing large amounts of assembly line mechanized operations. For example, to enhance corporate culture, large companies have launched magazine printing products for publicity.

4、Lock line glue binding

For thicker books, to increase the solidity of the inner pages of the book binding, the book post can not be fixed by gluing alone. So you need to lock line reinforcement, lock line at the spine of the book inside the pages using the woven line way up and down splicing lock, and then hot melt adhesive bonding so that the book binding is more solid.

5、Loose-leaf binding

Loose-leaf binding is the simplest form of booklet printing binding, each page can easily flip, different from volume binding. The number of live top punching is generally 3 or 4 holes, and the loose-leaf binder material has two kinds of stainless steel and plastic optional, the number of pages bound can be increased or decreased at will. However, it should be noted that most stainless steel binders are thicker and heavier, and the back cover needs thicker material to make the binder firmly supported. For professional and technical training manuals and catalogs with different contents for different customers, live top binding is a good choice.

The above is the information about Book printing. If you are interested in magazine printing, you can contact us at www.colormixprinting.com.