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Printing Technology Course in Engineering

category: Engineering , Science

duration: 4 years

mode: offline

course ID: CT-112

reviews: 273

About Printing Technology Course

Printing Technology Course 2023 Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. Print communication is one of the powerful and influential media of journalism which is growing rapidly.

Printing technology includes printing on any substrates such as paper, tin & aluminium, plastic, glass and fabric. The sectors of this course include advertising, publishing, packaging, distributing, marketing and developing technologies. 

Job Profiles and Average Salaries 

Job Profile

Average Annual Salary 

Publication Assistant

INR 2 lakhs p.a. - INR 3 lakhs p.a.

Printing Technician

INR 1.5 lakhs p.a. - INR 2.5 lakh p.a.

Prepress Operator

INR 2 lakhs p.a. - INR 3 lakh p.a.

Technical Solutions Representative

INR 3 lakhs p.a. - INR 4 lakh p.a.

Top colleges for this course 

  1. IGNOU, Delhi
  2. MIT, Manipal 
  3. College of Engineering, Guindy
  4. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
  5. DU, Delhi
  6. GGSIPU, Delhi
  7. GJU, Hisar 

Printing Technology Scope 

The scope of the industry is ever going as we said, because the careers are on the rise. Printing Technology has a definite scope in today’s media-driven world. Printing Jobs are not restricted to the press industry.

The candidates can get the jobs in the fields of magazines, newspapers and advertising agencies, government and private publication houses and teaching jobs in various colleges and universities. 

Printing Technology Subjects 

Diploma in Printing Technology

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

English & Communication Skills 

Printing Process

Offset Printing (Sheetfed / Web-fed)

 Applied Science I

Graphic Design

Screen Printing Techniques 

Applied Mathematics 

Advertising and Multimedia

Conventional Prepress Surface preparation 

Basic Engineering (Electrical / Electronics/ Mechanical)

Applied Science II

 Computer Application II 

Information Technology Practical’s (Information Technology)

Computer Application I

 Practical’s (Surface preparation)

Practical’s (Students Central Activities based on Communication skills)

Practical’s (Printing Process)

Practical’s (Screen Printing)

 

Practical’s (Graphic Design)

 

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Packaging Technology I 

Gravure Technology Digital

Packaging Technology II

Paper Technology Ink 

Prepress Binding and Finishing Business

 Computer to Technologies Print for Package

 Technology Flexography 

Management NIP Technology

 Quality control Techniques Costing and Estimating Practical’s (Quality control Techniques)

 Printing Machine Maintenance Practical’s (Paper / Ink Test) 

Practical’s (Digital Prepress)

 Practical’s (Computer to Technologies) 

Practical’s (Package Tests on various products)

Practical’s (Binding and Finishing)

 Project (Based on topics of Printing/ Packaging / Plastics / Paper / Ink/ Newspaper / Print Finishing / Conversion / Prepress / Product Design)

 

B.Tech in Printing Technology

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Business communication 

Printing image generation

Digital electronic circuits

Mathematics

Printing material science

Offset technology II

Applied sciences

Electrical drives and control

Design and planning for media production

Electronic composition and DTP

Offset technology I

Print finishing and converting

Colour theory & layout preparation

Computer graphics and image processing

Paper and ink

Electronic composition and DTP

Offset printing

Offset technology II

Layout preparation and image generation

Electrical drives and control

Print finishing and converting

Semester IV

Semester V

Semester VI

Microprocessor and its applications

Packaging technology

Print management, costing and estimating

Tone & colour analysis

Flexography

Production and operation management

Non-impact printing

Printing machinery maintenance

Marketing management

Theory of machines

Newspaper and periodical publishing

Continuous stationery and security printing

Screen printing and gravure

On-demand printing

Environment

 

Web offset technology and flexography

Project work

   

Industrial training and report preparation

 

B.E. in Printing Technology

S.No.

Subjects of Study

1.

Introduction to Product Design and Process Selection

2.

Analogue and Digital Printing

3.

Product Designing Strategies

4.

Modern Electronic Technology

5.

Materials and Metals Used for Image Carriers

6.

Light Sensitive Materials, Papers, Boards and their Characteristics

7.

Printing Inks

8.

Film Assembling

9.

Requirements of Paper and Ink for Various Printing Processes

10.

Science and Basic Engineering

11.

Product Policy of an Organization

12.

Print as a Communication Tool

13.

Techniques for Improving the Design Process

14.

Process Design and Selection

15.

Managing the Supply Chain

16.

Classification of Forecasting Methods and Forecast Errors

17.

Inventory Control

18.

Selective Control of Inventory

19.

Quality Management

20.

Fundamental Concepts of Quality and Quality Cost

21.

Quality Assurance, Concepts of Six Sigma and its Implementation in Printing Industry

22.

Statistical Print Process Control

23.

Use of Control Charts for Print Application

24.

Control Charts for Variables

25.

Process Capability and Process Performance

Printing Technology Eligibility 

For UG Course: The candidates must have done their 12th standard from a renowned board with a minimum of 50% Marks with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as the main subject. 

For PG Course: The candidates must have done their UG Course in the same field from a renowned university. 

The candidates must have cleared their national level entrance exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, MHT CET, and GATE. 

  • Printing and Packaging Technology

Printing Technology Course Level

Degree Offered in UG
  • B.E /Btech
  • B.Sc.
Degree Offered in PG
  • M.E /Mtech.
  • M.Sc.

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