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The State of the Art of Printing in China During the period of 1983 - 1999 the Chinese printing industry has basically realized the aim of renovation ' laser typesetting, electronic color separation, offset printing for books and in-line auto-binding ' . We fade good bye to 'lead and fire' and gradually marched into the era of computerization.
According to the statistic of 1185 book printers in 1999, the total amount of characters typeset is 18.8 billion. Among them 15.3 billion of characters were completed by laser typesetter, which amounts to 81% of the total; In the provincial newspaper publishers text typesetting and imaging are all computerized. Plates remote transmissions are applied for distant sub-printers. In other sectors, CDTP for imaging and outputting text are popularized, but digital proofing is not yet. Computer to plate (CTP) has been introduced, but only by some main newspaper printing printers, to whom time effectiveness is of major importance. Offset printing becomes a dominant process in publication and package printing houses. By statistics, the total national production of publication printing in 1999 is 61.57 million reams (500sheet/ ream), including 50.29 million reams of books by offset printing, amounting 82% of the total. Newspapers are completely printed by offset printing.
In the segments of package printing, security-printing, advertisement-printing, computer business forms and job-printing, dramatic expansion of photogravure, flexography, screen printing and ink-jet printing have been witnessed. Letterpress printing still remains more or less in the inland.
Referring to the overall situation of printing equipment employed at present, the printing houses for publication and package are all equipped with sheet -fed offset machines, except all the newspaper printing houses use web offset machines. According to statistics of the main publication printing enterprises in 1999, there are 6702 sheet fed offset machines in operation, comprising 1134 machines of 4-color 1/2 sheet offset machines, 1274 of web offset machines (mainly single or double color). Commercial color rotary offset machines just imported since 2 years ago are about 30 only including foreign capital owned originally.
In respect of post-press equipment, the automatic newspaper conveying, stacking and packing system is popularized gradually in various provincial newspaper printing enterprises. The automatic paper-cover and hard-cover binding, perfect binding and saddle stitching lines are used commonly in large and medium sized book printing enterprises. There are 683 paper-cover binding and perfect binding lines, 81 hard-cover binding production lines and 1386 saddle stitching lines in China in1999. Although mechanic, semi-mechanic and hand operation still co-exists in some small binding houses, the proportion of mechanism is increasing. In large and medium sized package printing enterprises in main cities, automatic die-cutting and hot stamping machines are also used popularly.
The development and technical advancement of printing industry over the country is unbalanced in coastal area and in the interior. In respect of equipment, technical renovation, management, product quality and production efficiency, the newspaper printing, the main provincial publication printing, the large package printing, security-printing and business forms printing, a few of large state-owned enterprises and a part of joint-ventured and private-owned enterprises are in a favorable condition, especially the newspaper printing segment has always been the leader in technical renovation of the Chinese printing industry.
In a word, with the international advancement of printing technology, the printing industry of China has gained great progress. We have won an outstanding achievement in promoting the Chinese character laser typesetting system and remote transmission of newspaper plates. However in comparison to international advancements we have to catch up in many respects. The image reproduction process composed of pre-press, press and post-press, still remain in separately operating state. Automation and efficiency have to be upgraded. Digitalization, networks integrated system need to be developed. As to digital proofing, its deferred application has become an obstacle to developing computer to plate technology and integrated control over pre-press, press and post-press by digitalization and networks. We hold that to develop new and high-tech in printing industry we must have the following done:
a. To exploit and develop market;
b. To create a basic environmental condition in favor to digitalization
and networks for printing and seek an support of funds.
c. To cultivate and introduce super qualified personnel
d. To enhance the thoughts and concepts of decision makers in printing enterprises
Besides, China printing industry need to import high precision and super quality printing equipment and materials, but it is more important to initiate new creations on the base of importation, digestion, assimilation, so as to stimulate development of the national industry.
According to the statistic of 1185 book printers in 1999, the total amount of characters typeset is 18.8 billion. Among them 15.3 billion of characters were completed by laser typesetter, which amounts to 81% of the total; In the provincial newspaper publishers text typesetting and imaging are all computerized. Plates remote transmissions are applied for distant sub-printers. In other sectors, CDTP for imaging and outputting text are popularized, but digital proofing is not yet. Computer to plate (CTP) has been introduced, but only by some main newspaper printing printers, to whom time effectiveness is of major importance. Offset printing becomes a dominant process in publication and package printing houses. By statistics, the total national production of publication printing in 1999 is 61.57 million reams (500sheet/ ream), including 50.29 million reams of books by offset printing, amounting 82% of the total. Newspapers are completely printed by offset printing.
In the segments of package printing, security-printing, advertisement-printing, computer business forms and job-printing, dramatic expansion of photogravure, flexography, screen printing and ink-jet printing have been witnessed. Letterpress printing still remains more or less in the inland.
Referring to the overall situation of printing equipment employed at present, the printing houses for publication and package are all equipped with sheet -fed offset machines, except all the newspaper printing houses use web offset machines. According to statistics of the main publication printing enterprises in 1999, there are 6702 sheet fed offset machines in operation, comprising 1134 machines of 4-color 1/2 sheet offset machines, 1274 of web offset machines (mainly single or double color). Commercial color rotary offset machines just imported since 2 years ago are about 30 only including foreign capital owned originally.
In respect of post-press equipment, the automatic newspaper conveying, stacking and packing system is popularized gradually in various provincial newspaper printing enterprises. The automatic paper-cover and hard-cover binding, perfect binding and saddle stitching lines are used commonly in large and medium sized book printing enterprises. There are 683 paper-cover binding and perfect binding lines, 81 hard-cover binding production lines and 1386 saddle stitching lines in China in1999. Although mechanic, semi-mechanic and hand operation still co-exists in some small binding houses, the proportion of mechanism is increasing. In large and medium sized package printing enterprises in main cities, automatic die-cutting and hot stamping machines are also used popularly.
The development and technical advancement of printing industry over the country is unbalanced in coastal area and in the interior. In respect of equipment, technical renovation, management, product quality and production efficiency, the newspaper printing, the main provincial publication printing, the large package printing, security-printing and business forms printing, a few of large state-owned enterprises and a part of joint-ventured and private-owned enterprises are in a favorable condition, especially the newspaper printing segment has always been the leader in technical renovation of the Chinese printing industry.
In a word, with the international advancement of printing technology, the printing industry of China has gained great progress. We have won an outstanding achievement in promoting the Chinese character laser typesetting system and remote transmission of newspaper plates. However in comparison to international advancements we have to catch up in many respects. The image reproduction process composed of pre-press, press and post-press, still remain in separately operating state. Automation and efficiency have to be upgraded. Digitalization, networks integrated system need to be developed. As to digital proofing, its deferred application has become an obstacle to developing computer to plate technology and integrated control over pre-press, press and post-press by digitalization and networks. We hold that to develop new and high-tech in printing industry we must have the following done:
a. To exploit and develop market;
b. To create a basic environmental condition in favor to digitalization
and networks for printing and seek an support of funds.
c. To cultivate and introduce super qualified personnel
d. To enhance the thoughts and concepts of decision makers in printing enterprises
Besides, China printing industry need to import high precision and super quality printing equipment and materials, but it is more important to initiate new creations on the base of importation, digestion, assimilation, so as to stimulate development of the national industry.
2009-10-17 23:22:02
