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A press class, without a press
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GATFWORLD
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September 1, 2002
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Copyright informationCopyright Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Sep/Oct 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Web Printing
Training and Education
Editor's Introduction:
Using a Press Simulator
Press training simulators reproduce a wide variety of printing conditions and problems that can be used for assessment, training, performance, and press analysis. The press simulators recreate press problems through computer simulation. The SIR Heatset Web Offset Training Simulator recreates the operational aspects of a heatset web press from the rollstand to the folder. The process is so effective that many of its users feel that they are "virtually printing."
The following two articles-one from a printing company and one from a school-describe the different ways the simulator can be utilized to educate ...
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