GrCI Workshops
The Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (GrCI) is an outreach effort of the university's Graphic Communication department, created to provide industry professionals with access to Cal Poly's state-of-the-art resources via workshops, custom training programs, consulting, laboratory testing and research initiatives. Visit the GrCI website for more information.
Call (805) 756-2053 for registration information
HD Flexo Bootcamp
Today’s flexographic markets require the highest quality printing, rivaling offset and gravure. HD Flexo is EskoArtwork’s new high-resolution screening and digital platemaking solution that helps make it possible for you to achieve that level of quality. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge needed to evaluate HD and how to best optimize HD screening for your environment.
Over a three-day period, participants will learn how to implement HD Flexo from the best in the industry by walking the process from start to finish. A simulated job — design, proofing, workflow, digital platemaking, anilox and tape selection, flexographic printing, and process control - will draw on Cal Poly's “learn by doing” philosophy. HD Flexo's excellent quality is made possible with 4000+ DPI imaging, highlight screening, and innovative full-tone screening algorithms, smooth vignettes, drop shadows, and high-key images that surpass the best flexo quality to date. Further, fine image for security features or other
function are now practicable with HD Flexo. Join Malcolm Keif (Cal Poly), Larry Moore (Esko), and users of HD Flexo in this informative workshop. You will walk away with a full understanding of the process, how to optimize the system, proofing methods, and best practices for process control.
Workshop Leader: Malcolm G. Keif is a Professor in the Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. He oversees instruction in Flexographic plating and press operations at Cal Poly, as well as teaches Quality Management, Printed Electronics, Cost Estimating, Packaging Workflow and Lean Manufacturing.
With more than 25 years of experience, Malcolm is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and contributor to numerous industry publications. He is the author of three books: Setup Reduction for Printers, Lean Printing: Pathway to Success, and Designer’s Postpress Companion.
Malcolm received his Ph.D. in 1995 from University of Missouri. In 2004, Malcolm was selected as the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation’s Educator of the Year.
GCI 1027-01
06/11/12 - 06/12/12 Register online for Flexo Bootcamp 101
Monday, 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Tuesday, 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Cal Poly Graphic Arts Building (Bldg. 26), Room 221
2 Meetings
Registration Fee: $439
GCI 1027-02
06/13/12 - 06/15/12 Register online for HD Flexo Bootcamp
Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Thursday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm; Friday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cal Poly Graphic Arts Building (Bldg. 26), Room 221
3 Meetings
Registration Fee: $499
Lean Printing: Pathway to Success
Get ready for a thought-provoking program that will challenge your current thinking on efficient print production. This workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of world-class Lean manufacturing principles and strategies, and introduce Lean Manufacturing as an imperative to the economic vitality of graphic communication.
Workshop Leader: Kevin Cooper is a professor in the Graphic Communication department at Cal Poly State University, where his instruction focuses on strategic management and other business issues related to the printing industry. A former executive with both RR Donnelley and Microsoft, Cooper spent nearly twenty years in the printing industry before returning to Cal Poly in 2000. In addition to his role as a professor in the Graphic Communication department, he engages in consulting activities focused on lean manufacturing implementations. Cooper is a 1980 graduate of Cal Poly's College of Business, and obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1990.
GCI 1023
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