For a hardcover book, how flat and
exquisite it is, is an important factor in evaluating the hardcover book
printing quality, and it is also the first impression it gives readers.
However, the bending in book cover
and book block will affect the flatness and exquisiteness of the hardcover
book printing. Due to the nature of the material, processing technology,
storage conditions, and other reasons, etc., these problems will occur in many
book printing process.
Firstly, let me explain to you why
the books will bend in the printing process?
The bending of hardcover books is
mainly due to the different properties of the materials that make up the book
cover. When the external conditions change, it will cause changes in internal
stress and other factors, resulting in varying degrees of changes in
appearance. In addition, for the same material, the shrinkage rate is different
for different thread directions. Generally speaking, the shrinkage in the
longitudinal direction (in the direction of the filament) is large, and the
shrinkage in the transverse direction is small.
China Printing Export always focuses
on the quality of hardcover
book printing in China. We always request our printing in high-quality and
request our printed product has a perfect appearance. Therefore, we have
conducted in-depth exploration and research to find a solution to the bending
of the hardcover book cover and book block.
1.
Book cover.
The book cover material is mainly
made of an ordinary gray board. With environmental changes, its water content
will increase or decrease, which will cause the sizing surface to shrink and
cause bending.
2.
Book block.
In hardcover book printing in China,
the commonly used papers for book blocks are coated paper, non-coated paper,
and specialty paper. When the environment changes, the paper will have ruffled
edges or tight edges due to the increase or decrease of water content. The book
blocks of different paper materials and thread directions have different
degrees of warping and deformation, which are "S" or "U" shapes.
This is the root cause of the overall bending of the hardcover book.
3.
Climate.
Different climate types or different
seasons of the same climate type have great differences in environmental
temperature and humidity. This poses a huge test for the quality stability of
hardcover books, especially the flatness of the book cover and book block, and
it is very easy to cause bending the book cover and the book block
How to solve these problems of
hardcover book printing by China printing
company?
1.
Deal with
temperature and humidity differences.
We have systematically investigated
the changes in temperature and humidity throughout the year in different
climatic regions around the world, mastered the laws of temperature and humidity
changes, and incorporated these laws into the actual production process of the
company.
2.
Material moisture
content control.
To solve the problem of bending
hardcover books, the first thing to do is to solve the problem of the stability
of the material's water content, to ensure that the material's water content is
within a certain range, to form a standard and serve as the basis for incoming
material inspection, and to implement strict standard control. At the same
time, in the entire production process, the stability of the water content of
the semi-finished products in each link is tested and controlled to ensure that
the water content of the material does not change much from the raw material to
the finished product.
3.
Hardcover book
production control method.
Standardize the operation of the
hardcover book in each processing procedure, ensure that the hardcover finished
product has the least amount of deformation when affected by the external
environment, and ensure product quality, so as to avoid quality accidents and
customer complaints.
For the bending of hardcover books,
the solution lies in mastering the law of environmental temperature and
humidity changes, seeking the best control range of material moisture content,
setting the appropriate workshop environment temperature and humidity, and
imposing appropriate operating specifications and procedures. In order to
reduce or even eliminate the occurrence of bending of the book cover and book
block.