China Print Buyer Association (CPBA)

Practical Handbook for Print
Buyers

Certificate of Birth

Security Features of Birth Certificate

Introduction

Facts and Figures

Orientation of Beijing Printing Industry

Illustrative Overview of Various Print Products

General Product Categorization
Graphic Art Products
Sign and Display Products
Personalized Imaging Products

Workflow of Various Graphic Art Technologies

8 Steps in Graphic Art Production
Conventional Graphic Art Workflow
Digital Imaging Application
Typical Graphic Reproduction Process

Pre-Press Production
The ABC of Prepress Process
Graphic Design vs. Desktop Publishing
Preparing Artwork & Print File
Scanning & Colour Separation
Page Composition, Imposition, Signatures & Spreads
Proofing
CTF & CTP Outputs

Popular Plain Paper Offset Printing
Introduction of Offset Printing│Publication Printing
Book Printing│Newspaper Printing│Periodical Printing

Web Offset Printing│Versatile Commercial Printing
Super-Efficient Commercial Printing│Jumbo-Sized Commercial Printing
Limited Quantity Commercial Printing│High Fidelity Printing
Export Printing│Packaging & Decoration Printing
Label Printing│Foreign-Funded Printing Enterprises│Envelope Printing
Packaging Boxes & Paper Products│Paper Cartons & Paper Containers

Other Popular Plain Paper Printing
Gravure Printing
Letterpress Printing
Screen Printing
Inkjet Printing
Flexographic Printing
Laser Printing

Paper Binding & Finishing Processes
Finishing and Binding│Collating & Cutting
Pre-Binding Paper Processing — Folding
Modern Commercial Binding│Punch and Bind
Thermally Activated Binding│Stitched or Sewn Binding
Hardcover Binding│Bind-on-Demand│Lamination & Varnishing
Getting the Most from your Printroom
Binding Effect by Today's Printroom
Bind-on-Demand Equipment│Stamping & Embossing
Graining, Bronzing, Die-Cutting, Thermography
Special Process Sample — Peacock
Special Process Sample — Mona Lisa
Special Process Sample — Pigeon
Special Process Sample — Puffer Fish
Special Process Sample — Red Lionfish

Digital Printing / Reprographics
What is Digital Printing
Development Trend for Printing Market
Competitive Advantages of Digital Printing
Latest Market Trend of Digital Printing
Print-on-Demand│Publishing & Book-on-Demand

Electronic Correlation
Short-Run Digital Printing│Specialty Printing

Off-Site (Decentralized) Printing
Web Page Printing│Digital / Fast Print Services

Digital Print Chain Shops
Offset vs. Digital Printing Costs & Trend
Offset / Digital Hybrid Printing & Printers
Short-Term Reprographic Solutions
On-Site Facilities Management

Variable Data Printing
Customization Creates Values
Why Variable Data Printing
Steps for Variable Data Printing
VDP Workflow & Software
What We Can Do with VDP
Production of Customized Ad-Mailer│Customized Ad-Mailing

Personalized Greeting Cards & Magazines
Personalized / 1-2-1 Digital Printing
Personalized Printing│Personalized Imaging

Transactional Printing

TransPromo Printing
Variable Content Cross-Media Publishing
Case Studies: VDP Applications in Beijing

Personalized Stamps

Display Graphics & Production
Principles of Display Design│Indoor Graphic Display
Outdoor Advertising Media

Activity Backdrop & Show Stage

Computer Plotting
Plotting Requirement & Material Properties
Portable Display Tools│Signage
Indoor & Outdoor Signs

Printing of Self-Adhesive Materials
Categories of Self-Adhesive Products
General Applications
Office and Mailing Applications
Anti-Counterfeit Applications
Glues for Self-Adhesive Materials
Surface Materials & Label Classification
Label Printing & Finishing
Tips for Ordering Adhesive Labels
Classification of Labels by Applications
Illustrations of Self-Adhesive Labels

Non-Paper / Non-Plain Surface Printing
Porous Printing
Transfer Printing
Metallic Surface Printing
PVC Printing

Non-Paper / Non-Plain Surface Digital Printing
VDP of Plastic, Metal, Transparent Foil
Non-Paper Packaging: PVC Packaging, Wooden Packaging, Metallic Packaging
Hot-Stamping Graphics│Transfer Printing
Direct Spraying│Inflated Models / Balloons
Personalized Imaging Porcelain Products
Personalized Imaging Apparels│Personalized Metallic Signs, Plaques, Decoration and Name Badges
Personalized Art & Crafts

Personalized Gifts　

Specialty Printing
Holographic Printing│Business Forms
NCR Paper Printing│Bills & Notes Printing
Anti-Counterfeit Printing│Illustration of Anti-Counterfeit Features
Security Printing│Anti-Counterfeit Hierarchy & Requirement
Banknote Printing│Lenticular Printing
Commercial PVC Card Printing│Stereogram & 3D Anaglyph
China Resident Identity Card│Bar Code, Photo-Electric Labels
Hong Kong Smart Identity Card
RFID Tags│Pop-Ups Printing

RFID Application

Ancillary and Value-Added Services
Graphic Design / Printing Management

Multi-Lingual Translation
Multimedia Production
Ad Photos
Commercial Ad Photography
Film Developing & Photo Printing
Digital Camera & Webcam
Print Fulfillment

Overview of Local Paper Supplies
Macro View of China's Paper Market
Composition & Classification of Paper│Commonly Used Print Paper

Parameters of Paper Performance| Paper Specifications & Common Trim Sizes

GPaper Index — Beijing Paper Barometer

Paper Price Movement by Channel

Paper Price Movement by Channel

Guides for Using Specialty Paper

Review of Traditional & Digital Graphic Equipment Installation in Beijing
Popular Graphic Equipment, Software & Tools

Popular Pre-Press Equipment, Software & Tools

Illustration: Pre-Press Facilities in Beijing

Popular Printing Equipment & Consumables

Illustration: Printing Equipment in Beijing

Illustration: Digital Printing Devices in Beijing

Popular Post-Press Equipment & Consumables

Illustration: Post-Press Equipment in Beijing

Storage & Distribution of Printing Materials & End-Products
Integration of Resources in Printing Industry

Integration of Resources in Printing Industry

Printing Logistics in Beijing

Printing City -The Ultimate Logistic Solution

Snapshot of Printing Houses*

raditional Printing in Beijing
Reprographics & Digital Printing in Beijing

Forecast of Technologies, Equipment and Market Scenario for Traditional & Digital Printing Industries

Link to Index of On-line Version of

"Beijing Printing Guide":

Graphical Location of Printing Establishments in Beijing with Map and Index

Distribution of Traditional Printing Enterprises in Beijing
Distribution of Digital Printing Enterprises in Beijing