Hard Skills
ExpertManual Hand EngravingThe technique of using handheld tools such as gravers, burins, and scrapers to carve intricate designs and text directly into flexible printing plates.
IntermediatePrepress Plate InspectionThe systematic review of flexible plates and film negatives for defects, debris, or inaccuracies before the printing process begins.
AdvancedPhotopolymer Plate ProcessingThe operation of equipment to expose, wash, and dry flexible photopolymer plates using ultraviolet light and chemical solvents.
IntermediateChemical Handling and SafetyKnowledge of the safe storage, usage, and disposal of etching chemicals, developers, and solvents used in plate preparation.