本教材由两大部分组成，共6章。第一部分是包装印刷技术核心内容，从第一章至第五章简介印刷复制原理和油墨传递与转移原理的基础上，重点介绍平版胶印、凹版印刷、柔性版印刷、丝网印刷和数字印刷的印刷原理、印刷设备、印刷工艺、质量控制及应用。第二部分是包装印后装潢及成型加工。全书用英文形式讲述专业知识，便于学生掌握相关的专业知识和英文表达方式。

1 Printing Introduction
1.1 Overview of packaging printing and post press
1.1.1 Definition of Printing
1.1.2 Brief introduction of printing and post press
1.2 Brief Principle of Printing Reproduction
1.2.1 Principle of color reproduction
1.2.2 Principle of tone reproduction
1.2.3 Principle of ink transfer
1.3 Evaluation parameters for print quality
1.3.1 Density and solid density
1.3.2 Dot gain
1.3.3 Ink Trapping and Ink Trapping Ratio
1.3.4 Contrast (contrast factor)
1.3.5 Gray balance
1.3.6 Printing registration
2 Offset Printing
2.1 Introduction of offset printing
2.1.1 Overview
2.1.2 Features and Applications
2.2 Principle of offset printing
2.3 Offset Plate Making
2.3.1 Offset Plate Making Method
2.3.2 Plate Materials
2.3.3 Classifying Lithographic Plates
2.3.4 Conventional Plate Making
2.3.5 Computer-to-Plate (CTP)
2.3.6 Waterless Offset plate
2.3.7 Plate making quality assessment
2.4 Offset Press Overview
2.4.1 Feeding Unit
2.4.2 The Registration Unit
2.4.3 Infeed Systems to the First Printing Unit
2.4.4 The Printing Unit
2.4.5 Delivery Unit
2.4.6 Print Enhancement and In-line Finishing
2.5 Offset printing process and troubleshooting
2.5.1 Factors in offset printing
2.5.2 Waterless printing
2.5.3 Offset printing troubleshooting
3 Gravure Printing
3.1 Fundamental of gravure printing
3.1.1 Principle of gravure printing process
3.1.2 Advantages and limitations of gravure printing
3.1.3 Application of gravure printing
3.2 Gravure cylinder manufacturing
3.2.1 Basic manufacturing process of gravure cylinder
3.2.2 Traditional cylinder etching
3.2.3 Electromechanical engraving
3.2.4 Direct engraving of copper with a pulsed laser
3.2.5 Direct laser system with a zinc layer
3.2.6 Cylinder manufacturing with etching, with laser-made masks
3.3 Gravure printing press
3.3.1 Overview of gravure press
3.3.2 Main configurations of gravure press
3.4 Gravure printing process
3.4.1 Web tension control
3.4.2 Register control
3.4.3 Control of ink viscosity
3.5 Future developments of gravure printing
3.6 Gravure printing troubleshooting
4 Flexography Printing
4.1 Introduction to Flexographic Printing
4.1.1 Overview
4.1.2 Principle of Flexographic Printing
4.2 Principle and Process of Flexographic Plate Making
4.2.1 Development of Flexographic Plates and Technologies
4.2.2 Photopolymer Plates Making
4.2.3 Direct Imaged Plates
4.2.4 Flat Top Dot Technology
4.3 Flexographic Press
4.3.1 Introduction of Flexographic Press
4.3.2 Construction of Flexographic Press
4.3.3 Main Parts of Flexographic Press
4.3.4 Presses Procedures
4.3.5 _ Trends in Press Design
4.3.6 Flexo Printing Troubleshooting
5 Screen Printing and Digital printing
5.1 Screen printing
5.1.1 Principle of Screen Printing
5.1.2 Platemaking
5.1.3 Troubleshooting of Platemaking
5.1.4 Screen press
5.1.5 Screen printing process and troubleshooting
5.2 Digital Printing
5.2.1 The main form of digital printing
5.2.2 Composition of digital printing systems
5.2.3 Digital Printing Machine
5.2.4 Digital Printing Materials
6 Surface Printing
6.1 Overview of the surface finishing
6.2 Varnishing
6.2.1 Types of varnishing
6.2.2 Effects of varnishing
6.2.3 Components of varnish
6.2.4 Application methods of varnish
6.3 Hot stamping and cold foiling
6.3.1 Foil stamping materials
6.3.2 Main foil stamping process
6.3.3 Foiling equipment
6.4 Embossing and debossing
6.4.1 Embossing and debossing function
6.4.2 Embossing and debossing dies making
6.4.3 Embossing and debo