《印刷专业英语(第2版全国高职高专印刷与包装类专业教学指导委员会规划统编教材)》(作者程常现)在内容上，新版教材删减了第一版教材中不适应最新前沿印刷技术的章节，增添了反映印刷前沿技术、反映绿色环保印刷理念、反映印刷行业采用的新技术、新工艺、新材料以及提高生产效率的管理新理念的章节。全书分为8章，共20课，取材范围广，内容涉及图像信息传播原理、印前工艺技术、印刷色彩管理、印刷工艺原理及设备、印后加工技术、印刷材料及印刷管理等领域。

《印刷专业英语(第2版全国高职高专印刷与包装类专业教学指导委员会规划统编教材)》(作者程常现)是在2007年出版的第一版教材的基础上修订而成。《印刷专业英语(第2版全国高职高专印刷与包装类专业教学指导委员会规划统编教材)》分为8章，共20课，取材范围广，内容涉及图像信息传播原理、印前工艺技术、印刷色彩管理、印刷工艺原理及设备、印后加工技术、印刷材料及印刷管理等。每课除了正文以外，还设有词汇、注释、补充阅读材料，以扩大学生的专业词汇和专业知识面。在内容编排上，力求结合实际，注重实际应用。每课后面均设有一定量的练习题，与课文内容同步，以帮助学生加深和巩固所学知识，提高专业文献翻译能力。在本书的最后还整理归纳了常用的印刷专业词汇和专业术语，以供读者学习和查阅。

本书适合作为高职高专院校印刷包装专业的教材，也可供印刷企业在职技术人员学习参考。

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Graphic Communications..

Unit 1 A Brief Look at Why and How the Industry Developed

Supplementary Reading Move Beyond Ink on Paper

Exercise

Unit 2 Basic Printing Methods

Supplementary Reading New Trends in Media Market

Exercise

Chapter 2 Communicating Graphically

Unit 3 The Communication Process and a Communication Model

Supplementary Reading Fierce Competition of Print Media vs.

Electronic Media

Exercise

Unit 4 Principles of Design

Supplementary Reading Type Measurement and Typography

Exercise

Chapter 3 Prepress Process Technology

Unit 5 Digital Workflow and CTP Technology

Supplementary Reading Job Planning and Layout

Exercise

Unit 6 Future Development of Image Input Devices

Supplementary Reading Density Ranges of different copies

Exercise

Unit 7 Lithographic Plates

Supplementary Reading Lithographic Plate Base and Run Length"

Exercise

Chapter 4 Printing

Unit 8 Introduction to Modern Lithographic Offset Press

Supplementary Reading Multicolor, Perfecting and Small

Offset Presses

Exercise

Unit 9 The Gravure Press and its Components

Supplementary Reading Other Gravure Presses

Exercise

Unit 10 Wide-Web Flexographic Printing Presses

Supplementary Reading Narrow-Web Flexo Presses

Exercise

Chapter 5 Color Printing and Color Management

Unit 11 Color Printing

Supplementary Reading From Press Proofing to Digital Proofing

Exercise

Unit 12 Introduction to Color Management

Supplementary Reading The Genie in the Bottle

Exercise

Chapter 6 Papers and Inks

Unit 13 Paper and Papermaking

Supplementary Reading Paper Problems

Exercise

Unit 14 Ink and Ink Manufacturing

Supplementary Reading Mixing Ink to Match a Swatch Book

Exercise

Chapter 7 Binding and Finishing

Unit 15 Ways of Finishing and Binding Printed Materials

Supplementary Reading Graphic Embellishments and Hot Foil

Embossing

Exercise

Unit 16 Hand and Machine Bookbinding

Supplementary Reading Important Roles of Binding and

Finishing

Exercise

Chapter 8 Management of the Graphic Communications

Industry

Unit 17 5S Clean and Green Printing Initiatives

Supplementary Reading Next Generation Challenge

Exercise

Unit 18 Hints to Improve Your Productivity

Supplementary Reading Game Changers=

Exercise

Unit 19 Lean Printing Foundations

Supplementary Reading Lean is Truly a Journey

Exercise

Unit 20 Printing Estimating Fundamentals

Supplementary Reading Additional Methods Used to

Estimate Printing

Exercise

Appendix A: Model Final Test Paper

Appendix B: Special Vocabulary

References

Postscript