Prepress
General Knowledge
Postpress
Production
Miscellaneous
100
Responsible for file manipulation, proofmaking, and plateburning for UGS Commercial job
Who is the Prepress Manager?
100
C.R.A.P expanded.
What is contrast, repetition, design, and proximity?
100
Lines printed in the corners of your publication's sheet or sheets of paper to show where to cut.
What are crop/trim marks?
100
1.Close-toed shoes 2.No baggy clothing or shirtsleeves 3.No hanging jewelry 4.No rings
What is the proper attire for operating machinery?
100
Responsible for all web service related tasks such as website development and design
Who is the Web Development Manager?
200
Usually made of aluminum, it is imaged and placed in the press for printing.
What is a plate?
200
Building 26, Room 212A San Luis Obispo, California 93407
Where is the UGS office located?
200
Printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet before trimming
What is a bleed?
200
Responsible for coordinating all production on the Heidelberg press.
Who is the Sheetfed Production Manager?
200
Vince Uhler
Who is UGS' technician?
300
Printed example of the final product.
What is a hard proof/proof?
300
A signed contract with the customer stating that they will pay a specified amount based on certain job specifications and quantity.
What is an Approved Quote?
300
Folded sheets are gathered together one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples.
What is Saddle Stitching?
300
Responsible for operating the Konica Minolta for commercial Jobs.
Who is the Digital Production Manager?
300
Responsible for the administration of UGS finances including budgets, reports and payroll coordination
Who is the General Manager?
400
Figuring out the order in which pages need to be laid on a press sheet.
What is imposition?
400
UGS service which prints your resumes, business cards, and wide format projects quickly and at a fair price
What is Print and Copy?
400
Adhesive based binding. It is the easiest and least durable way to produce books, and is how most paperback books are bound
What is Perfect Binding?
400
Holds all necessary information for the completion of a job. Contains the approved quote, proof, and production log for the job.
What is a job docket?
400
Sunday and Wednesday nights.
On what days is the Mustang News printed?
500
An actual-size press sheet which has been folded into pages of the desired size and marked with page numbers to indicate the proper page imposition.
What is a folding dummy?
500
The only file format UGS accepts for all jobs; commercial and print & copy.
What is a pdf?
500
1/4" extra material on the back of the page or pages of an insert or signature needed on the saddle stitcher to pull open the piece.
What is a High Folio Lip?
500
Impression, blanket, and plate rollers.
In sheetfed offset what are the 3 rollers used to create a print.
500
Manufacturer of our main Digital Press located within the UGS office
Who is Ricoh?