Till date, the Offset Printing and Screen Printing methods were ruling the print
world. However, with
Offset
Printing being high on
quality
and
quick
on delivery but requiring
large numbers to be economically feasible,
the low volume requirements were extremely expensive. The flip side being
Screen
Printing which while good for
small numbers
and a variety of substrates, left much to be desired in the quality and time
schedule departments.
Digital Offset Printing :
Digital Offset Printing is a result of
thorough Research
. This technique fulfills the need of printing
high quality
, in
low numbers
on many different types of paper and plastic substrates with as little
pollution and mess as possible.
There
is no longer any need for film
outputs, film assembly or plate processingat
the printing unit. Digital Offset Printing saves time, money
and labour, but more to the point is faster,
more accurate
and more flexible as a print solution.
This method requires the
artwork
to be in a
high resolution
file on the computer, which allows for as many changes as required. The
computer
in the printing press transfers the images onto
drums
that work as plates. Each one for one colour. The beauty of this is that unlike
offset printing where the plates are of single use and need to be stored
requiring large amounts of space, here the drum gets
erased
and
reused
after each file is printed.
It gives
excellent consistency
of print and colours as all the details of colour percentages etc are taken
directly from the software used to create the artwork.
Using
Digital Printing methods also means that every single item
produced within a single print run can say something different
- giving businesses the opportunity to create meaningful
relationships with their audiences through individualized marketing and
personalization.
The
concept of
personalization is not new and in many areas it is almost expected.
There is a very sound business reason for this. Research shows
that sending out a
personalized letter or
mail will elicit
three times the
response of a traditional 'one size fits all'
uniform mail.
The main limitation of Digital Offset Printing is that it can print a
maximum size of 18 inches x 12 inches only.
The
Advantages
of Digital Offset Printing :
- Superior Quality of print
- Consistency in Colours
- Quantities of as low as ONE
- Quicker Time schedule
- Printing Both Sides of the substrate at the same time
- Delivers instant dry prints
- Prints and Collates pages of books at one shot.
DIGITAL OFFSET is the way to print!
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