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5 Major Printing Processes
What to know about each: Substrate Image Carrier Image Area Non-Image Area
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Toner-Based (Electrostatic)
Digital Printing Ink-Jet Toner-Based (Electrostatic)
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Digital Printing Ink-Jet Products Small Quantity Print Runs
Posters & Signs Large Format Billboards Specialty Wraps
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Digital Printing Toner-Based Products Low-Medium Quantities
Full-Color Printing Books Business Cards Postcards Custom Products Fliers Brochures Photo Copies
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Screen Printing Screen Prints
Substrate – Paper, Plastic, Fabrics, etc. Image Carrier – Stenciled Screen Image Area – No stencil, open pores of screen Non-Image Area – blocked by stencil
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Screen Printed Products Shirts Hats Signs
Screen Printing Screen Printed Products Shirts Hats Signs
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Lithography Printing (Offset)
Water and Oil DO NOT Mix
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Lithography Printing (Offset Printing)
Substrate – Paper Image Carrier – Flat Plate Image Area – Positive areas Non-Image Area – Negative Areas
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Lithography Printing (Offset Printing)
Offset Printed Products Large Quantities Books Newspapers Brochures Flyers
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Relief Printing (Flexography)
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Relief Printing (Flexography)
Substrate – Paper Image Carrier – Flat Plate, or wrapped around cylinder Image Area – Top surface of plate Non-Image Area – removed, below surface of plate.
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Relief Printing (Flexography)
Flexography Printed Products Packaging Plastic Grocery Bags
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Gravure Printing Non-Image Area Image etched into cylinder.
Ink sets in applied to the etched areas. Image Area
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Gravure Printing Substrate – Paper
Image Carrier – Image Etched into Plate Image Area – Below Surface of Plate Non-Image Area – Surface of Plate
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Gravure Printing Gravure Printed Products Extremely Long Press Runs
Catalogs Magazines Currency Plastic Packaging
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