Offset & Litho Printing
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Offset printing. What’s that then? Isn’t everything digital now?
Also known as litho printing, offset printing is a technique of mass printing in which images on metal plating are transferred to a temporary medium and then placed on its actual print medium. The main advantage of offset printing is that it produces high-quality images consistently. Offset printing has made it possible for us to offer a multitude of products, from limited edition prints to posters, business cards and much, much more. The image is etched on a metal plate which is put on the printing press. These plates are then covered in an oil-based ink and the inked plate is applied to the paper it’s printed on.
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The Benefits of Offset Printing
Offset printing presses are fast and efficient – they can print up to 18,000 sheets per hour. With each sheet containing up to 48 pages of A4 or letter-sized content. A typical offset press can print eight pages in one sheet – which translates to around 120,000 pages per hour!
In commercial offset printing, the more you print, the less you pay. After the initial cost during setup, you will only spend a few pence per sheet for the paper and ink. If you need to print flyers, brochures, booklets, newsletters, and other materials in large volumes, the office printer or even a professional digital printer is not the way to go. They are less efficient and more costly.
If you need to print a large batch quickly, then offset printing can make it happen. Once the initial design has been transferred to the plate cylinder, printing onto paper only takes a matter of seconds.
Offset printing produces sharp typefaces, fine details, and images with rich, accurate colours. An ordinary printer won’t be able to match this high level of quality. But Denote Print can.