Offset litho

Offset is a common painting technique. An ink image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to a printing surface. Benefit: - Images are clear, smooth and sharp -Requires little maintenance Cost: Click to edit Master subtitle style - Time and cost of set up has lead to a small painting jobs moving to digital printing.

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Gravure
Gravure is a process which involves engraving an image into a cylinder, it uses a rotary of gravures presses print on rolls of paper instead of sheets. the benefits

1. without 2.

he printing cylinders that can last through large-volume runs getting warn out. the good quality image reproduction

3. the possibility of decrease the per unit costs running high volume reproduction.

The cost the high start up costs (200,000 copies needed at least to make it profitable . 7/5/12

Screen printing
Screen printing uses a woven mesh and a ink blocking stencil. Benefits:

Unlike other types of printing, screen printing allows lots of prints to be created before reapplication of ink necessary.

Cost:

- Screen printing has to use simple design.

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