Several Types of Printing is prevailing and continue to grow in the printing press market today. Some Of which are:
1.Offset Lithography
In offset lithography printing, a
printing plate is used, which is mostly made from aluminum material, contains
an image of the document that needs to be printed. When the plate is inked
thoroughly, the image part will hold ink. The inked image will then be subsequently
transferred from the plate to a rubber type blanket and then eventually to the
printing surface. The Offset can be used to print on paper, cardboard, plastic,
and other materials as well but these have to have a flat surface. Also, this
method is known as the best method of printing among others.
2-Gravure Printing
This is also known as rotogravure,
it is contact between paper and copper plate. Also, it is one of the most
expensive methods known. It is a technique in which the image is first engraved
into the printing cylinder, the engraved cylinder is inked and then transferred
to the paper. Gravure Printing is also used to Print Setup large volume of works such as newspapers, magazines,
brochures, books, etc.
3- 3D Printing
3D printing is achieving new milestones every day be it the field of the health sector, marketing novelty or toy figurines, or any other, this market is shaping the new future. The process includes first creating the Three models dimensional object is created a then unique type of additive mixtures and compounds are blended to produce a Three Dimensional Object.
5- Digital Printing
Inkjet- Inkjet is a leading form of
digital printing and uses to print on several surfaces such as paper, canvas,
plastic, etc. This printer uses small droplets of inks that are heated and
passed through airheads or nozzles that are then propelled upon the paper which
is to be printed.
Xerography(Laser Printers)- Laser
printing is now a brilliant form of the printing device and is not only
sustained to offices, but it is also used in printing books, media pamphlets,
brochures, for kids use and many more, these printers use electric charge and
that attracts toner to itself for printing. To make sure the toner is fixed
properly to the paper, a substrate passes through a fuser that melts the
toner(powdered form) into the medium.
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