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Printing Processes

1. The document discusses different printing processes including intaglio, relief, offset lithography, and screen printing. Intaglio includes gravure printing which uses recessed surfaces to print from. 2. Offset lithography is the most widely used process, accounting for about 40% of print jobs. It is an indirect process that transfers an image from one surface to another. 3. Flexography is a common relief printing process used for packaging. It can print millions of impressions from one plate but produces lower quality than gravure or lithography.

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Printing Processes

1. The document discusses different printing processes including intaglio, relief, offset lithography, and screen printing. Intaglio includes gravure printing which uses recessed surfaces to print from. 2. Offset lithography is the most widely used process, accounting for about 40% of print jobs. It is an indirect process that transfers an image from one surface to another. 3. Flexography is a common relief printing process used for packaging. It can print millions of impressions from one plate but produces lower quality than gravure or lithography.

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Learn the different Printing Processes
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Intaglio
Gravure
Relief Printing
Letterpress
Flexography
Offset Lithography
Screen Printing
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Method of printing from a sunken
surface
Image carrier is usually handcrafted,
using an engraving or etching technique
Lines are used instead of ink cells
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Paper Money
Postage stamps
Stock certificates
Fancy stationery
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Example of intaglio printing
Depressed or sunken surface
Image carrier is a cylinder
20% of all printing sales
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Cylinder has tiny cells that hold ink for printing
Prints from
recessed area
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Long runs
High quality printing
Very expensive
Millions of copies
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Packaging
Publications
Magazines
National Geographic
Speciality
Money, Stamps, Wall paper
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Smooth surface
Thin metal plate
Lithograph presses = thousands copies
per hour
Based on principle that water and oil
dont mix
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Offset lithography is the most widely
used print process.
About 40% of all print jobs are produced
with offset printing.
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It is an indirect printing process which
means that an image is transferred, or
offset, from one surface to another
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Sheet fed
Web fed
Continuous
web
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Newspapers, magazines, books,
continuous business forms, unit sets,
advertising pieces, brochures, posters,
greeting cards, business cards, folders,
mailers, laser sheets, integrated
products, coupons, and art
reproductions.
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Printing from a raised surface
Potato Printing
Letterpress
Flexography
The most popular form
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Platen Press
Rotary Press
Flatbed Cylinder Press
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Relief Printing
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Books = $$
Moveable Metal type
Use over and over again
Printing Press
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Printed from raised surface (relief)
Millions of impressions from 1 plate
Fast drying liquid inks
Not as high quality as gravure or
lithography
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Prints from raised
surface
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Rubber plates or plastic plates
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Packaging materials
-Folding cartons
-Paper bags
-Plastic films
-Candy Wrappers
Newspapers and
catalogs are growing
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Forcing ink through a stencil covered
fabric or wire mesh
Mounted in a sturdy frame
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1. Prints from raised surface
2. Prints from recessed surface
3. Prints from smooth surface
4. Example of Relief Printing
5. Example of Intaglio Printing
6. Forcing ink though a stencil covered fabric/ wire
mesh
7. About 40% of all printing jobs are printed using this
method
8. Explain wrong reading
9. What is the difference between sheet and web fed?
10. Cheaper, but lower quality
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1. Prints from raised surface: Relief Printing
2. Prints from recessed surface: Intaglio
3. Prints from smooth surface: Lithography
4. Example of Relief Printing: Letterpress or
Flexography
5. Example of Intaglio Printing: Gravure
6. Forcing ink though a stencil covered fabric/
wire mesh: Screen Printing
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7. About 40% of all printing jobs are printed
using this method: Lithography
8. Explain wrong reading
9. What is the difference between sheet and
web fed?
7. Cheaper, but lower quality: Flexography
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