Digital Printing is a way of printing out the image with the help of digital technology and it directly gets printed to the various media platform. Various types of inkjet printers, high volume laser printer, or even large format printer are used in this type of printing method. This method is more costly than others and charges more for printing per page but it does not include the technical charges which are required for making the printing plates. It takes a very short time to print out the images and the feature of on-demand printing is available in this method along with the modification time for the impression of each image. What is the process of Digital Printing? When using this printing method for printing out the digital images then the replacement of the printing plate unlike in the traditional printing methods in which the printing plates are replaced in a repeated way. It might result in the loss of the fine details of an image but the turnaround time is fast and cost of the printing is very less and this is the reason why people most probably prefers the digital printing in place of other methods such as lithography, flexography, gravure, or letterpress. The deposition of the pigment or toner is done by digital printing especially the inkjet or laser printers on the substrates such as paper, canvas, metal, marble, and so on. There are other processes also which does not deposit the ink or the toner in a proper manner on the substrate and on the surface, it forms a thin layer of ink. But still, by using the funeral fluid with the heat process with the help of the toner and the UV curing process with the help of the ink, the surfaces get more adhered to the substrate. This makes the process faster and the turnaround time is also fast and you get the best of the digital image. What are the applications of digital printing?The main advantage of digital printing over traditional printing is that it allows the desktop printing at a cheap cost and one can easily print whatever the digital image one wants to print at the office or at home.
This is only possible because of this method which does not require any replacement of the printing plate. It can also be used in the stationary or in the commercial platform such as printing the business card and even the letterheads. It has found its usage in mass personalization for the printing of the data variable. Even in the art also, it has its own role to play by printing the various photos and even the watercolor paper has the giclée prints on it which is done with the help of the ink which is based on the pigment. The customized painting is also done on personal objects such as inscribing the name on an object such as jug, bottle, or anything. It can also be a best present option for others to gift. One can also demand this method on their personalized items such as wedding photo books or other books.
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There are many techniques for personalizing your promotional items or textiles. Besides embroidery, engraving, or embossing (creating your logo in relief on a flat object), there are still different methods of printing. Which will be most suitable for your needs, your object, or even your budget? How do they work, and what are their advantages or disadvantages? Let’s put some eyes on it.
Nowadays technologies are rapidly growing and so in the field of printing. There are plenty of methods are being used to print. The most used techniques are serigraphy, pad printing, sublimation, and transfer, also called "flocking" or "decal." Diffusion, we recommend, for textile articles, screen printing. This technique, created by the Chinese almost 1,000 years ago, passes ink through a frame in the shape of your logo. It is entirely manual work and extremely consistent. For a color pattern on a t-shirt, a screen printer can make 100 t-shirts an hour. On the textile, the paint is anchored through the mesh of your article, which allows a clean result, impregnated in the fabric, really durable and resistant to washing. Screen printing also applies to many objects. There is a screen printing machine for each form of an object: flat, circular, large formats, etc. However, some smaller objects, such as pens, do not lend themselves to this technique. For this type of object or other objects with "complicated" forms, the most suitable technique is pad printing. Indeed, this technique uses a silicone pad, which therefore adapts to all shapes. The stamp deposits your logo on the object of your choice. Transfer One of the most used methods is the transfer (photo opposite). Your logo is printed on a "transfer paper," then heat pressed on the object of your choice. We use the transfer on objects of complicated shapes, on certain materials on which it is not possible to apply the method of screen printing directly, or if your logo includes gradations of colors or four-color printing. However, on clothing, we strongly recommend screen printing, which, thanks to its ink impregnated in the fabric, will make your logo resist washing better than transfer. Even if the transfer gives a very good rendering on most of the other objects, on the clothes, the result will be much more aesthetic in serigraphy. Indeed, the transfer will give a "sticker" effect. It is only the layer of your logo that is printed in screen printing (instead of being digitally printed), but it will actually be printed on your transfer item. Digital techniques are recommended for total personalization of your object. For example, digital printing prints in four colors from a digital file. So you can print anything and everything on your object. Sublimation is another digital method, specific for textiles made from 100% white polyester. The ink permeates completely into the textile and allows an impeccable hold of your logo wash after wash. Engaging in the printing business requires every day to study what are the best existing printing techniques. Each of the impressions that allow the different media to test an image carries a process for it. Flexographic printing has a very well-known similarity to offset printing, and that both have ink in a wet state.
Flexographic printing has characteristics that differentiate them from other kinds of processes. As the main feature, the Flexographic is used for non-porous media, so the labels are made in rolls to print efficiently. In this type of printing, you can print papers and other types of prints, such as self-adhesive plastics. From this perspective, the printing of this type gives a perfect finish, giving a high gloss to all your prints. Commonly, its use is in the film industryoffss and plastic lamination or printing. In controversy, offset is made with aluminum plates, which is a process used for indirect printing. It is used in aluminum materials and also in plastics, but its costs are higher than other known prints. In this process, everything is focused on the implementation of inks on the metal plate that is in manufacturing. These plates are wound in a coordinated way in a cylinder that, in turn, is in contact with another cylinder. Flexographic printing is more feasible for many day-to-day industries because its costs are lower. Going back to offset printing, this has a process where the ink passes into a rubber cylinder and then onto the paper. This process is done under pressure, so it can often be an unprofitable method to the market. Now you must also be clear about the importance of these two processes before taking one. In Offset printing, the image is not initially transferred but goes through an electrostatic process first. The bright color of this process is usually an advantage for making logos. The resistance to chemical products is their weakness. Undoubtedly the biggest difference of Flexographic Printing is that the ink is transferred directly. For this reason, the speed is greater in Flexographic Printing than in Offset printing. |
AuthorAt the Print Shop Glossary, we seek to define the different processes involved within the printing industry to help new members to the industry or those seeking to venture into new segments of the printing industry. |