There are countless products that are required to be printed content either form printed or labeled on it. The most popular printing methods I will share are their advantages and disadvantages here. How much Eco-friendly, Hazardous Printing Ink and other Solvent Materials are, we should know.
Offset Printing
For Educational books, Novels, magazines, newspapers, Packaging Boxes, etc. offset printing methods are used highly. This process is best for making a huge number of duplicate copies. This is the fastest process in the printing industry. After the invention of the computer, it became multiple times faster work.
The principal of offset printing
Types of offset printing
This printing is known by the name Movable Printing, and Litho-Graphy Printing. There are two types of offset printing 1. Sheet Feed and 2. Reel Feed offset printing methods.
Sheet Feed Offset Printing Method, It’s the oldest method, through these types of printing, is made for high gsm paper, premium quality, and rectangle shape paper is used for best for 55gsm to 400 gsm paper printing. Flyer Printing, Catalogue, Packing Box
Reel Feed Offset Printing, It’s an advanced version of lithography developed in the early 20th Century, this is the cheapest and most economical printing process used for high volume printing, under 70 gsm paper is the best fit. It’s a very extensive, movable type of printing method and needed enough time taking in terms of the printing process. Production speed is too high as well as more than 10,000 per hour.
Printing of Newspaper, Ballot Paper Printing, Magazine Printing, etc. are used in lower gsm as well as under 70 gsm paper.
3. Screen Printing
Screen printing is a process used for low volume and it can print various types of stuff like wood, plastic, glass, etc. The best thing about screen printing is you can apply any shape and size of stuff.
Concept of Screen Printing
“To apply ink with pressure through the mesh on the substrate” This is a very easy method earlier it was done as art but today it is used as a commercial with manual, semi-automated, and automated processes. The ink is laid on the substrate as a layer on the upper side
Types of Screen Printing
There are different types of screen printing
- Flat Screen Printing
- Round Screen Printing
- Rotary Screen Printing
- The concept of each type of screen printing is the same. it is customized according to the product like Flat-Screen Printing is the best for Stationary Printing
- Round Printing is best for product shapes are round shapes as well as Pen Printing, Bottle Printing,
- Rotary Printing is used for commercial t-shirt printing with water-based ink and serigraphy ink, for Multi-Color T-shirt Printing.
All types of screen printing concepts are the same, which type of screen printing is the best for your product feasible to print such as flat, round shape, or cylindric? It is optimized accordingly.
The screen printing cloth, quality of ink, and film are chosen according to the quality you required.
Screen Printed Products
3. Digital Printing
This is the most common printing that started in the last decade of the year 20 century. This process started in the year 1991. It may be printed various types of material even that is wood, plastic, gloss, you can say any type of material can be done printing. There are various types of digital printing forms each of them is unique.
Digital Printing Concept
Direct printing on the substrate no required support like making a plate as well as in offset printing and making a film in screen printing. There are various types of printing applications in digital printing as well as toner-based ink, inkjet, laser beam, and UV ink, in the form of flatbed, reel form, 3d, and rotary digital printing.
Types of Digital Printing
There are various types of digital printing all different types of products needed different plate forms and printing techniques according to their shape, stuff, and printing ink feasibility.
A. Sheet Feed Digital Printing
It’s a most popular digital printing term with toner-based ink for paper and flexible plastic, Mostly used this digital printing press on the paper plastic maximum size in width and length, paper thickness 130 gsm to 400 gsm can be printed back to back hassle-free. as well as the Business Card, Letterhead, Brochure, Stickers, etc.
There are limitations on size and print media can’t be printed of more than 400 gsm weight.
B. Laser Engraving
Laser engraving is a form of the digital printing process, you do not need to add color, hear need a high density of beam that make a mark on the metal wood, plastic, etc. A most popular product like marking on the metal pen, gift items, all-metal and wooden stuff can be engraved on high quality marking.
Laser Engraving Concept; “the upper layer is burned with a high density of laser bear that turned into gas”
B. Large Format Printing
Either it is roll form or flat sheet printing done its printing type is used in Inkjet, Laserjet Printing. You can get printed up to 8-10 feet wide and any size in length, either it is cloth, plastic, or wood etc.
Concept Large Format Printing; There are two options 1. Flatbed 2. Roll Form, in both cases ink is applied in the form of a spray of the minimum amount of ink (in picolitre volume) on the substrate that produces high-quality text and images.
C. Sublimation Printing
The concept of sublimation printing is “A specific quality of ink is transferred on the polyester-coated material at a specific temperature with heat press” Solid to gas form at the specific temperature without changing liquid form most popular printing method for gift item printing.
you may get print on flat surface and cylinder shape such as mug and t-shirt.
D. DTG Printing
This process is applied to direct printing on the garment, the concept is based printing ink is applied in the form of fountain later on cured the ink with a heat press. This printing application is costly so printing scope in the market is rare. The basic cost of printing goes rs. 5-6 Rupees per square inch. It’s a huge cost compared to other printing on the garment The good thing is can be processed in any kind of fabric.
E. Hot Foiling
It is known as Leaf Printing, Block Printing, highly used in Brand Enhance and Luxurious Product Packing and Labeling making engaging looks sometimes Security Prospective for a Wedding Card, Invitation Card, Event Ticket making, etc. earlier it was processed manually but advanced technology developed no required for making metal blocks.
I) Digital Hot Stamping II) Manual Die Hot Stamping
Basically, there are two methods work “A heat-sensitive foil comes to contact with heat and press adhered to the substrate it required a metal dye content to be hot stamped.
F. UV Printing
This is a trending printing process in 2020 and coming to the years, the concept of printing is based inject printer attached to the computer, the good thing is it is shiny ink and it dries within a few seconds followed by UV light and it fades long-lasting. No setup cost required, usually, it is costly compared to other inkjet printing ink.
G. Embroidery
This method is a part of the digital printing method earlier it was done as an art. But nowadays it is applied to commercial the textile industry, best way of brand promotion making a craft on leather, cotton, poly-cotton is the best the drawback is a gradient design can’t be embroidered.
5. Gravure Printing
This process is similar to offset printing. Basic set up cost is enough high and raw material, Printing stuff are used a flexible like film
