The process of printing is fascinating and interesting and, to some degree, a mystery to most people. Here, briefly (and thanks to the folks at "How Stuff Works"), we'll talk about types of printing processes.
There are nine main types of printing processes:
- Offset lithography is the workhorse of printing.
- Engraving is used for fine stationery.
- Thermography relies on raised printing, used in stationery.
- Reprographics is typical copying and duplicating.
- Digital printing has become very common and is high quality able to be used for short runs.
- Letterpress is like what the original Guttenberg process relied upon.
- Screen printing is used for T-shirts and billboards.
- Flexography is usually used on packaging, such as can labels.
- Gravure is used for huge runs of magazines and direct-mail catalogs and relies on large presses and complex processes.
The Executive Pressman
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