To date, offset printing is the most common and popular way of making typographic products. What makes this production method different from many other printing methods for printing products? First and foremost, the fact that it is universal, and at the same time all the products used to produce this type of printing, has a fairly high quality index, which is also very important. Offset is One of the ways of producing typographic idylls, which is classified as flat. The technology of offset printing is that the transfer of images to paper is not directly, but through a special offset shaft. This type of production of polygraphy makes it possible to arrange all letters and other signs on the same plane, the difference being only in the elements used to make the ink. The printed form with this method of production has a definite name - photoreference.
What is offset printing, what are its types?
It should be noted immediately that today offset printing is a rather lengthy procedure. This is due primarily to the fact that during the printing process on paper colors are applied alternately, and not all at once. As the main color palette, the color gamut of CMYK is used, not RGB. The latter is most often used for digital printing output. To date, there are two types of offset printing: role and sheet. Role-based manufacturing of printing is carried out on special paper rolls. Often, the role-based method for the production of paper products is used in cases when it is required to perform multi-circulation printing. Most often, such printing products as diaries, notebooks, newspapers, magazines are produced in a role-based manner. I want to immediately note that role-based offset printing is a service that is much cheaper than a sheet production method. Now let's talk about sheet production. This method is used in cases where it is required to produce a small number of printing products. Most often, sheet-fed offset printing produces products in A4 or A3 format.
What are the advantages of offset printing?
Offset printing - this is the method of manufacturing printing, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of this type of printing of printed products can safely be attributed to high quality images. It is for this factor that people prefer to use the offset printing method instead of the digital one. Another advantage that this technology of printing products possesses is the ability to print on different types of paper. Some printers print printing products not only on plain paper, but also on cardboard, thin and coated paper. The drawbacks of offset type of printing can be attributed to the fact that printing products are printed for a sufficiently long period of time. It is worth noting that if you want to save on the production of printing products in this way, then it is worth ordering for a large print run.