Since time immemorial, mankind has experimented with a variety of techniques to reproduce symbols and graphics, each time in a simpler, faster and more efficient way. In this search, the… Read More »Printing techniques MEGA-guide
Offset printing, also called offset lithography, in commercial printing, is a widely used printing technique. The inked image on a printing plate is printed on a rubber cylinder and then… Read More »Offset printing What is it and how does it work?
Simply put, letterpress printing is a form of relief printing, where the text or image is on a raised surface, similar to a rubber stamp. Ink is applied to the… Read More »What is letterpress printing?
Hydrographic printing (also known as hydrographics, immersion printing, camouflage immersion, hydroimaging and cubic printing) is a surface decoration process whereby elaborate graphics – such as wood grain, carbon fiber, camouflage,… Read More »What is hydrographic printing? Find out
Holographic printing is a representation of a hologram on a flat surface, which produces three-dimensional effects when viewed. A holographic print differs from a traditional hologram in that the print… Read More »What is holographic printing? Basic features of holographic printing
The additive manufacturing technique of inkjet printing is based on the 2D printer’s technique of using a jet to deposit tiny droplets of ink on paper. In the additive process,… Read More »Inkjet printing. What is it and how does it work?
Xerography is typically a fairly high gamma process, which is suitable for applications such as document copying. It is an imaging process that is based on a photoconductive substance whose… Read More »Xerography printing
Laser printing is an electrostatic digital printing process. Laser printers transmit their print to a metal cylinder called a “drum” to define a differentially charged image. Using static electricity, the… Read More »Laser Printing
A rotary printing machine is a printing machine in which the images to be printed are curved around a cylinder. Printing can be done on various substrates, such as paper,… Read More »What is rotary printing?
Pad printing is the process of transferring a two-dimensional image onto a three-dimensional part. The offset printing process requires the use of an engraved plate (also known as a cliché)… Read More »What is pad printing?