Report on the printing processes Offset Litho Place in today’s society This is the most commonly used commercial printing process. It is used to create magazines, books, newspapers, reports, brochures and much more. Advantages • Commercial presses are very fast and have very high quality output. • Digital Printing - The newest method being CTP(computer to plate) technology. Traditionally, plates are created through a time consuming prepress process that involves creating CMYK color separations and …showed first 75 words of 1651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1651 total…and electromechanical engraving are ongoing. DTG systems today clearly counter the negative misconceptions about gravure printing. Their automated, digital workflows, variety of engraving methods and choice of image-carrier material rival the prepress capabilities of offset or flexo for a consistent, high-quality and economical process. Disadvantages • Gravure printing utilizes an etched cylinder. This printing cylinder can cost thousands of dollars. For a gravure run to be cost effective, a run in the millions would be required.