Search:

Would you like to contribute to this site? Printing Menu Submit an Article Submit a Tip Place your Ad Add URL Printing Questions? Contact Us  Commercial Printing   Online Printing   Printing Software   Wholesale Budget Printing   Business Card Printing   Post Card Printing   Brochure Printing   Leaflet Printing   Catalog Printing   Magazine Printing   Poster Printing   Banner Printing   Book Printing   Types Of Book Printing   Check Printing   Business Checks   Envelope Printing   Label Printing   Ticket Printing   Sticker Printing   Giclee Printing   Photo Printing   Christmas Card Printing   Gift Card Printing   Digital Printing   Digital Printing Equipment   Types Of Digital Printing   Digital Imaging   CD DVD Replication   Silk Screen Printing   Tee Shirt Screen Printing   Screen Printing Graphics   Screen Printing Equipment   Screen Printing Supplies   Screen Printing   How To Screen Print   Types Of Screen Printing   Full Color Printing   Color Printing   Types Of Color Printing   Offset Printing   Printing Processes   Printing Presses   Printing Services   Engraving

Return To Printing Article Archive   Search the Article Archives Press Printing Pros and Cons By Viojieley Gurrobat The introduction of the printing press has made producing multiple copies of a document much easier and convenient. This machine has changed the totality of the written language. It was a breakthrough in spreading literacy in the lower classes as books and other printed materials are now easily reproduced. Many more copies of a document could be made making the documents more available to the masses. But have you ever wondered how these books, magazines or newspapers are produced? Are these printed materials literally written and colored by the writers? Absolutely not! Just imagine how long it will take to write a single copy of a book. It would seem impossible to actually produce one copy if one has to do it manually. Then how are they able produce thousands of copies in just a short period of time? The answer to that is press printing. Press printing can make copies of words and images by placing ink on paper. In the past, when the printing press was not yet invented printing a hundred copies of a book can take a year to produce. But after the printing press was developed, it takes only a few months to print not only hundreds but thousands of copies. The printing presses available today can do more things than those available in the past. There are those long ones that can print different colors and those short ones that can print only black colors. There are also those that can connect to a computer to make printing much easier. The traditional process of press printing has several advantages and disadvantages. Lets begin with the advantages. For one, press printing offers good color precision. This printing technique can create much brighter print outputs. If you are a person who is particular with color precision, press printing may be the right choice for you. You can also use different types of color with press printing. Whether its colored papers or pitch black type, you have the liberty of deciding which is best for your printed material. Additionally, color printing will look smooth and flawless as fine line screens are available with press printing. Wide array of finishing options are also available such as foil stamping, embossing, and die cutting. Hence, using press printing techniques can help you produce materials that really stand out. On the other hand, press printing can be quite costly. Films and plates need to be produced adding to the overall cost. It is also time consuming as setting up, aligning the press and washing the press needs a considerable amount of time. Then after this process, folding, cutting and other finishing have to be done. Thus, print jobs done with press printing can cost twice as that of digital printing. Nonetheless, your decision to use press printing in your print jobs depend on you. When you think this printing process is appropriate to your print needs, then by all means avail of this process. After all, you are after the quality of the print job not the manner on how it was produced. For comments and suggestions kindly visit Printing Press About the Author: Viojieley Gurrobat loves readings books in her spare time. She writes stories and poems about anything under the sun. keywords: Printing | Printer Book Printing Services

Get your Printing questions answered... Subscribe to our Printing Newsletter FREE! Your First Name: Your Email Address: Enter above security code

Home  |   Printing Blog  |   Ask the Printing Expert  |   Printing Archive  |   Printing RSS Feeds  |   Advertise  |   Sitemap