{"id":4590,"date":"2023-02-08T12:37:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T12:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bookletsprint.com\/blog\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2023-02-09T14:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:32:55","slug":"offset-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bookletsprint.com\/blog\/offset-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Offset printing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nowadays, digital and offset printing reign in the printing world<\/span>. At Booklets Print we have decided to use offset printing<\/span>. But what is it and why did we choose this technique?<\/p>\n

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WHAT IS IT?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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According to the definition of Britannica<\/a><\/strong>, the offset printing corresponds to a “printing technique in which the inked image on a printing plate is printed on a\u00a0<\/span>rubber<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>cylinder<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and then transferred to\u00a0<\/span>paper<\/a><\/span><\/em>\u00a0or <\/span>other material<\/em>“<\/span>. Generally used for the impression of book, catalogs, leaflets etc… It can also be employed to print packagings on cardboard supports for example.<\/p>\n

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HOW DOES IT WORK?<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The first step is the production of the offsets plates<\/span>. The visuals are engraved by laser directly on the aluminum plates. Each plate corresponds to a color. These plates are then rolled up on cylinders, the ink will be deposited on the aluminum plate only where the visual was engraved in order to make a stamp effect<\/span>. Thanks to this process, no more smudges! The next step consists in depositing the ink on the plate on a cylinder covered with a rubber called the “blanchet<\/span>“. Finally, to finish this last step, the color is transferred to the paper which passes between the blancher and a last cylinder serving as support.<\/p>\n

To better understand how it works, watch the video <\/span>below.<\/p>\n

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Of course, our experts<\/span> supervise every step of the process to ensure that there are no glitches<\/span> during this realization. Once all the pages are printed, they can be sent for finishing<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Offset printing offers a very good quality of printing <\/span>but it is true that the manufacture of the plates has a certain cost. That’s why it’s better to print a fairly large quantity<\/span> so that the cost is not too excessive<\/span>. You will have understood, like any good process, there are advantages and disadvantages<\/p>\n

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The advantages<\/span><\/p>\n