About Printing Type

Discussion in 'Print Community General Printing Discussion' started by Jim Zhuang, Nov 18, 2014.

  1. Jim Zhuang

    Jim Zhuang New Member

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    I just saw a post about how to choose printing type.
    There are two types of printing generally, offset printing & digital printing.
    Generally speaking, offset printing works by transferring ink from a plate to a rubber sheet, which then rolls the ink onto paper, vinyl or other surface. This is in contrast to digital printing, which does not use plates to transfer ink to paper. For short runs, digital printing negates a setup fee so it can be far more economical than offset printing. However, because offset presses can print so rapidly, your offset price per piece is not static – it diminishes with quantity. Thus, for large runs offset printing becomes far more economical than digital printing because your setup fee is absorbed by the diminished price per piece.
    Depending on the type of project you're printing, digital printing is typically the best choice when you’re printing fewer than 500 pieces; and offset printing is typically the best choice when you’re printing more than 500 to 1,000 pieces.
    One more thing. About the quality, offset printing is better. Trust me!
    I'll share more about printing. See you next time. :)
     
  2. NotAGooner

    NotAGooner Senior Member

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    Thanks for the tip but I think most on here knew all that already?

    ;-)
     
  3. Jim Zhuang

    Jim Zhuang New Member

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    I know. I'm new here and want to learn from you masters. Ha-ha. :)
     
  4. aqazi81

    aqazi81 Senior Member

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    Thanks for sharing this great post... We didn't knew that before.....:rolleyes:
     
  5. teresa005

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    thanks for sharing. It helps....
     

  6. Jim Zhuang

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    Great to help you. :)
     
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