Different Types of Printing Techniques

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Movable Type

• Movable Type is invented in 15th century.
• It is the process of setting type by hand for
  printing on a letterpress machine.
• Movable type can be made of either wood or metal
  and letters can be cut individually by craftsmen
  called punch cutters

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Letterpress

• Letterpress exists in smaller scale and in
  speciality shop.
• The process often involves photopolymer plates
  that can translate a digital design into a raised
  plate for use with vintage presses.
• It is a flexible and reliable printing method
  that can be used for almost anything.

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Wood Block

• Wood Block is a form of letterpress , it is the
  oldest technique for printing has long history
  in both Europe Asia.
•  It is a relief process in which an image is
  carved in reverse into a piece of wood, inked up
  and paper is pressed down on top of it to
  transfer the ink and image.

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Flexography

• Flexography operates with web presses ,it does
  not use standard plates of offset lithography.
• Instead of it uses rubber plates and water based
  inks which dry quicker and allow for faster
  production times.
• Faster drying times also allow for more effective
  results on materials like plastic which does not
  absorb ink like paper does.

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Silk Screen Printing

• Silk Screen printing offers a wide range of
  brightly colored inks and is often used for
  printing t-shirts, posters and other promotional
  materials.

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Digital Printing

• It is the process that uses toner more than ink.
• Digital Printing is the modern method of printing
  without need of printing press or printing plate.

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Injet Printing

• Injet printing is the common household printing
  solution .
• The process involves a printer which communicates
  digitally with a computer of some sort and
  physically sprays the ink onto the paper.

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Engraving

• It is the most expensive printing techniques and
  also most time consuming.
• Engraving is used for fancy invitation or
  business cards of high ranking officials of large
  corporation.
• The engraved image is first carved by hand or
  machine onto a metal plate.