Studied by 4 people
offset lithography
uses plates treated so that only the image part will accept ink. the plates are put onto drums that rotate over the paper
flexography
raised text and images are etched onto rubber material that is glued to steel rollers
screen printing
apply a thick coat of ink onto a range of substrates incld textiles, paper, glass, ceramic, plastic and metal
tampo/pad printing
method use to print on flat, concave or convex surface. possible because ink is applied to the product using a flexible silicone pad that wraps around the surface of the part without shape or quality loss
electro-photographic printing
dry or liquid toner is applier to paper/ card, the amount being controlled by varying electrostatic properties
inkjet printing
involves spraying electro-statically charged ink droplets directly onto paper/ card, relying on absorption or heat to fix inks
ensuring quality
CMYK
multiple colours printed in one pass through a press
used in lithography, off set lithography, flexography and gravure
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