Letterpress Printing Machine
Letterpress
Printing Machines are special machines used in commercial and specialty
printing. Also known as relief or typographic printing machines, they
are widely used to make copies of images by repeated direct impression
of an inked, raised surface against rolls or sheets of paper. These
machines ensure higher quality of printing in shorter cycles. These
machines work on a job basis.Letterpress Printing Process
Letterpress printing machines exert variable amount of pressure on the substrate depending on the size and image elements in the printing. Certain adjustments must be made throughout the machine run to make sure the impression pressure is just right. Major chemicals used in letterpress printing, very similar to those used in lithography, include film developers and fixers, inks, and blanket and roller washes.
Types of Letterpress Printing Machine
- Flat bed cylinder printing machine
- Rotary printing machine
- Self adhesive labels
- Corporate letterheads
- Hot-leaf stamping
- Embossing
- Billheads
- Forms
