Offset Printing Machine

Offset or Lithographic Printing Machines have been widely put to various applications. It is by far the most dominant form of commercial printing technique, widely in use due to its quality with respect to volume and paper costs. These machines have a high set up cost but the printing process is comparatively cheaper.

Offset Printing Process
In this popular printing technique, ink is not applied directly from the printing plate or cylinder to the intermediate surface as in case of gravure, flexography and letterpress printing techniques. Ink is applied to the printing plate to form an image such as text or artwork to be printed and then transferred or "offset to a rubber blanket. The image on the blanket is then transferred to the paper to get the desired printed product.

Types of Offset Printing Machine

• Sheet-Fed Offset Machine: Sheets of paper is fed into the machine and is used for low to medium volume.
  
  
• Web Offset Machine: Reel of paper is fed into the machine, running at higher speed. These machines are used for medium volume (upto 1-2 million copies).
  
  

Application of Offset Printing Machine

• General Commercial Printing
• Quick Printing
• Newspapers
• Books
• Business Forms
• Financial and Legal Documents
• Calendars

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