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Screen printing is arguably the most versatile of all printing processes. It can be used to print on a wide variety of substrates, including paper, paperboard, plastics, glass, metals, fabrics, and many other materials. including paper, plastics, glass, metals, nylon and cotton.
Some common products from the screen printing industry include posters, labels, decals, signage, and all types of textiles and electronic circuit boards. The advantage of screenprinting over other print processes is that the press can print on substrates of any shape, thickness and size.
Flexography is the major process used to print packaging materials. Flexography is used to print corrugated containers, folding cartons, multiwall sacks, paper sacks, plastic bags, milk and beverage cartons, disposable cups and containers, labels, adhesive tapes, envelopes, newspapers, and wrappers (candy and food).
Gravure printing is characteristically used for long run, high quality printing producing a sharp, fine image. The number of gravure printing plants in the U.S. is significantly lower than other printing processes. This is due, in part, to the cost of presses and components.
While a lithographic press will cost in the range of £100,000 the cost of gravure press will be in the range of £1 million. Additionally a single gravure cylinder will cost around £5000 versus around £15 for a lithographic plate. Additionally, the gravure cylinder has a long service life and will yield a very large number of impressions without degradation.
Typical gravure printed products include:
Food packaging
Wall paper
Wrapping paper
Furniture laminates
Paneling
Greeting cards
Magazines.
Sheetfed offset Lithographic process is used mainly for relatively short runs in the production of commercial and packaging products.
In sheetfed lithography, the paper or paperboard substrate is normally delivered to the facility in sheets. If rolls are supplied, the paper or paperboard must be sheeted (cut into sheets and trimmed before printing).
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