What is Offset Printing?

Offset printing is printing with a conventional printing press. It uses plates to transfer the image to the paper or card.

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Advantages of Offset Printing

There are many advantages to offset printing as opposed to digital printing. Here are the main ones:
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• Suitable for a larger range of work (packaging, envelopes, etc)
• Can print on a much wider range of card and paper (can print on both thicker and thinner stock than digital printing)
• Can print with metallic inks (gold, silver, etc)

Have you been told that offset printing is on its way out?
Not likely... almost all the junk mail in your letterbox is offset printed

Disadvantages of Offset Printing

There are a few, some of which are:
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• Ink takes time to dry, which can slow down the turnaround time
• As plates are required, this can again slow down the turnaround time
• Offset printing is not economical for printing very small quantities. It takes the same time to set up the printing press for 50 copies as 5,000

Not Sure If Offset Print Is Right For Your Job?

If you're simply looking for the cheapest, fastest and best quality result in the end, let us know and we'll decide the best print method to suit your job. Our results are the highest standard and our rates are very competitive.

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