Printing process assembly - combined printing
Each printing method has its own specialty, and it cannot be replaced by other printing methods. But each printing process may require different printing equipment, so for the printing shop, the printing cost is large. So is there a printing technology or equipment that can synthesize most of the printing technologies to form a combination of printing? The answer is yes, and the Biyin Bazaar will introduce you to the combination printing. Combined printing refers to the assembly line composed of various types of printing methods and post-press processing, that is, screen printing, flexographic printing, gravure printing, offset printing and cold and hot hot stamping units, and glazing, lamination, die-cutting and other processes are combined with the line, using the characteristics of various printing processes, printing through their respective equipment and combining with post-press processing processes to obtain the process of obtaining products. We know that each printing method has its own uniqueness, with the continuous development and progress of various printing technologies, each printing method can make beautiful products, but each method retains its own advantages, which is also irreplaceable by other methods. Traditional gravure printing has the best effect when doing metallic ink printing, which can print a sparkling metallic texture and the most stable quality. Offset printing works best for delicate dot transitions. Flexographic is making a large area of spot color, and its saturation and consistency are the most prominent. Silk screen printing is often used as a special surface treatment, such as the priming of transparent films, the finishing of uneven and convex surfaces, and Braille. The interchange and combination of various processes can produce completely different effects, greatly broadening the limitations of your design. The printing production mode of the unit production line has the characteristics of fast production speed, compact structure, flexible and convenient operation, and high efficiency, which is mainly used to cooperate with the production of specific high value-added products, ensure the printing effect and quality, and meet the needs of the terminal market. And through different equipment printing and combined with post-press processing production, the processing is flexible and the printing effect is good. It can make full use of the existing equipment of the enterprise to meet the short-term products of the changing market, which is the main production mode of high-end printing enterprises. At present, the development direction of the combined printing equipment market is mainly based on flexographic printing machines, including rotary offset printing, rotary screen printing, rotary gravure printing, rotary hot stamping, cold hot stamping, laminating transfer, die-cutting, slitting rewinding, super glazing and other rotary special processing equipment unit units of combined printing presses. Because the combined printing method adapts to the needs of the development of the modern printing industry, it has brought huge profits to printing manufacturers, so it has developed rapidly. Of course, due to the combination of multiple processes, the overall technical requirements of combined printing are complex, so there are some limitations in practical applications. First of all, the product application range is concentrated in high-end products, the one-time investment in hardware is too large, the requirements for materials are high, and the product structure needs to change well with market changes, and the market positioning is high. At present, combination printing is widely used in high-end label and packaging printing. Secondly, the process and technology have high gold content, and the sequence arrangement of each unit of the combined printing machine should first have sufficient variability to ensure the combination of printing processes necessary for various printed matter, in addition, the requirements for pre-press design and plate making level are also quite high. However, with the entry of multinational suppliers of equipment and materials into China, the existing domestic human and material resources can well meet the requirements of combined printing operations. The above is an introduction and analysis of combined printing, which is not good news for the majority of printing shops.