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When picking a four color printer solution for four color printing, ease of use is paramount

Posted in Four Color Printer, Printing Techniques on May 1st, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

Four color printing, four color printer, computers, and new technology are generally quite complicated. The average graphic artist or designers shouldn’t have to be an expert with learning technology to complete a project! It takes talent and dedication on the vendor’s part to create products that are simple to use and to set up. When deciding on printers, you should find vendors that make your life easier by helping you install and manage the 4 color printer and keep you focused and working on your projects. By incorporating powerful software with the printers, a vendor can achieve this directive and deliver useful printing solutions to their clients. read more »

Four color printing from your home studio - paper handling

Posted in Four Color Printer, Printing Techniques on April 26th, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

When developing a four color printing project, it helps to have what is known as a “proof” - an example of the final product with which to make decisions and gauge how to proceed.

Graphic design studios are always looking for a way to create proofs that are representative of the final product, to assist graphic design studios and their clients envision the final project, it’s pretty important to print samples on the same size and type of paper that the final project will be printed on.

The correct four color printer should have the capability to read more »

Thermography Printing Process

Posted in Four Color Printer, Printing Techniques on April 16th, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

The Thermographic Printing process is a technique that relies on high heat to print letters or images on a sheet of specially treated paper. It is additionally a post print process that is done inline with the printing. read more »

Engraving Printing Process

Posted in Four Color Printer, Printing Techniques on April 16th, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

Engraving is one of the oldest printing techniques known to man. Engraving produces among the sharpest, sweetest, fine, and crisp imagery compared to other types of gravure printing. Basically a substrate is pushed against a recessed plate. The substrate or paper is moistened. Then the pressure of the cylinder pushes the ink from an indented area onto the paper’s surface. Because of the application of pressure, the area being imprinted on is raised which gives it an engraved appearance. read more »

Electrostatic Printing Process

Posted in Four Color Printer, Printing Techniques on April 2nd, 2009 by Ken – Be the first to comment

Electrostatic Printing: Electrostatic printing technique is a type of printing done without the use of a plate, or ink or a type form. Paper is coated with an extremely thin layer of zinc oxide. This makes it an it an insulator in the dark while at the same time a conductor of electricity when it is exposed to light. read more »