There are many types of printing, but there are only 3 which I'm very familier with!!!
We have Digital Print which is ussally Variable. Offset is based off of Sheetfed or Web printing.
Lets talk today about the WEB:
A web press is still an offset press, if you do not know what offset is it is the 3 cylinder rule, meaning a plate, blanket and impression cylinder. What makes the web different than a sheetfed press is the paper of the press.
Web printing starts with a HUGE roll of paper, and the paper is threaded thru various stations to straighten out the paper, the into the printing units to print bothsides of the paper. In this case we then run the paper of wet ink thru ovens, and we bake the ink onto the sheet. HENCE the name HEAT OFFSET But when the roll or image comes out on the other side the paper is dry as the ovens dried the ink, and from here is when the fun begins as we fold the project while it is running and it comes down ready to be finished in bindery.
Heatset print is something very easy to do, but is ussally for longer runs, or muliple page counts.
Call me at 918-605-9220 if you have any questions on they way HEATSET print works.
Alan
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