However, there are certain claims about this printing process that puts off many people. These myths can easily deter one from knowing the full advantage this printing method affords many others. And so, in order to lift the veil off offset printing, here are some of the more common myths and the real truths behind them:
Myth 1:Offset printing is cheap because the quality of the print suffers
This myth is stipulated by a rationale that nothing cheap makes up for good quality. If it is cheap, it is always assumed that the product must have undergone crude process or cheap materials as well. In offset printing that is not the case. In fact, offset printing consistently great quality prints.
-One of the reasons why offset is very cheap is because most offset printers use a technique called gang run printing. Gang run printing is a printing process where several designs are integrated and placed on a single plate, which consequently are printed on a single sheet. This method helps lowering the production cost because only a few sets of plates are needed to print multiple designs all at the same time.
-Also, in this process, the plates do not come in direct contact with the paper. This allows the plates to have a longer shelf life. Since you no longer need to produce new plates and you can use the plates again and again, the more you print means that the price per piece for your order will be considerably lower.
Myth 2:Digital printing produces more quality prints than offset printing
Try folding or crumpling a picture that has been digitally printed and you will notice that some of the ink will peel off from the paper. Now try the same thing with a picture printed using offset. Did the ink peel off like in the digitally printed one?
- In digital printing, the ink is sprayed on top of the paper, adding several colors until you have the particular hue that you want. The problem with this method is that the bond between the paper and ink is not strong. That is why the ink easily chips off from the picture that you crumpled.
- Offset, on the other hand, produces colors that are more vivid. The prints' images are produced through rollers that seemingly "stamp" the colors in place, one layer after another. This sits well along the surface of the paper, without saturating it.
- The same described process helps in constantly producing quality images again and again. You do not have to worry that some of your prints are less colorful than others. All images produced retain such consistency and sharpness, both in color and resolution.
Myth 3: Digital printing is faster than offset printing
This misconception stems from the fact that you need to produce plates before printing in offset unlike in digital printing where you can print directly.
While plating might be involved, technology has already given offset printing companies the ability to overcome what should have been a long process. Offset rivals digital printing with short turnaround time which may be as short as overnight for small prints like business cards or 1 day. Plus, offset is made to accommodate large amounts of print so you can have the prints you need when you want them.
Used Offset Printing Press
"Being selected as the most preferred vendor of the year inspires us to work even harder to deliver quality offset printing services," said Shailendra Bhagwat, Director of Pratiroop Mudran. "E.I.DuPont™ is definitely one of our prestigious clients and we feel good to be associated in a business relationship with them. We have been working very closely with the E.I.DuPont™ team; we understand their vision and the importance of Tyvek seed packaging. Equipped with the state-of-art offset printing machines we can produce the exact quality outputs that are needed by E.I.DuPont™
DuPont™ has been the leader in manufacturing envelops. The DuPont™ Tyvek® Envelopes are amazingly lighter than paper envelopes and boxes, yet they're considerably stronger. Tyvek® is incredibly water-and moisture-resistant. Tyvek® envelopes are puncture- and rip-resistant, which allows them to stand up to the sort of rough handling that envelopes can be subjected to during mailing, shipping and delivery. Tyvek® envelopes are made of an environmentally responsible material.
The prime benefits of using E.I.DuPont™ Tyvek® seed packaging are weevil infestation, breathability, liquid resistance, vapor condensation and minimize variation in climatic variations. This results into a better and enhanced crop yield.
E.I.DuPont™ says, “Pratiroop Mudran is trained to print on Tyvek® and have been successfully maintaining very good quality of finished pouches and envelops. We recommend them as one of our preferred seed packaging printers, still the liability of products remains with Pratiroop Mudran. E.I.DuPont™ has a full control over the logistics and supply chain in India."
About Pratiroop Mudran
Pratiroop Mudran delivers its customers high quality products at the most attractive prices. Pratiroop Mudran product line includes Leaflets, Brochures, Product Catalogs, and Stationary, Coffee table books, Calendars, Books, Danglers and promotional literature. The offset printing of these items is done on 4-color high speed Komori Lithrone Printing Machines that have been among the industry's best. Pratiroop Mudran is certainly the most preferred offset printing vendor to many organizations at a domestic as well as an international level. Having tie-up with major logistic service provides Pratiroop Mudran has an ability to deliver orders well in the desired time.
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