What is UV printing?
UV printing is a unique method of digital printing that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to dry or cure ink, adhesive or paint almost immediately after touching paper, aluminum, foam board or acrylic; in fact, as…
Printing Techniques
Welcome to our section dedicated to printing techniques
Printing is a craft that combines creativity and technology, a medium that has evolved and diversified over the centuries. Here you will find articles related to the most used techniques, some of the most special types of printing and a bit of history about all of them.
What is Giclée printing?
Giclée printing is French for “spraying” or “spraying”. It refers to the process used by inkjet printers to reproduce artwork or photography to create a single copy of the original artwork. It is important to…
Printing techniques MEGA-guide
Since time immemorial, mankind has experimented with a variety of techniques to reproduce symbols and graphics, each time in a simpler, faster and more efficient way. In this search, the need for massive and realistic…
Offset printing What is it and how does it work?
Offset printing, also called offset lithography, in commercial printing, is a widely used printing technique. The inked image on a printing plate is printed on a rubber cylinder and then transferred (i.e. offset) to paper…
What is letterpress printing?
Simply put, letterpress printing is a form of relief printing, where the text or image is on a raised surface, similar to a rubber stamp. Ink is applied to the raised surface and then paper…
What is hydrographic printing? Find out
Hydrographic printing (also known as hydrographics, immersion printing, camouflage immersion, hydroimaging and cubic printing) is a surface decoration process whereby elaborate graphics – such as wood grain, carbon fiber, camouflage, geometric designs, etc. – are…
What is holographic printing? Basic features of holographic printing
Holographic printing is a representation of a hologram on a flat surface, which produces three-dimensional effects when viewed. A holographic print differs from a traditional hologram in that the print does not require any special…
Inkjet printing. What is it and how does it work?
The additive manufacturing technique of inkjet printing is based on the 2D printer’s technique of using a jet to deposit tiny droplets of ink on paper. In the additive process, the ink is replaced by…
Xerography printing
Xerography is typically a fairly high gamma process, which is suitable for applications such as document copying. It is an imaging process that is based on a photoconductive substance whose electrical resistance decreases when light…
Laser Printing
Laser printing is an electrostatic digital printing process. Laser printers transmit their print to a metal cylinder called a “drum” to define a differentially charged image. Using static electricity, the drum attracts the powdered toner…