Digital Printing

What's Digital Printing? Digital printing is a modern printing method that produces prints directly from a computer file instead of a slide or a photograph, without going through some intermediate medium  for instance  a film negative, a colour proof or a plate. Digital printing is utilized for many industrial printing requires in both white and black and full colour. Some specialist industrial digital printing companies may also supply:

•	large format printing like posters, signage, canvas and acrylic prints •	extra broad printing for large scale exterior apps just like  banners, advertising billboards, hoardings and building wraps.

Today digital printing is being increasingly used in place of older varieties of printing for instance  litho. It's easy to know why when you view the  lots of benefits digital printing supplies:

Advantages of digital printing Digital printing has numerous benefits, the primary ones being faster turnaround and lower manufacturing cost. It is often utilized for on-demand or short-run colour printing. It is very cost-effective on short print runs as a result of  the low set up costs and the fact that there are no minimum volume restrictions. Other advantages consist of:

•	Choice of processes some of that can be used for hd printing apps •	Printing could be done on a lot of  different substrates •	Waterproof and fade resistant inks could be used •	Suitable for printing materials for interior or out of doors make use of •	Any size can be printed including large format and extra broad format

Digital printing processes There are various processes which can be used for digital printing, the selection of which is determined by the application form and intended employ. Amongst them are:

INKJET PRINTING produces photo-realistic graphics with brilliant colour intensity. Its versatility helps it be a good option for large format display graphics. Inkjet printers utilize CMYK inks to produce full colour and can print onto a wide variety of media so this process is suitable for both interior use and outdoor make use of.

UV PRINTING is a good quality and cost effective large format full colour printing process. The process utilizes environmentally friendly UV inks which are cured with UV light, making it very resistant to fading, water resistant and abrasion. It's ideally suited for out of doors graphics as it can cope with all weather circumstances. There are two types of UV full colour printing:

•	roll fed - where graphics are printed onto a roll of media for example  PVC or fabric •	Flatbed - printed directly to rigid or flexible, flat surfaced substrates, often PVC Foamex boards or ACM (aluminium composite material).

LAMBDA PRINTING employs laser technology to produces the highest resolution display graphics for top quality photographic prints on photographic paper, film or Duratrans. It's ideally suited for large format display graphics as it gives sharp photographic images, continuous tone and high-impact colour prints.

Wide variety of substrates Digital printing produces extremely high definition images on a wide array of materials of various thicknesses, weights and finishes including photo paper, vinyl, film, mesh, canvas, and various textiles. Digital flatbed printers may also print directly onto most flat surfaced rigid or flexible substrates including: PVC Foamex, ACM (aluminium composite material), acrylic, corrugated board, polycarbonate, polyboard and card.

Digital printing apps •	Banners - often utilized for outdoor advertising and event signage. normally printed on vinyl which is the least expensive using for weather resistant inks. •	Posters - extensively  utilized in trade shows and the retail  market  as very cost-effective  option to promote  a firm, merchandise or service. Could be printed on matte, satin or gloss paper in numerous dimensions. •	Photos -can be printed on paper, fabrics and rigid materials like poster board or foam core. •	Canvas Print -look just about as good like an original and might be used to reproduce good quality fine art or photographs. Available on normal canvas or artist canvas material and could be mounted on wood frames. •	Signage - depending on whether it is meant for interior or out of doors employ, it's printed on vinyl papers, translucent materials, fabrics too as rigid materials  for example  poster board or foam core. •	Mesh Printing - Used mostly for step backdrops and on buildings, mesh is a lightweight perforated fabric which is resistant to tearing and very strong, excellent for large exterior banners. Mesh material is flame retardant and directly printable using UV and solvent inks. For more, www.digitalbaski.net