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Difference Between Offset and Digital Printing

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As a commercial printing, PGMA often encounters questions about The Difference Between Digital Printing and Offset Printing. What type of printing method is best? What is the quality like? How long does it take to complete? And so on.

We will try to answer some of the questions we often encounter, as well as the pros and cons for the following article.

The Difference Between Digital Printing and Offset Printing

Offset Printing

Offset printing is a traditional printing technique that has been used for many years, since 1920 to be exact. Offset printing works by etching an image onto a printing plate (one plate per color, usually cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) and using the printing plate to transfer ink to a print medium such as paper. Offset printing is often used for high-volume jobs to save costs and require sharp, high-quality images.

Advantages of Offset Printing

  • Cost-efficient for high-volume projects
  • Better color consistency from unit to unit
  • Availability of Pantone colors, varnishes, and specialty inks
  • Wider range of compatible materials
  • Large-sized materials

Offset printing has established its position in the printing world due to its quality and efficiency.

Disadvantages of Offset Printing

  • High cost for low volumes
  • Limitations for personalized work with variations
  • Longer print preparation time

Our Experience with Offset Printing

The demand for offset printing is very high because of its cost efficiency for commercial use. Currently, offset printing remains the most cost-effective solution for high-volume operations and overall quality. Offset printing technology has not undergone significant innovation, but this could change in the future as offset printers try to keep up with substitute competitors in the market by adjusting their business models.

Digital Printing

Digital printing was first popularized by HP Indigo in 1993. When it was introduced to the world, it came as a surprise to those who were used to offset printing.

Digital printing is a very innovative technology and continues to do so today. One of the main differences between digital and offset printing is that digital printing does not require the use of printing plates. They use electrostatic electricity and heat to fuse toner directly to the paper media.

The quality of digital printing continues to improve steadily thanks to organizations such as HP Indigo, Konica Minolta, and Ricoh.

Advantages of Digital Printing

  • Quick and cost-effective set-up, allowing you to make last minute changes with less cost and time
  • Fast and flexible turnaround times on low volume print runs
  • Variable data! You can have a different image on each sheet allowing for variation and personalization

In short, digital printing is fast, cost-effective, and easy to manipulate.

Digital Printing Disadvantages

  • More limited range of compatible materials
  • Higher costs on high volume operations
  • Ink is not absorbed into the paper as much as offset ink which can cause cracks in folded pieces

That’s our review of the differences between offset printing and digital printing. Your printing needs are determined by the print quantity. If you want print results with a variety of variations, use digital printing. If not, you can use offset printing for more efficient costs.

PGMA Pandaan offset printing serves commercial offset printing services for various needs. Contact us for the best offset printing services now.

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