recent trends in printing technology

8/13/2019 Recent Trends in Printing Technology

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Recent trends in printingtechnology


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Recent trends Pre-press

Press

Materials

Substrates

Inks

Coatings

Finishing


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Recent trends - OverviewVariable data printing

Web to print

Cross media publishing

Eink, Epaper

Digital printing Hybrid printing


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Variable data Printing Customized data

Versioning

Possible by digitalpresses

Applications

Direct Mailing Customized

transaction billing


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Web to print Bridges the gap between digital content

online and commercial print production

Allows a print house, a client, andpossibly a graphic designer to create,edit, and approve computer-based

online templates during the prepressphase

PDF workflow, digital printing


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Cross media publishing Repurpose content for print, web,

mobile devices

XML workflow

Applications

Newspapers, ENewspapers

Magazines, EMagazines

Books, Ebooks


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EInk, EPaper Aims to marry the

qualities of paper withthe advantages of an

updateable electronicdisplay.

Displays maintain theirimage without power

Displays are reflective sowork from ambient light.

Readable from any angle
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EInk, EPaper E-ink , Gyricon.

E-ink uses liquid filled microcapsules

filled with black and white chips thatmove to the top or bottom when acurrent is applied.

Gyricons paper uses bi-chromalmicrocapsules in liquid which rotate.


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EInk, EPaper


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EInk, EPaperApplication

EReaders Medical devices

Electronic shelf displays

Smart cards


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EInk, EPaper: Applications


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Press


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Digital Presses Computer to Print

Wide array of paper stocks

Inline Finishing

Thermal Binder

Stacking, punching

Trimming, scoring,

Wire stitching, folding


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Digital Presses Key Applications

Short-run, on demand printing of books,

high-end collateral, photo specialtyproducts, brochures, flyers, postcards,newsletters, catalogs, manuals, point ofpurchase materials, and sell sheets

Variable data pieces

Cross-media campaigns


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Distributed Production

Possible by using digital technologies

Centralized Prepress, production at

many sites

Print OnDemandBooks, Newspapers

Production placesHomes, small shops


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Materials


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Iriodin

Iriodin coatings can create interestingiridescent color effects, for example the

color impression created by pigmentchanges when viewed from a differentangle.

The thicker the layer of pigmentapplied, the more pronounced theeffect.


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Cold Foiling

Apply the cold foilusing two

conventional offsetprinting units


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Inline Die Cutting

The adjacent sheetwith stickers was

produced in a singlepass on a offset m/cwith coating unitand inline diecutting

unit.


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Hybrid and UV Spot Coatings

A printing unit applies ahybrid special-effect printvarnish to the parts of themotif that are to have a matt

appearance. Next, the coating unit is used

to apply a full-area UV high-gloss coating.

The matt effect is created

where the gloss coating"sinks" into the special-effectprint varnish.


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Drip-off

A special-effect print varnish is applied to the areasthat are to have a matt appearance.

Next, full-area high-gloss coating is applied that dripsoff the areas previously given a matt coating.

This maintains the matt effect of these areas and

gives the remaining areas a gloss surface.


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Scented coating

Makes it possible to convey a fragrance aswell as a visual and content-based message,

thereby appealing to another of thecustomers senses.

Scented coatings contain microencapsulatedscents.

The fragrance is released by rubbing thesurface of the product.


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Micro-flute Printing

Less raw material isrequired to achieve agiven level of stability.

Better stacking andflexural strength andweighs less.

Its superior insulatingproperties also make itideal for deep-freezefast-food packaging.


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Metal FX

With Metal FX metal pigmentink, versatile metallic tonescan be obtained from justone basic metallic ink.

MFX basic silver or basic goldis printed first and thenoverprinted with transparentoffset inks.

A million different metallictones to be created with justone basic pigment.


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Security printing

Special paper

Watermarks

Intaglio printing Microprinting

Color-changing inks

Holograms

Security threads

Magnetic ink

Serial numbers

Anti-copying marks

Copy-evident paper Registration of

features on bothsides

RFID


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Biodegradable Materials

Definition: Free of plastic coatings, harmfulchemicals, do not need an incredible amount of

energy to create them, and do not use any treeresources at all.

Polymers made from plants, micro-organism,agricultural residues eg. Corn, wheatflour

Fiber based materials eg. Jute

Recycled paper


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Green Printing

Bindings, adhesives, foils, laminatesdifficult to recycle / biodegrade

Post-consumer recycled content, non-chlorine-bleached papers

Vegetable & Soy based inks


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