Printing Knowledge｜Demi Printing Trivia is in session! Printing Process Popularization (2)

Printing Knowledge
Printing industry into the 21st century, the popularity of the Internet and the rapid growth of the Internet, but also to make the realization of the cross-international printing business has become a reality, printing, which used to be an ancient term, for each of the relevant practitioners today, will be the need to continue to long-term learning in order to effectively navigate the technical field.

Common Printer Processes
Printing Processes (2)

What is over-oiling?
1、Description of process
Over oil is in the pattern of the surface covered with a layer of varnish, used to play a waterproof, scratch-resistant, high-gloss effect, more wear-resistant, anti-pollution, can prevent the surface of the ink is easily wiped off. The use of raw materials for oil varnish, water-based varnish and UV varnish 3, generally referred to as oil, varnish and varnish oil is actually the same thing. Over-oil mainly includes varnish and matte oil.

2, process difference
Matte oil and varnish is mainly the difference in brightness. Bright oil treatment of the print texture smooth, glossy, light oil to improve the brightness of the print, increase the reflective effect; matte oil can make the print more upscale.

What is brushing the edge?
1, process description
Brushing is a kind of post-printing process for the sides and edges of printed materials (such as book cut-outs), which is commonly used for paper with high thickness and business cards.
2, process characteristics
This process takes the side line of the paper as the processing target, highlighting the overall finishing effect of the printed matter, which can greatly increase the delicacy of the printed matter and improve the sense of value of the goods.
3、Types of process
①. Rolling gold that is in the side of the hot stamping of various colors; ②. Spray color; ③. Silkscreen (silkscreen colors on the side, including color patterns)

What is pressure point line?
1、Description of the process
Press dot line process is a kind of printing production processing, with strong pressure to press out the grain and printing dots, so as to produce the visual effect of the surface of the printed materials.
2, process characteristics
It can be separated easily, quickly and accurately, which improves the functionality and practicality of the printed matter and increases the aesthetics of the printed matter.

What is Hot Stamping/Silver Stamping?
1, process description
The scientific name is called hot press transfer printing, referred to as thermal transfer printing, commonly known as hot stamping, hot stamping silver. With the help of a certain pressure and temperature to make the metal foil stamping to the printed materials on the method, there is a relative cold transfer printing.
2, process characteristics
Metallic luster, clear patterns, beautiful, bright colors, wear-resistant, weather-resistant, realistic, so that the printed image has a strong contrast.

What is laser embossing?
1, process description
After coating the surface of the prints with UV varnish and entering the imprinting system, the prints are laminated with the laser transfer film, then instantly cured by UV light irradiation, and finally the prints are peeled off from the laser transfer film, so that the laser pattern on the surface of the laser transfer film is transferred to the prints.
2, process characteristics
Make the prints have brilliant visual effects, can be very effective in improving the grade of packaging, and has the characteristics of biodegradable, recyclable, easy to deal with the green environmental protection, is anti-counterfeiting, environmental protection, high-end printing materials.

What is die cutting?
1, process description
Die-cutting process is based on the design requirements of the printed materials to produce a special die-cutting knife, and then under the action of the pressure of the printed materials or other substrates rolled and cut into the required shape or cut marks of the molding process.
2, process characteristics
Die cutting and creasing process changes the single straight line or plane form of printed materials, so that a variety of printed packaging to three-dimensional and curved presentation, creating a variety of shapes and forms.

What is foaming?
1, process description
Foaming ink with microspheres, through the screen printing on the substrate, after heating to obtain the rumble graphic printing method; is a new printing process that combines printing and art.
2, process characteristics
Foam printing graphics have a good concave and convex three-dimensional effect.

What is flocking?
1, process description
The method of fixing short fibers (generally 0.03~0.5m in length) vertically on the adhesive coated substrate is called flocking; it makes the paper look and feel a little bit flannel.
2, process characteristics
Strong sense of three-dimensionality, bright colors, soft touch, luxurious and noble, gorgeous and warm, realistic image, non-toxic and tasteless, heat preservation and moisture resistance, non-defluffing, friction resistance, flat and no gap.

What is screen printing?
1. Description of the process
Screen printing is a method of printing by embossing ink from a screen onto a printed material. It is suitable for printing patterns with texture or special effects, and is currently one of the most important forms of realization of artistic creation.
2, process characteristics
Not subject to the limitations of the size and shape of the substrate, the layout of the soft printing pressure is small, the ink layer has a strong covering force, suitable for various types of ink, strong light resistance, flexible and diverse printing methods, convenient plate making, inexpensive, easy to master the technology, strong adhesion, can be purely manual silkscreen, can also be machine printing; suitable for long-term display, in the outdoor advertising is rich in expressive power.