1. Offset Lithography Flexography Gravure Printing

2. The Printing Processes

3. Lithography Planographic Sheetfed & Web applications Ink & water don’t mix Indirect printing

4. Lithography

5. Flexography Relief Printing Flexible Rubber Plates Environmentally sound Least expensive processes

6. Flexography

8. Flexography Stack Press Difficult to hold registration Not intended for stretchable substrates Separate printing units stacked vertically

9. Flexography Inline Press Like stack press but horizontal in design Problems similar to stack

10. Flexography Common Impression Cylinder Press Units are grouped around impression cylinder Holds registration better Can only print on one side at a time

11. Gravure Prints from sunken image Direct form of printing High speed High quality Expensive Press Cost / Cylinder

12. Gravure

13. Screen Printing Forcing ink through a porous fabric