Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Printing Services - Changes Through Time

By Dean Smith

The popularity of print medium as an effective way of disseminating information to several different kinds of people is great and notable even in the nowadays. Over the years the printing services industry has developed vastly and has reached its current form of a diversified industry. Today it addresses a wide range of demands of clients, which goes much more than printing.

Bulk printing services through relief printing technology originated during the--00's when the world's first printing press was invented by Gutenberg. In relief printing the printed image appears elevated from the background, just as you see in a rubber stamp. Relief printing is rarely in use nowadays, though there are still some situations where it is used.

The industry has seen radical changes in the printing techniques used, and these innovations were mostly propelled by advancements in technology. Modern printing methods have developed to a great extent, and each technique has its own uses. Most clients are in fact dazed by the abundance of printing choices available to them.

Of all printing techniques in the market today, offset printing tops the list in popularity. This method uses a restricted quantity of ink to print the image on metal plates first and then it transfers it onto paper. This cheap and fast method of printing is highly preferred and used when bulk printing is needed.

Other popular forms of printing that have evolved over time are electrostatic printing, which is similar to photocopying, and thermal printing, which creates the print impression by heating coated thermal paper in select areas.

However, digital printing is the newest printing method that is drawing a lot of popularity. As the name indicates, in this method, images are digitally created on a computer, which are then examined for accuracy and are finally printed. This mode is quick and flawless, but is suitable most of the times for small volumes. The possibility of customized printing with this technique has led to computer form printing, where a standard format is used to print items like bills and invoices whose contents vary according to the different requirements of each print.

The use of the internet in printing has been another revolutionary transformation for the industry. There are a lot of firms in the market now, who permit you to order and customize prints straight through their websites, which is offering excellent convenience to the clients.

Printing has always taken giant leaps whenever there has been a technological innovation. The best thing about this trend is that it will continue well into the future and keep enhancing the quality and cost effectiveness of printing services.

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