Nowadays, the rapid development of the printing industry is inseparable from the rapid growth of the overall environment and economy. The growing demand of the environment has driven the vitality of the printing industry. Now there are many types of products that need to be printed. As one of them, the self-adhesive label printing method is still very affirmed in the market. Of course, printing methods are not limited to this. As a reliable printing company, Changzhou Yueda Printing Co., Ltd. has rich experience in this area. Now let’s introduce several common printing methods.
1. Embossing: Embossing is used to print self-adhesive labels, the printing plate is photosensitive resin letterpress, and water-based ink or uv ink suitable for flexographic printing is used to change the nature of the ink to adapt to changes in the substrate.
2, gravure printing: gravure printing adopts short ink path inking system to supply ink, web material printing, gravure printing machine speed is high, gravure plate making cycle is long, plate making cost is expensive, suitable for mass label production.
3. Offset printing: fine graphics, rich layers, film labels are mostly roll-to-roll printing, which requires volatile dry ink. The offset printing of self-adhesive printing manufacturers can print thicker plastic materials, which is suitable for mass printing.
4. Flexo printing: The machine has a simple structure and low cost. Flexo printing uses water-based ink and uv ink, which does not pollute the environment.
5. Screen printing: Screen printing substrates have wide adaptability, strong ink color, strong three-dimensional effect, low overprint accuracy, and are not suitable for the production of film labels matching the production line.
In summary, we have learned about the five main printing methods of printing companies, embossing, gravure, offset, flexo and screen printing. Different printing methods are suitable for different environments.