| Process |
Applications |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
|
Lithography
More info... |
Magazines
Posters
Cereal boxes |
High quality,
Prints photos and text
Widely available |
Expensive to set up
Only suitable for long production runs |
|
Gravure
More info... |
Expensive packaging
Stamps |
Very high quality
Prints photos and text |
More expensive than Lithography |
|
Screen Printing
More info... |
T-Shirts
Printing on to products such as TV remotes and walkmans |
Can print on uneven surfaces
Can print onto object that will not fit through a printing press
Can be used for batch production |
Only prints simple shapes
Will not print fine detail
|
| Flexography |
Carrier bags
Yogurt pot lids
|
Can print onto plastic films and foil
Cheaper to setup than lithography |
Lower quality than Lithography |
|
Letterpress
More info... |
Books with large amounts of text |
Very sharp letter quality |
Only suitable for letters and line drawings.
NOT SUITABLE FOR PHOTOS |
