COMPARISON OF PRINT CONSISTANCY ON TONER BASED DIGITAL PRESS AND CONVENSIONAL MULTICOLOR SHEETFED OFFSET PRESS

In digital printing, an image is sent directly to the printer using digital files such as PDFs from graphic software such as Illustrator and In Design. This eliminates the need for a printing plate, which is used in offset printing, which can save money and time. The digital printing can be classified in to mainly four categories Silver halide process Inkjet technology Thermal printing Electro photography Non-impact printers print characters and images without any physical contact between the Printing mechanism and the paper. Non-impact printers are generally much quieter than impact printers since they don't physically strike the page