Is color ink printing an alternative to traditional offset printing? Experts in the offset printing industry think that it will not. Offset printing will be more human, more digital, and more friendly. And maybe all this is not far away from us.
Due to fierce competition and huge threats from digital printing, the development of the offset printing industry was once plagued. Many people even think that offset printing may soon be eliminated from the stage of history. However, offset press vendors do not think so. They believe that within a few years, they will certainly design and manufacture new types of offset presses. These new offset presses will have higher performance, easier operation, and affordable prices. By then, printing companies will find that this type of printing press is truly the best and most suitable machine for their own needs.
Jon Surch, Sakurai's offset printing equipment manager, said: "The goal we pursued is a fully automatic offset press. Moreover, whether we use waterless offset printing or we still use traditional inks and chemicals, we have redesigned it. The ink supply system and the wetting system must be more reasonable and complete than they are now."
“I think the ink supply system and the wetting system will be the last parts of the old offset presses,†he continued. “The old method was used for manual printing, and this type of hand-printing method lasted for the longest time. After that, there was an automatic plate changing device, and then there was an automatic plate change and automatic flushing system. Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, the basic structural design of an offset printing press must be adjusted accordingly, and a new level must be made. ."
Man. Mr. Rudy Valenta, Roland’s Sales Manager, agrees with Mr. Jon Surch’s point of view: “After a decade, offset presses will print faster and faster—they may also be more automated. And then people will You will find that the offset press has a voice recognition function. People will also find that the production has been networked, especially the establishment of an enterprise internal network, so that all files can be directly transmitted on the enterprise network."
This kind of prophecy seems awkward and incredible. However, most offset printer vendors have realized that this is not an impulsive act of risk. If the offset printing industry wants to maintain its market position, it will inevitably have to make gradual progress in this direction.
Mr. Kenneth Newton, A.B. Dick’s Vice President of Global Marketing, said: “If you look at the type and scope of digital printing business, it will be very clear that this is necessary. Some people say that digital prints will stand out. , And to seize part of the commercial market.I think otherwise.Digital printing has competed for some of the black and white lines of the market, but for color printing, because the performance of ink is obviously better than the performance of color toner, so in order to get high quality Of course, color prints still use offset printing.†Comparison of Print Quality In fact, some people think that the quality of ink printing will be the lifeblood of offset printing.
Ton Kending, head of the direct imaging product marketing department at Heidelberg, said: “Once someone has found/created a design for a variable data inking device, the corresponding product will soon come out because of the impact on the reproduction of printed media. It is because the toner contains impurities, but the influence of the impurities in the ink on the tone of the printed matter is negligible, so the quality of the printed matter after printing with ink is relatively high. It's hard to say, but it's clear that everyone thinks it won't be. For the long lived and high-quality jobs, offset printing still has great market potential."
Finally, Askurai's Jon Surch emphasized: “In the offset printing process, there is only one point that cannot always be replaced and changed—imprinting the ink onto the substrate material rather than ink-jet powder to the substrate material. After printing with the ink, The quality of the image is always high, and after using a digital press, the cost is the same regardless of the number of prints. That is to say, the cost of printing a print and the cost of printing tens of millions of copies. This is exactly the same, but for ordinary offset presses, the cost of offset printing generally decreases with the increase in the number of prints. Even if the number of prints is 100, we still have the ability to print on automatic offset presses. And, customers can also see that the more prints, the more favorable the price."
Due to fierce competition and huge threats from digital printing, the development of the offset printing industry was once plagued. Many people even think that offset printing may soon be eliminated from the stage of history. However, offset press vendors do not think so. They believe that within a few years, they will certainly design and manufacture new types of offset presses. These new offset presses will have higher performance, easier operation, and affordable prices. By then, printing companies will find that this type of printing press is truly the best and most suitable machine for their own needs.
Jon Surch, Sakurai's offset printing equipment manager, said: "The goal we pursued is a fully automatic offset press. Moreover, whether we use waterless offset printing or we still use traditional inks and chemicals, we have redesigned it. The ink supply system and the wetting system must be more reasonable and complete than they are now."
“I think the ink supply system and the wetting system will be the last parts of the old offset presses,†he continued. “The old method was used for manual printing, and this type of hand-printing method lasted for the longest time. After that, there was an automatic plate changing device, and then there was an automatic plate change and automatic flushing system. Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, the basic structural design of an offset printing press must be adjusted accordingly, and a new level must be made. ."
Man. Mr. Rudy Valenta, Roland’s Sales Manager, agrees with Mr. Jon Surch’s point of view: “After a decade, offset presses will print faster and faster—they may also be more automated. And then people will You will find that the offset press has a voice recognition function. People will also find that the production has been networked, especially the establishment of an enterprise internal network, so that all files can be directly transmitted on the enterprise network."
This kind of prophecy seems awkward and incredible. However, most offset printer vendors have realized that this is not an impulsive act of risk. If the offset printing industry wants to maintain its market position, it will inevitably have to make gradual progress in this direction.
Mr. Kenneth Newton, A.B. Dick’s Vice President of Global Marketing, said: “If you look at the type and scope of digital printing business, it will be very clear that this is necessary. Some people say that digital prints will stand out. , And to seize part of the commercial market.I think otherwise.Digital printing has competed for some of the black and white lines of the market, but for color printing, because the performance of ink is obviously better than the performance of color toner, so in order to get high quality Of course, color prints still use offset printing.†Comparison of Print Quality In fact, some people think that the quality of ink printing will be the lifeblood of offset printing.
Ton Kending, head of the direct imaging product marketing department at Heidelberg, said: “Once someone has found/created a design for a variable data inking device, the corresponding product will soon come out because of the impact on the reproduction of printed media. It is because the toner contains impurities, but the influence of the impurities in the ink on the tone of the printed matter is negligible, so the quality of the printed matter after printing with ink is relatively high. It's hard to say, but it's clear that everyone thinks it won't be. For the long lived and high-quality jobs, offset printing still has great market potential."
Finally, Askurai's Jon Surch emphasized: “In the offset printing process, there is only one point that cannot always be replaced and changed—imprinting the ink onto the substrate material rather than ink-jet powder to the substrate material. After printing with the ink, The quality of the image is always high, and after using a digital press, the cost is the same regardless of the number of prints. That is to say, the cost of printing a print and the cost of printing tens of millions of copies. This is exactly the same, but for ordinary offset presses, the cost of offset printing generally decreases with the increase in the number of prints. Even if the number of prints is 100, we still have the ability to print on automatic offset presses. And, customers can also see that the more prints, the more favorable the price."