Combination printing

Combined prints refer to the flow production line that consists of various types of printing and finishing machines. In combination printing, flexography, screen printing, embossing, offset printing, gravure printing, hot stamping, cold stamping, and indentation can be used. In the most common combination printing units, screen printing, flexo printing, embossing, and hot stamping are usually included.

The reason for adopting various kinds of printed matter and postpress processing in the same printing process is very simple because each printing process has its own inherent strengths and weaknesses. For example, silk screens can accumulate a thick layer of ink, which is known for its excellent hiding power. It is mainly used to imprint printed materials with opaque white, like "NO-LOOK". Silkscreen color is suitable for printing thick, thick patterns and text. On the one hand, the printing speed of screen printing is the slowest one compared to several other printing processes. Both offset printing and embossing have good graphic sharpness and high printing speed, but their acquisition cost is high and they lack sufficient hiding power compared with screen printing. Flexographic printing power is worse than silk screen printing, but higher than offset printing and embossing. Flexographic printing speed and print resolution are stronger than silk screen printing, but they are slightly worse than offset printing and embossing. Look, it happens to be between low-end screen printing and high-end embossing and offset printing. Each of these processes has its own inherent limitations when used individually. If they are selected for their optimal characteristics and then combined with each other to form a narrow web production line, they can be obtained for the user at the best output efficiency. The best image clarity offers a variety of options.

The number of signs printed using the combined printing process is rapidly rising. There are two fundamental reasons for this. For one thing, the end user is always looking for a way of printing and decorating that can make their products more competitive on the supermarket shelves. The difference is that this concept of unconventional decoration promotes the constant innovation of technology. Driven by this innovative concept, the market is optimistic about the combined printing process, especially the flexographic and screen printing processes using UV-curing inks. Second, due to the improvement of the performance of printing presses, inks, printing materials, and other auxiliary materials, the combined printing process has been rapidly promoted and relied on. Various small and medium-sized enterprises in the printing industry. It is no longer confined to processing in a few large-scale printing plants, thus opening up wider applications.