Waterless Printing
Waterless Printing is a type of lithographic printing that eliminates the water or dampening system used in conventional printing. It uses a special silicone rubber coated printing plate, special ink, and a controlled temperature on the press. As a result, it eliminates dampening related VOCs from the printing process, and therefore doesn't contribute to ozone depletion and global warming.
Advantages of Waterless Printing
| Less Dot Gain |
Clients seek high quality, accurate color reproduction. Using the Waterless process reduces dot gain dramatically.
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| Finer Screen Rulings |
Waterless printing allows finer screen rulings on all stocks to 200–300 lines per inch — even on uncoated stocks.
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| Greater Detail |
Up to 50% less dot gain provides greater photographic detail, achieving more clarity and depth, especially in
mid-tone and shadow areas of a picture.
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| Brighter Colours |
With less dot gain more ink is applied, resulting in a vibrancy of color that cannot be achieved with
water-based printing processes.
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| Colour Consistency |
Once optimum color is achieved it remains consistent across the press run.
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It eliminates the use of water and increases the quality of output.
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It eliminates hazardous, ozone-depleting isopropyl alcohol.