What is Digital Printing Process?
The digital printing process involves printing on different media like paper, fabric, acrylic, plastic, etc., directly from a digital image. It is professionally done print work and small jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources which are printed via inkjet printers of large format or high volume.
Digital printing is certainly more expensive per page than conventional methods; however, the cost of making printing plates is eliminated, bringing down the overall cost. Digital printing can also be done on demand and in a short time; images can be easily altered for each impression as well. With its huge savings in labor and rapidly improving capabilities, digital printing has slowly begun to match the ability of offset printing. It is now possible to print thousands of sheets at a low price with digital printing. Get some details on digital printing vs offset printing.
The most popular printers used digital printing processes are inkjet and laser printers that drop pigments or toners on numerous substrates like paper, glass, canvas, metal, fabric, marble, and plastic. Usually the ink or toner only forms a slim layer on the surface without permeating the substrate – which happens in traditional methods. A fuser fluid with heat process is used for toner and UV curing process is used for ink so that it adheres firmly to the substrate. Checkout some print finishing techniques.