Printing in India has a long back history. It has evolved from the ancient woodblock printing to modern 3d printing technology. Between these two steps, it has crossed so many printing stages. It is an art for producing text and images with the help of ink on paper. These days although electronic media is dominating print media over several issues but still print media has its charm and importance. Print media is more effective and successful in reaching large masses.

Due to tough competition, every business house has its own printing department as it can be used anytime. These printing departments are used for printing different types of brochures, posters, labels, tags, calendars, reports etc according to the type and need of the business. But it is not possible for these departments to handle every type of work. Sometimes business demands some urgent printing of thousands of copies. In such situations, one has to run to the printing services companies. These companies are equipped with high quality machines and advanced technology to serve your needs whatever it is, whenever it is.

Different types of printing techniques are used in India by these companies. Here we will discuss some of these techniques-

• Flexography- This technique is basically used for packaging like labels, tags, boxes, banners etc. In this, mirror image of required image is taken on rubber or polymer material. After this ink is placed and print surface rotate on the printing material to impress the image. This is an advanced method than the lithograph and uses variety of materials for printing.
• Laser printing- For printing of bills and bank documents this printing method is used. This is a sort of computer printer which creates text and images on plain paper with high quality. It uses xerographic printing process where printer’s photoreceptor is scanned through a laser beam.
• Offset printing- In this inked images are impressed on printing surface from plate through a rubber blanket.
• Screen printing- Serigraph images are created with this printmaking process. Here sharp edged images are created with the help of stencil.
• Rotogravure- This process is quite similar to flexography and offset type as it uses rotating copper cylinders. Here, first an image in engraved on copper cylinder then it is impressed on reels of paper. Most suitable for magazine and packaging, this method is widest and fastest among all.
• Pad printing- Also known as tampo printing, this printing is mainly used to create flat images on curved surfaces. It is used for making several decorative products in different industries.
  

These are just a few printing techniques used by companies. With advancing technology, everyday more and more equipments for quality printing are added. If you want some printing material for your business you can search for a printing service company on web. Nowadays almost all companies have their online service to reach a larger mass. Moreover, their services are quite affordable.

You can get more information about Digital Printing Services by visiting Printing Press India.