Commercial Printing Methods
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- Created on: 08-05-14 10:49
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- Documents- Commercial Printing Methods
- Letter Press
- Method
- 1. Letter formed on block
- 2. Upper surface inked
- 3.Stamped onto page
- 2. Upper surface inked
- 1. Letter formed on block
- Identifying Features
- Heavy inking around the edges 'squash effect'
- Indentations from physical contact
- Imperfections in lettering
- Serial numbers on bank notes
- Method
- Offset Lithography
- Commercial Printing
- Method
- 1. Image produced on inked plate-digitally, photographically etc
- 2.Transferred onto banking plate (reduces degradation of original) and transferred to paper.
- 1. Image produced on inked plate-digitally, photographically etc
- Large print runs from one original plate.
- Gravure
- High quality printing- banknotes
- Method
- 1.Letters etched into surface of plate
- 2. Ink retained in depression and transferred to paper from rotating drum.
- 1.Letters etched into surface of plate
- Identifying Features
- Viscous ink
- Thick ink deposit on paper- raised feel to text.
- Foil Blocking
- Transfers ink to paper by heat/pressure
- Used in currency
- Glass microspheres
- Formed into pattern behind laminate (passport photos)
- Disturbance of laminate changes pattern
- Formed into pattern behind laminate (passport photos)
- Letter Press
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