Printing
Packaging Printing
Dedicated packaging printers carry out printing operations on boxes, cartons, foils, labels, tags, plastic bags, and metal cans. Many production lines specialize in printing on specific substrates, such as metal (beverage cans, cosmetic containers) or plastic (In Mold Labeling on injection molded surfaces).
The primary goal is achieving high print quality, accurate color matching, and durability against abrasion and moisture, particularly for food and pharmaceutical applications requiring regulatory compliance.
Industrial Printing
In industrial applications, printing becomes one stage of the product manufacturing process itself. Examples include printing on textiles, PVC sheets, ceramic tiles, wallpaper, or decorative and functional parts such as watch faces, car dashboards, and domestic appliances.
A rapidly emerging field is Printed Electronics, involving the deposition of conductive inks to form circuits and sensors directly on flexible polymeric substrates.
Main Printing Technologies
Offset Lithography (Offset Printing)
Flexography (Flexo Printing)
Digital Printing
Screen Printing (Silk Screen)
Rotogravure (Gravure Printing)