Digital printing machines: printing on a professional level

Equipment for business is a rather specific category of goods, since users need to get exactly what will help to perform the required tasks efficiently and quickly. One of the types of such equipment are digital printing machines. What is it, what are the varieties, and for what purposes they are used, we consider consistently in this article.

What is a digital press?

This device is, in fact, a huge printer capable of dealing with industrial print volumes, while the material can be used as plain paper, and drawing paper, cardboard, film or canvas. Print materials are often supplied. in the form of rollswhich are subsequently cut into pieces of the required size with a knife built into the equipment. Inkjet technology is used, which allows the most accurate transfer of colors, which is important for full-color printing.

Roll Loading Machine

There are leafy options. For them, paper is made in the form of packs. As a rule, machines of this type are used to print a large number of documents of the same type, whether they are leaflets or reporting forms, on large sheets intended for subsequent division into the required formats by means of a guillotine. Sheet-fed printing machines come in both monochrome and color, often with laser-type printing technology.

The price of sheet devices is usually lower than that of the roll feed options.

Sheet digital printing machine

Scope of equipment

The range of application of such a technique is quite wide. Often, due to the rather high cost, printing machines buy in printing with medium or large turnover as the main technique for the manufacture of all types of products.

So, on digital roll presses there is the possibility create banners and sheets for posters, while applying paint that is resistant to moisture and sunlight. The result is a product that can stand for several seasons without damage on the street without additional protection.

Another application is print on canvas reproductions of paintings. With the right color calibration and selection of high-quality consumables such works of art can be distinguished from the originals only with very close examination. Currently, these paintings are appreciated because they allow relatively inexpensive to decorate the interior of any room, be it a living room or an office.

Some masters with the help of printouts create modular pictures, which have become a new trend of design ideas and are becoming increasingly popular.

Sheet-fed printing machines can be used for making large production runs like business cards, handouts, booklets and more. Convenience is that they have a fairly high speed and are able to cope with large quantities in a short time. If the company has decided to buy a printing machine of any type, then it is better to entrust the installation and initial setup to a professional.authorized by the manufacturer. So you can be sure that everything will be done according to the instructions, and the warranty will remain.

Printing machines for printing

We should also highlight the third category, which is less popular due to its specificity. We are talking about printing machines used in photo centers for making high-quality images. They use inkjet printing technology, but at the same time able to work with all common photo formats, ranging from the smallest. They represent, in fact, a combine that can print photos in a short time with a quality higher than that produced by other types of printing equipment.

Pictures, printed with their help, have the best resistance to destruction under the influence of the atmosphere and sunlight, and can be stored for up to 100 years, without changing color and without distorting the image.

Main advantages and disadvantages

Among the positive aspects of most printing machines are the following points.

1. Compactness. By combining several functions at once, they allow you to save space, which otherwise would be spent on the placement of several types of equipment.
2. Easy to manage. After performing the initial settings and color adjustments, even an operator without special education can maintain the machine, because managing it is no more difficult than a regular computer printer.
3. Work speed If production of large quantities of products is required, then with small equipment, even in large quantities, this will take a long time. Printing machines are designed for continuous operation and better cope with large batches.
4. High quality print. Being a professional technique, printing machines make it possible to make a work of art even from ordinary leaflets, because they can print clearer lines and convey colors much more accurately than household printing equipment.

The disadvantages of such equipment include the high cost, as well as the need for a specialist for service. However, if you follow the instructions in all directions and handle the equipment with care, it will serve for a long time and will have time to pay for itself several times.

Popular models of printing machines

Below we look at the three most common models of digital printing machines that have already received high marks from print professionals.

1. Canon imagePRESS C650. It is an office version designed to print in large volumes on paper sizes A4 and A3. Able to print up to 65 pages per minute, while supporting the output of a full color image. Type of printing - laser.
   

2. HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press. A digital roll-up printing press that can handle all types of tasks - from displaying full-color images to canvas to printing small handouts on cheap glossy paper. Can work with sets of 4, 6 or 7 ink colors. The more colors in the set, the richer and more accurate the color will be.
   
3. Xerox DocuColor 8080. The universal device allowing to work both with usual documents, and with photos. The machine allows you to make high quality photos up to A3 format, inclusive, making it widely used in photo studios.