What are the commonly used post-press processes

What are the commonly used post-press processes

Good printing products need to be completed in one go before, during and after press in order to be perfectly presented, and each step requires professional operation. For post-printing, people who do printing must be no strangers. There are many kinds of post-press processes, each process can bring different effects to the printed matter, than the printing market today to introduce you to the most commonly used post-press process in printing. Printing process 1, hot stamping. The scientific name is hot press transfer printing, referred to as thermal pad printing, commonly known as hot stamping, hot silver. On the other hand, there is also a cold pad printing. Printing process 2, UV glazing. It is ultraviolet varnishing, UV is the abbreviation, that is, it depends on ultraviolet irradiation to dry and cure the ink. UV is usually a silk screen printing process, and now there is also offset UV printing. Printing process three, embossing, embossing. The scientific name is embossing, which is a process that relies on pressure to make local changes in the substrate to form a pattern, and it is a metal plate that is corroded and then pressed into two pieces of the platen and the bottom plate. There are two types: the cheap ordinary etched version and the expensive laser engraved version. Printing process four, beer. The pronunciation of Guangdong is "turtle", which means die-cutting. The die-cutting process is a molding process in which a special die-cutting knife is made according to the design requirements of the printed matter, and then the printed matter or other substrates are rolled and cut into the required shape or cut marks under the action of pressure. Printing process five, Jin Cong. It is to pass a layer of glue on the paper first, and then sprinkle gold dust on the glue. Printing process six, YO. It is a spring-like object, mostly plastic, which is generally used on the spine of wall calendars and notebooks, and is used to turn pages and connect them. Printing process seventh, gluing. Press a layer of transparent plastic film on the printed paper, including crystal film, light film and matte film, which are called a little different in many places and are not environmentally friendly. Printing process eight, pinhole. Also called needle and floss, it is to press a semi-connected line to the paper, which usually appears in the opening of the package. Printing process nine, punching. It is to make a hole in a piece of paper or N sheets of paper according to the size as required, and there is a special punching machine. Printing process 10, flocking. It is to brush a layer of glue on the paper, and then paste a layer of fluff-like substance to make the paper look and feel a little flannel. The above is a summary of the ten most commonly used post-press processes, I hope it will help you.