Offset printing Offset printing is a common printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat image carrier. Wikipedia Rotary press: 1843 Printing press: c. 1440 Lithography: 1796 Solid ink printing: 1987 Hot metal typesetting: 1884 Digital printing: 1991 Laser printing: 1969 #Cust

Clip.Central Tv on Instagram: "What you’re watching is traditional offset printing, a method used long before digital printers existed. Ink is first spread evenly across a flat metal plate using a roller or brush. The image area accepts ink, while the non-image area repels it using water and oil separation. The inked plate then transfers the image onto a rubber blanket, which finally presses it onto paper — allowing clean, repeatable prints at scale. This process was widely used throughout the 2