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3. That revenue comes from the business that 35,000 different commercial printing companies conduct. With that many companies you can have your pick of vendors. However, with all of that competition you want to be sure that you make an educated decision when it comes to your companies printing needs.
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9. The original device was a rotary lithographic printing press that utilized the offset technique.
10. He had taken the printing technology of the day and had combined it with a rotary printing press.
11. When those two things were combined it resulted in a printing press that utilized a cylinder rather than a traditional flat printing plate or stone.
12. That cylinder was covered first in cardboard, but as the years passed it was quickly adjusted to a rubber coating, much like a large scale rubber stamp.
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14. Types of Offset Printing Presses There are different types of printing presses to choose from and understanding these devices is very important so that you can ensure that you are choosing a commercial printing vendor who has the right press available to suit your needs.
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16. It began as a way to create an affordable printing method.
17. When it was first attempted the lithographic printers would use an image, placed in wax, to apply to a stone. Limestone was traditionally used as the stone which explains where the name lithographic came from.
18. From there the stone with the image on it was place into a solution of water and gum arabic.
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20. Additionally instead of placing that image on a stone it is placed onto an aluminum plate. This plate is really quite flexible which allows you to get the image printed onto the surface of your choice.
21. Once the image is placed onto the plate it can be directly printed on the surface or it can be placed onto a separate transfer material, which is quite often rubber.
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24. Computerized system allowing users to refine their desired image on a computer prior to submitting it to the lithographic printers.