Offset printing or offset lithography is one of the most popular printing methods in the UK. The printing process involves using individual printing plates for various colours (cyan, yellow, magenta, and black) that are ‘offset’ or transferred to rollers or rubber blankets and then onto the printing surface.

Why Use Offset Printing?

Here are some reasons to use offset printing for your project:

  • You can print on various surfaces

Offset printing is a suitable choice if your project involves printing on different substrates because the rubber blanket is flexible and can adjust to the shapes of various substrates. You can use this technique to print on wrappers, sleeves, round containers or plastic bottles. It is also excellent for printing on popular substrates such as metal, fabric, canvas, wood, all grades of paper, and plastics.

  • Provides high-quality printouts

Offset printing typically produces top-quality printouts. This is because the printer operator controls the ink spread across the four colour plates, ensuring contrast is great and there is a small number of wasted prints.

  • A fast turnaround time

Offset printing is perfect for bulk orders. Before production begins, a couple of set-up procedures are done to ensure consistency in the quality of printouts. After that, the printing process is seamless and printers can handle high volumes without compromising quality. Note that printing high-volume orders significantly reduces the cost of offset printing.

  • It helps save money and time

Personalised printing plates for a project can be easily created in an inexpensive process. Advanced plates can have run lengths reaching a million impressions. Remember, the printing surface and the plates never come into direct contact meaning each plate can be used for long print runs.

Offset Printing Services in The UK

At Books Line, we provide offset printing UK services using Heidelberg 102ZP 2-colour / perfect 1020 x 720MM and Heidelberg 74 5-colour to produce top-quality bulk copies at affordable rates. Our sophisticated machines are able to provide mono, 2-colour, and 4-colour litho production. If you are looking for offset printing services, contact us today to make an order.