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Sheetfed vs. Web Printing

What is the difference between sheetfed and web printing?  And what are the benefits of using each? Sheetfed printing is just that... “sheet fed”.  Sheetfed presses print on sheets of paper.  These presses can be very small, such as printing on sheets no larger than a...

Digital Printing

Digital printing originated with large-format and production-quality color laser printers (at small local print shops), and has evolved into high-quality sophisticated equipment.  The original – and still most – of digital printing equipment is sheet fed, but there are now multiple...

Variable Data Printing and Mailing

Variable-data printing (VDP) has made digital printing an extremely valuable tool in direct-marketing and is primarily used for direct-mail efforts.  It is occasionally  referred to as variable-information printing VDP is a natural extension from the huge digital printing growth, and uses...

Folding and Scoring Printed Pieces

Scoring is the process of creating a furrow or channel, or ‘crease’ on your printed piece – directly on the fold line (where your piece will fold).  It makes for a cleaner fold, and helps prevent cracking along the outside of the folded edge. While you can score virtually any...