Digital color printing equipment

Digital color printing equipment has evolved to the point that the quality can be equal to and sometimes better than traditional offset printing. Digital color printing presses afford better overall color control by giving the pressman control of not just color density but also dot gain. Digital color printing presses also produce work with less color variance through out the run. Indigo digital color printing uses real liquid ink, not toner like most other digital color printing.

Digital color printing papers

Digital color printing can be done on a wide variety of paper stocks. Years ago the paper choices for digital color printing was very limited and the paper had to be specially treated. Today Indigo digital color printing can print on any paper with a low to no acid content. Thanks in part to the major paper companies making the transition to low acidic papers. They see the strong future for digital color printing.

What items are a good fit for Digital Printing?

Items such as Brochures, Catalogs, Postcards, Business Cards are but some examples. If your quantity is low to medium and you need it fast, then digital color printing is the solution. Variables such as quantity and finished size determine when digital color printing makes sense.

Variable Data Digital Color Printing

Another benefit that digital color printing affords is the ability to run variable data work. This means that each sheet that comes out of the digital color printing press can have different copy or images on it. The content that changes from card to card is up to you. The cost for Variable Data Digital color printing is not much more than producing a static color printing job. If you really want your next mailing or presentation to get noticed then variable data digital color printing is just the ticket.

Why is digital color printing faster than offset printing?

The Indigo digital color printing press can print on both sides of the press sheet in one pass. The press sheets come out dry and ready to move on to the next step. This is a big advantage since traditional offset printing can sometimes take 24 hours before it can be handled.

How about digital color printing quality?

All Indigo digital color printing is done at 230 line screen resolution. This high resolution screen will yield results that are sharp, clear and full of detail. As always, the best results are attained when 300dpi files are supplied, containing high quality images. Overall, digital color printing will yield great results at the best price possible.