Offset Printing
Plate picks up water in non-imaged areas
Plate picks up ink only on imaged areas, since oil and water don’t mix
The plate contacts the blanket and transfers the image to it
The blanket rotates and presses the image onto the paper
Single web press
Reel stand Splicers load paper
Infeed/Web guides controls the web side to side
Printing Units include: Dampening system, Inking system, Blanket to Plate cylinders
Dryers set ink to paper around 300 to 400 degrees
Chill Stand cools the web as it exists the dryers, setting the ink
Folders are used to slit the web into ribbons and fold them into signatures
