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A heat-set web press is standard catalog and magazine printing press. It has a heating unit that dries printed ink as it exits press. This press allows high speed printing on coated papers such as gloss. It also produces brilliant, crisp photo reproduction for catalogs. Heat-set web presses are huge, complicated presses that necessitate several people to operate and setup. It is only reasonable to use this type of press for print runs of 10,000 copies or more and in increments of 8 pages, preferably 16. Ninety nine per centum of all mail-order catalogs are printed on this type of press.
Cold-set web press, on other hand, does not include a heating unit so printed ink must air dry. This press can only print on uncoated papers which allow ink to absorb into paper. Cold-set web press produces a fairly dull, fuzzy photo reproduction for catalogs. This kind of press is smaller and simpler than heat-set web presses, costing less and requiring less setup time. This can be a good press for very small quantity catalog print runs starting at 1,000 copies.
Another method of catalog printing is sheet-fed press. This press is a customarily low volume press that prints on pre-cut sheets of paper. Because of its more precise printing method a sheet-fed press produces sharpest printing of these three press types. It can print on a wider variety of paper weights. However, because of its sluggish speed it is most costly of all print methods. Sheet-fed press is commonly used for small print runs or job which necessitates most excellent printing.
I love reading.Give me a book and I'll finish it in one sitting.Reading is the chance to be transported to a different world and so is writing.I'm more enthusiastic about writing.I can only imagine that feeling when I hear a complete stranger talking about my ideas which read on an article somewhere.To relay my message to as many people is the same as touching people with music.And most of the time,it’s more than enough.