Substrate (printing)

Substrate, printing carrier or substrate is the material that can be printed in various printing processes, so everything is to be printed in the known technical methods.

Examples are paper, cardboard, foil, sheet metal, textiles, glass, ceramics, plastics and many others.

The choice of method is dependent upon the Duck corresponding material. The nature of the material to be printed is as important as its form.

• In the high-pressure process, the modern form of printing, primarily paper is printed, for example for the production of books. Today, the high pressure is usually used in the artistic field, for example in woodcut.
• In flexo different objects and materials can be printed, for example, carrier bags, plastic bags, bag, bags, beverage containers, shipping boxes, wallpaper, form prints, napkins and labels.
• In gravure printing, especially magazines and mail order catalogs will be made ​​on the basis of their large circulation, that is printed on paper.
• In offset printing, magazines, newspapers and catalogs are printed.
• Screen printing offers the ability to print on materials such as fabrics and films.

Depending on the circulation and condition of the material to be printed is printed by sheetfed or web presses.