Printing Technology Evolution
Printing is an inseparable part of consumerism. And the quest to create something with efficient print capability led human beings to the invention of the mechanized printing press. Thanks to Mr. Johannes Gutenberg for his revolutionary invention of the first printing press of the civilization. And it was so influential that it took centuries to progress in printing technology evolution.
Printing Technologies of This Era
Over the centuries, it is not only the mechanism of the printing press, but the outcome and the efficiency to print on more complicated and rigid substrates with the colors of different consistency have also changed. Currently, almost 50% of the printing market is equipped with digital printing. But other technologies such as offset lithography, flatbed printing, flexography, laser printing, 3D printing, etc. still coexist due to the requirement of printing variations. Thus the printing industry is flourishing today and is capable of printing a vast range of complex prints.