Design for print // Pressision Print studio visit

A few of us organised a visit to Pressision Print in leeds to go and see a professional print studio. The have various different print processes so they can cover a wider range of print jobs from large scale and quick turn around jobs on the lithographic printers to smaller quantity more specialised prints on the large scale digital printers.

They had no minimum or maximum number of prints but the minimum fee charged would be £50

Various stocks which are available to print on using the digital print.

Below is basically a glorified photocopier, this printer produces the cheapest available prints but can print large quantities very quickly which is useful for quick turn around print jobs.

They have one lithographic printer with 6 available ink stations, generally for most print jobs there is just standard Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black but they have options available to use spot colours for certain print jobs. However I think these specific jobs would cost a larger amount as each printer would have to be cleaned of the previous CMYK inks.

A standard lithographic printing plate that is used to transfer the image to the substrate.

Inks used for lithogrphy. When we were getting our tour we were told that in certain cases they can replace any of the CMYK with the florescent equivalent, which in turn creates some really interesting printed outcomes.

They also have various finishing techniques available to clients.  including

foiling and embossing. below is a foiling plate and the printed outcome. These machines can also print large quantities at a time.

They also have machines specifically for folding and binding publications. I really didn't understand fully how these machines work but it seems that no matter the fold types or the size of the publication, it can be completed on these machines.