Substrates and Finishes ...
 

The ability to print on a host of ... thicknesses, finishes and substrates ... is what keeps offset printing as the predominant print process.

Did you know sheetfed offset presses can print on substrates as thin as .0012” (1.2 point) to those as thick as .063” (63 point), on sheets as large as 52” x 72” at maximum speeds of 15,000 sheets per hour?

Printing substrates vary from paper to plastics. Print surfaces may be as smooth as glass or as porous as cotton. Because of the resiliency of a rubber blanket, uneven surfaces (felt, linen, and leatherette finishes) are imaged at the same rate of speed as their coated cousins.

 

 

Offset

High-quality lithographic printing for your customer communications

The term “offset” is derived from “offsetting” the image from plate to a rubber blanket and then to paper.  The result is something special.

Bottom line: Offset printing is quality printing. In the hands of a true professional, quality and excellence in offset printing is the standard.

That’s where Sentinel introduces a distinct advantage: Reliable, customer-friendly support for all your printing needs.

We walk your project through the process from start to finish, ensuring timely delivery and extreme quality. Any project that requires high-quality full-color printing — from brochures to inserts and direct mail to show collateral — the print professionals of Sentinel printing produce quality pieces to exacting standards.

The advantages of Offset Printing ...

  • A large range of substrates
  • A wide variety of surface finishes
  • An almost limitless number of color possibilities, including …
  • PMS colors
  • Metallics
  • Fluorescents
  • Special color matches
  • Specialty inks
  • More cost-effective longer runs
  • Multiple product formats, including …
    • Brochures
    • Catalogs
    • Manuals
    • Stationery
    • Training and Educational Materials
    • Envelopes

And much more.

Since the printing press was invented in 1798, the basics of printing haven’t changed. It’s still ink on paper. The difference is the care your printer gives in working with you.

Count on Sentinel for printing excellence.