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Offset Print

in San Antonio

Difference between Digital and offset

Digital Printing

Digital printing hasn’t been around as long as offset.  Our printer uses toner (looks like powder) instead of your regular household printer ink.  The toner is transferred to a plastic sheet and then the image gets transferred onto paper.  Afterwards, heat is used along with fuse oil to set the toner permanently onto the paper.  Digital machines reduce set-up time, waste, and cost.

Offset printing

If you were to compare our digital prints to offset, there wouldn’t be too much of a difference since the quality is good on digital.  Offset has been around since the 1800s and works by transferring ink onto a plate and this in turn goes onto a rubber sheet which will then be rolled onto paper.  Offset is generally regarded as higher quality printing.  Larger sheets are available for printing on offset and the process is quicker.  Offset is a better option for larger amounts and specialty effects (like Spot UV (shiny areas on a silk card), plastic and foil).

Offset Paper Type Options

    Silk Lamination + Spot Uv

    UV Coated Card Stock / Matt Coated Card Stock

    Smooth Touch Ivory Embossed Linen

    Sand Embossed Linen

    Silver Metallic

    70 lb Uncoated

    Inline Foil

    Velvet Touch

    Linen Sand Embosses

    Crosshatch Embossed

    PP Synthetic 9pt

    Soft Touch

    100 lb gloss book

    100 lb gloss cover

    Champagne Metallic

Silk Lamination and Spot UV

Chile Media is the first provider to provide silk in the print world and offer the best product the marketplace has yet to seen…Silk. Silk Lamination and Silk Lamination with Spot UV helped us carve a niche for ourselves and today we are coined as a leader in specialty print processes that are impactful yet easy on the budget.

Items available for Offset Printing

(smaller quantities may be able to be printed in-house)

In-House Folding Services

Tri-Fold

Bi-Fold

Gate Fold

Double Gate Fold

Z-Fold

Double Parallel Fold

In-House Bindery Services

Hole Punching (8.5×11 size paper only)

Wire Binding Single and double coil

Lamination services (available in Mate or Gloss .3 mil -.5 mil – .10 mil)

Saddle Stitching

Booklet making

Perfect Bind or Book Bind

Perforation

Scoring or Line Scoring

Number Sequencing

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For what products will you need to send to print offset?

Generally we will send out to print offset when the amount is larger than 1000 prints, when the print requires specific treatments (i.e. spot UV or foil) or when then items needs to be printed on (i.e. presentation folders).

Does offset printing take longer?

Yes, there are some product that have to be sent out so generally they take longer to deliver since typically they are printed overseas.

Ready to print with Chile media?

Contact us or call us today at 210-616-0163 for a custom quote or send us your information and someone from our Chile Media team will contact you.

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