The development of book printing

Printing industry is a very complex industry, it is not only more internal sub-sectors, and also led a number of related industries, we can say it is a huge industry system. Is also a long history of industry system, came from the ancient Chinese printing presses Europe to modern times, the printing technology one step further on the production and living, and a step by step growth, development, and the formation of a whole big industry. The spread of human culture, has a major role in the development of the printing press working people everywhere flashed brilliant wisdom.

In the United States, into commercial printing, periodical printing, book printing, press printing, forms printing and miscellaneous printing. China is generally divided into the printing press, publishing and printing (including the printing of books and magazine printing), packaging and decoration printing, security printing, stationery printing and printing parts. Hong Kong is divided into the habit of newsprint, printing parts, other printing (including typesetting for publishing services, photogravure, binding, paper, etc.), carton box printing. Fast printing originally differentiated by commercial printers out, with the development of industry and commerce and information exchange needs to accelerate, the rapid growth of fast printing industry, business scope has expanded to photocopying, offset printing, typesetting, xerography, color copying, even computer word processing, laser printing, inkjet printing. Print product segments can also be divided into book printing, paper printing, box printing, printing catalogs, magazine printing, brochure printing, folders printing, leaflet printing, note book printing, hardcover book printing, soft cover book printing, saddle-stitched book printing, children's books and printing.

Since the Chinese invention of movable type woodcut technique so far, printing advances, all-inclusive. Today's most commonly used industrial printing methods: offset printing, flexographic printing, screen printing, gravure printing, specialty printing, other printing methods. Paper different printing methods require different nature: letterpress printing paper, newsprint, offset printing paper, copperplate paper, parchment books, dictionaries paper, copy paper, paperboard. There are also special material to be printed, is a soft person has cellophane, vinylon, polyethylene, cloth, pasting materials. There are semi-rigid plastic, celluloid, wave cardboard, cardboard, etc.
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