The main industrial printing process are:
Offset lithography-
the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing.
Flexography- a rotary relief printing method using rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on fabrics and impervious materials such as plastics, as well as on paper.
Digital printing, inkjet and xerography
Gravure- is a Wasei-eigo term derived from "rotogravure", which is a type of intaglio printing process that was once a staple of newspaper photo features. The rotogravure process is still used for commercial printing of magazines, postcards, and cardboard product packaging.
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| Screen printing- force ink or metal on to (a surface) through a prepared screen of fine material so as to create a picture or pattern |