How does a printing press work?

Question

More specifically, an offset press where they print magazines, etc. I want a more in-depth explanation than "rollers put ink on the paper"

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HAHA Treacle - you hit the nail on the head. I actually work at a printing company and know all there is to know about a press. I just asked this question to see how many rubbish answers I got :-)

Answer 1

An inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface.

When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat image carrier on which the image to be printed obtains ink from ink rollers, while the non-printing area attracts a film of water, keeping the non-printing areas ink-free.

Specific enough?

Answer 2

rollers put ink on the paper then an expert does the rest, theres alot of noise and some places print all night.

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Answer 3

Mike, he's just venting some steam as we haev had a round of real idiocy over in our regular section where people ask a question and than say, "DON'T TELL ME IT'S WHITE BALANCE. I am not AN IDIOT and I KNOW it is NOT that," when - from the question - it is clear that it is.

Answer 4

Thank you for jerking us around - I hope you are contributing your knowledge when appropriate questions come up instead of sitting around wasting your time reading questions and answers and doing 7th grade chortling about stupidity.