Printing
The printing industry , synonym and polygraphic industry , is the generic term for products, companies and professionals in the field of business for the production of printing units.
The printing branch includes, for example, publishers and printers from the book printing , newspaper printing (“press” from printing press ) or advertising printing sector . Printing is primarily the printing industry. There are also special printing companies (e.g. art print ). Craft professions such as bookbinders and artists such as illuminators , art prints and hand press printers are also part of the printing industry. Recently, providers of digital copier studios (copier services, small print) or manufacturers of stamps have also been included in the printing industry.
Industrial printing
In industrial printing, one differentiates between
- upstream branches of industry: prepress , subcontractors
. a. Manufacturers of printing inks and varnishes , printing and processing chemicals as well as paper manufacturers , manufacturers of printing machines and tools, but also companies in the field of typesetting and reproduction ( reprography ). - the actual printing industry (printers and publishers)
- Postpress processing (also called finishing): It consists largely of the bookbinding , but logistics processes can also be classified here.
measure up
- Drupa in Düsseldorf (largest printing trade fair in the world)
- Frankfurt book fair
- Leipzig Book Fair
- FESPA in Cologne (trade fair for screen printing, digital printing and textile printing)
literature
Trade journals:
- German printer , appears 38 times a year
- Print & Media , appears monthly