Investigation of the Effect of Different Screening Methods on Print Quality in Digital Printing System

Abstract

Digital printing is the process of printing the designs and photos prepared in computer environment with advanced printing technologies on different materials in a high quality and fast way. The digital printing system, which is increasing its effectiveness today, has taken great steps with technology since the first years of its existence and has started to have a voice in the sector for the last ten years. The digital printing, which is an alternative to the offset printing system in making design a product, exhibits significant improvements in terms of production efficiency, cost and quality. Offset has become competitive with flexo printing with the developing color efficiency in digital printing machines. High quality and different applications can be made with digital printing machines. In order to achieve this (screening) process, it is necessary to know the boundaries of the color universe that can be seen or produced by the devices and machines used in the system. In this study, the difference between colors and color consistency and basic measurements such as color values, dot gain were evaluated by changing the selection of screen methods used in digital printing. The differences caused by the screening structure variable have been shown with graphics and tables, then suggestions have been made. It has been determined that the change in the screening structures in digital printing creates differences in dot swelling, density and color.