Printing companies, also known as a printing press is a business established for the primary purpose of engaging in commercial design and production of ink or laser impressions on various forms of printable materials like paper, metal, glass, plastic, clothing, etc and publications of varying sizes and volume.
This means that these companies are designed to handle small, medium and large volume prints using a more sophisticated and industrial set of printing equipment.
Usually, the nature of the equipment used would depend on the kind of print needed and the material to be printed on.
Some Printers may just be ideal for making impressions on paper, while some other printing equipment can print on almost any kind of material.
They also engage in graphic designs, this could be simple designs like creating the needed layout for forms, flyers, banners, receipts, brochures, logos, etc to more complex and demanding designs like cartoons or a blend of several designs.
Any New York printing company would certainly have a team of well trained graphic designers that are able to create designs of various kinds and to effectively bring the customers ideas and thoughts to reality.
Also, printing companies go as far as making customized materials like company designs and logos on t-shirts, cups, writing materials, bags, footwear, electronic devices, etc.
After the design has been completed, the printing process starts with preparing the material for print, this stage is also called prepress, after which the actual printing begins, the printing stage is known as the press stage.
Once this is done, the next phase is to apply the necessary finishing touches like trimming, binding, cutting, etc. this is known as the post press.
Currently, there are several kinds of printers available and for different uses; some printers make use of plates while some are digital printers.
Digital printers are more commonly used for making copies of documents, it's usually fast, but the prints are temporary.
Printers that use plates usually make long-lasting impressions but the process is slower than digital printing.