Offset printing also known as mass printing system. It means one way print with huge number of print result. It maybe cause a problem for someone who want to print just a few. But now digital print is the solution for this problem.
Printing Company nowaday always have an offset printing device. With more needed of printing stuff from many company, organization or personal, mean more profit for printing company and need more offset printing device to do that. In case, if they want to finish multiple order of offset printing in a little time or same time.
Offset printing, have a great print result, the ink is not faded by water, it different when you print at desktop printer with dye base ink.
Offset printing device price is so expensive (if you buy the new one). Because the high price of offset printing machine, this make a new business. Some people open new agency in second hand offset printing machine, for more cheap machine still with great quality of print. But the speed of the second hand offset printing machine is so poor if they compared with new one.
Offset Printing method used for making magazine, newspaper, brochure, and other huge number of print.
Offset Printing is a commonly used printing technique where the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanke, 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 (planographic) image carrier on which the image to be printed obatains ink from ink rollers, while the non-printing area attracts a water-based film (called "fountain solution"), keeping the non-printing areas ink-free.
[taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_Printing]
See offset printing machine, categorized by size of printing.
See offset printing machine, by type of feeder.
