The advantages of digital offset printing are several, among the main ones are:
- Liquid ink is used, unlike laser printers that use dry toner.
- The registration between the front and the back is exact.
- Machine setup is instantaneous and economical.
- Short and urgent print runs can be done.
- Variable data can be used, personalizing each sheet.
- It can be manipulated immediately, so finishing can be done as soon as the print run is finished.
- Special finishes can be printed at a very good price.
- It provides excellent photographic quality.
- Current machines incorporate densitometers that guarantee color stability.
- Printing on FSC paper is possible.
Some of the disadvantages are:
- The printing cost is fixed, so it does not decrease when large print runs are made.
- The maximum paper size to print is oversized tabloid (47 x 33 cm).
- The range of papers that can be used is more limited.
- Pantone colors or spot inks cannot be printed, only CMYK.
