SHEET-FED AND WEB OFFSET PRINTING

Balmar's blending of sophisticated digital front-end technology with a broad range of offset press capabilities allows you to leverage the economy and quality of offset from your desktop.

For quantities best-suited to offset printing technology, Balmar’s two full-service production facilities operate three shifts to provide premium-quality printed products. Balmar's offset capabilities support the full range of run lengths, complexity, and sheet sizes -- from business cards to long-run publications. We utilize the latest direct-to-plate technology from both Creo and Agfa to streamline the pre-press workflow -- saving time and reducing cost. Using Creo's Staccato screening technology enables Balmar to produce offset printed images that closely approximate continuous tone resolution and far surpass the quality possible with conventional screening technologies. Our range of presses includes:

•	1 & 2-color web press (ideal for long-run book work!)
•	Large format 2, 5 & 6-color sheet-fed perfecting presses with in-line aqueous coating
•	Small format 1, 2 & 4-color sheet-fed presses

To complement our offset capacity, we provide complete in-house bindery and finishing services, including die-cutting and foil stamping. We've built our production support services to handle your print project from start to finish.

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The Blending of
Digital and Offset

As an early adopter of print-on-demand technology (circa 1990), Balmar has grown its business around the understanding that digital and offset print production are not diametrically opposed solutions to print communications. Rather, they represent complementary parts of a continuum of production options that provide flexibility for our clients.

There are unique benefits to both digital and offset print options. But the skillful blending of the two is where the value lies. With the increasing demand for shorter runs and shorter schedules at marketable price points, digital print has certainly found its own niche. But our clients are combining customized digital covers and inserts with offset printed books to elevate the end-product to something with dramatically enhanced value -- at very economical unit prices. It just might be time to re-think some of your traditional assumptions about printing. Ask us about how to get started.