Printing without printing form

Digital printing When people talk about digital printing, they usually mean inkjet or laser printers: an attempt to differentiate between the two processes.
not. What is meant by this in general and in the graphic arts industry
is the digital print data preparation for an illustration
of photoconductor drums or transfer belts in toner printing systems
(laser printing) or the activation of ink-filled needles in
inkjet printing systems (inkjet printing). This also includes the subsequent
Transfer of the toner/ink to a substrate. Unfortunately
the terms are poorly defined, the illustration and the coloring
are mixed - this is referred to as ink, but not as
toner printers.

Ink against toner
Just as in the private sector, the professional sector also prefers
output, some users use the inkjet printers and others the
laser printers. This is due to various advantages and disadvantages
both sides together. In a professional environment (production printing)
Laser printing has become increasingly popular, mainly thanks to cost advantages in
Consumables at print shops or in-house print shops
page printed with toner is not a problem from a certain point onwards.
print volume cheaper than a page printed with ink. Different in the
large-format digital printing: only large-format digital
inkjet printers, because up to now only inkjet printers have been widely
the inkjet principle can be transferred to large formats - and because
the length of a print in laser printing is determined by the diameter of the
of the photoconductor drum/transfer belt is limited.

Jürgen Franck