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When you have a large printing job, offset printing is often the best way to get a good result. Thomas Group Printing is a highly-experienced commercial printer, handling jobs for some of the world’s largest and most innovative companies. We’ve been operating since 1912, and while offset or lithographic printing has been around even longer, it remains a great choice for high-quality, sharp printing at large volumes.
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Whether you’re in need of a large print run of lookbooks for a South Beach fashion brand or thousands of booklets for an exhibit at Art Basel, Thomas Group Printing is here to serve all of Miami’s offset printing needs with quality, professionalism and free delivery.
Instead of digital printing, which is perfect for smaller projects, offset lets us run thousands of pages in one printing. Plus, it makes large print runs much more affordable, since the cost per piece becomes cheaper as you print more.
There is an initial cost always associated with creating printing plates and setting up an offset press, but that cost spreads out over the number of prints made.
Once you reach a certain volume — which will vary depending on the nature of the product and the complexity of the print — costs go down sharply in comparison to digital printing, which will typically cost the same for the thousandth print as it does for the first one.
In general, when you’re printing thousands of copies of a resource, offset printing is a much more cost effective method than digital.
If you’re curious about which option is best for you, our experienced press team can help.
The process, sometimes called lithography, works by transferring the image to be printed directly onto a printing plate from the image file.
This method is called direct-to-plate or computer-to-plate offset printing, in contrast to the older method of developing film negatives with the images, then transferring the negatives to plate.
The plates are typically separated into CMYK colors, or can be just done in black.
That means we’d prefer to receive your image files for offset jobs in CMYK format as well — get in touch with our press team for details.
From the printing plates, it’s transferred to a flexible rubber sheet on the press, which then rolls ink onto the paper to create the image.
It may sound complex, but it produces clear, defined images at high volume and speed in a way that digital printing can’t match, and modern methods of offset printing now rival digital printing in flexibility and precision.
Offset printing can be used for any job needing a high volume of print products. That can include reports, catalogs, magazines, posters, and even books.
In general, any order that’s higher than 2,500 pieces or so is a great candidate for using offset printing. We often use offset printing for annual reports, brochures, booklets, and other large jobs.
The large paper sheets used in this printing process also mean our customers aren’t limited by size when they need larger products done.
We can print full color, spot color and even add coatings to protect the quality of the final product, and many paper choices are available.
Finishing options after the prints come off the press can be customized to your needs, such as saddle-stitching a booklet, folding a brochure, or binding a report.
There’s more information about our binding offerings available here.
For more printing inspiration, check out Thomas Group’s Inspiration blog, a collection of the many creative projects rolling off of our presses to help you gather ideas and get inspired for your own book printing project.
“Glen and Rory saved the day with a recent print job (15k booklets for an exhibition opening). Not only did they stay ahead of schedule while we were already running behind, but when a last minute change meant we had to reprint everything right before the opening, they miraculously pulled it off. They’re responsive, accommodating, calm, and kind!” – Dorothy L.
“Thomas Group Printing has gone above and beyond for me, always delivering the best printing in town. I have used them several times and highly recommend them for small and large jobs. I really appreciate that they are a family business and do such high quality work. They are my secret weapon.” -Sara G.
With many offset printing companies, you have to schedule work months in advance. Thomas Group Printing is different. Our unique business model helps us deliver large offset jobs quickly, typical with a short 5 day production process.
From there, we offer fast, free shipping to any business or home address in Miami. In all, we advise customers to plan to receive their print job within 5 days of placing an order.
We encourage customers to place their order as soon as possible to allow for additional time to correct any potential artwork or file issues our team might catch in the pre-production.
We know printing needs don’t always conform to a set schedule, and we always do our best to deliver your project as quickly as possible with an eye on exceptional quality.
Thomas Group Printing is a fourth-generation, family-owned printer, and that shapes the way we do business.
With a solid foundation of family values and tradition, we’ve built a company that adapts to the newest print technologies and market needs.
There’s not a printing project out there we haven’t had experience with, and we’re here to bring that experience to you with fast, free shipping.
Thomas Group Printing’s mission is to give our customers the best quality offset printing, service and overall experience. Contact us to start your offset printing journey and experience the commitment to excellence that Thomas Group Printing offers.
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