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  2. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    Three-dimensional printing is a method of converting a virtual 3D model into a physical object. 3D printing is a category of rapid prototyping technology. 3D printers typically work by 'printing' successive layers on top of the previous to build up a three dimensional object. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use ...

  3. Printing - Wikipedia

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    Later developments in printing technology include the movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 [4] [5] and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. The technology of printing played a key role in the development of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution and laid the material basis for the modern ...

  4. Global spread of the printing press - Wikipedia

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    The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. [1] Western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing.

  5. Printing press - Wikipedia

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    A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the cloth, paper, or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly to achieve the transfer of ink and accelerated the process.

  6. Movable type - Wikipedia

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    The world's first movable type printing technology for paper books was made of porcelain materials and was invented around 1040 AD in China during the Northern Song dynasty by the inventor Bi Sheng (990–1051). [1]

  7. Digital printing - Wikipedia

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    Digital printing is a method of printing from a digital-based image directly to a variety of media. [1] It usually refers to professional printing where small-run jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources are printed using large-format and/or high-volume laser or inkjet printers.

  8. List of duplicating processes - Wikipedia

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    Relief printing including woodcut; Intaglio (printmaking) or copperplate engraving; Planographic printing; Line engraving; 1917 office with a "Multigraph" duplicating machine at lower right. Printing/Applied ink methods Letterpress printing (via printing press) Gelatin methods (also indirect method) Hectograph; Collography, autocopyist

  9. Printer (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Many printing problems are caused by physical defects in the card material itself, such as deformation or warping of the card that is fed into the machine in the first place. Printing irregularities can also result from chip or antenna embedding that alters the thickness of the plastic and interferes with the printer's effectiveness.