1. Prepress includes a file processing system, computer, and printer (to produce proofs for proofreading);
2. If film is unavoidable, a plate printing machine and a plate developing machine are also needed.
3. Printing: digital printing machine (black and white) or offset printing machine (single or two-color, you can buy second-hand).
4. Post-printing: cutting machine, binding machine, sewing machine.
5. Plate room: PS plate full-open printing machine, light-transmitting table for film inspection and imposition (full-open size)
6. Printing: 08 monochrome offset printing machine (Printing the inner core of books and periodicals) 4-open two-color machine (printing book and periodical covers, if you don’t have enough funds, you can outsource the processing without buying it)
7. Binding: disc plastic wrapping machine (used for plastic wrapping books), cutting Paper machine (used for cutting printed matter of various specifications and sizes), split laminating machine (laminating various materials for covers), stapler, flattening machine, baling machine, and a small trailer can be purchased if conditions permit. Knife sharpener, full size wooden pallet.
Extended information:
Printing classification: Different types of printing business have different uses. Such as book printing, news printing, advertising printing, etc.
Books and magazines were printed using letterpress printing in the past.
News printing: In the past, letterpress rotary printing machines were used for printing because of their high speed and large printing volume. Recently, in order to meet the needs of color, lithographic or gravure rotary printing machines are used instead.
Advertising printing: including color pictures, pictorials, posters, etc., most of them use lithographic printing, and occasionally letterpress, gravure or stencil printing is used.
Stationery printing: such as envelopes, stationery, invitations, business cards, account books, workbooks, etc., must be printed in low cost and in large quantities, so the quality is inferior, so letterpress printing is often given priority.
Reference: Printing Factory-Baidu Encyclopedia