Offset printing Offset printing is a common printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat image carrier. Wikipedia Rotary press: 1843 Printing press: c. 1440 Lithography: 1796 Solid ink printing: 1987 Hot metal typesetting: 1884 Digital printing: 1991 Laser printing: 1969 #Cust