Q1. - What are UV inks? A. - UV inks are light fast inks that take approximately 5 years to fade when exposed to sunlight (ideal for outside use).   Q2. - What are the benefits of vinyl stickers? A. - They are a hard wearing sticker that are generally used outside or in wet areas.   Q3. - What is the difference between label and general offset printing? A. - Label printing uses a raised impression to transfer ink to paper which is fed through the press off a roll. General offset printing has a chemically treated printing plate of which the exposed image area accepts ink. Paper is fed into the press as a flat sheet.   Q4. - What are dies? A. - Dies are either block mounted thin pieces of metal used to press against paper or card to punch out a required shape or die-cast steel plate that wraps around an impression cylinder on a label press again to punch out required shapes. Some examples of usage are for presentation folders, promotional counter cards, stickers for various bottles, etc.   Q5. - What is NCR? A. - NCR stands for no carbon required, it has a chemical which reacts between each sheet and this allows for duplicate, triplicate or quadruplicate copies to be created. NCR is commonly used in Invoice Books, Order Books, etc.