• Craftsmanship + Technology

    Printing is our craft. We are master print artisans using 21st century technologies.

  • Digital Printing

    We use the most current digital printing technologies to deliver on your most demanding print projects.

  • Offset Printing

    For your larger projects, our offset print experts will deliver premier results on your next print project.
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Welcome to Complemar PrintWestern NY's Premier Printer

Complemar Print is a leading printer in Western NY specializing in both offset and digital printing. We have over 30 years of experience in commercial printing with extensive capabilities.

Complemar Print's services are on par with the best printing companies in the world. We are a Certified G7 Master Printer and we can accommodate short runs, long runs, small and large format offset and digital, print-on-demand, and robust variable data printing applications.

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  • Customer StoryIron Smoke Whiskey

    Iron Smoke is an artisan crafted small batch whiskey distiller based in Fairport, NY.
    Their product line includes award winning Apple Wood Smoked Bourbon Whiskey and Rattlesnake Rosie’s Apple Pie Whiskey.
    Iron Smoke sought Complemar Print’s help in printing their point-of-sale materials, package materials, bottle neckers and sell sheets. “It’s the quality and the customer service.” says Iron Smoke Co-founder Tommy Brunett. “(Complemar Print) is willing to work on tight timelines and go above and beyond!”

  • Customer StoryDavos Brands/TYKU Sake

    Davos Brands is the maker and distributor for several liquor brands including TYKU Sake, a premium Japanese Sake and Soju.
    Complemar Print has worked for years creating custom printed materials for the TYKU brand, including labels, promotional materials, bottle neckers and more.
    When discussing Complemar Print, Brian Helfman, Supply Chain Analyst for Davos says “Communication, cost, quality, help on short notice, general customer service - they are all stellar.”

  • Customer StoryCity Dining Cards

    City Dining Cards is a Customer Loyalty Program which distributes decks of $10 discount cards good for locally owned restaurants in cities across the country.
    Complemar Print prints and produces a pack of 25 cards for City Dining Cards. We’ve also done some promotional materials, postcards and other print projects for City Dining Cards.
    “Our business is reliant on print. Without a strong print product, we don’t have a business.” said Marilyn Roach, Managing Partner. She continued, “Complemar has always produced high-quality print for us...actually exceeding all our expectations.
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Print 101 - The Basic Offset Print Process

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Offset lithography (printing) works on a very simple principle: ink and water don’t mix. Images (words and art) are put on plates, which are dampened first by water, then ink. The ink adheres to the image area, the water to the non-image area. Then the image is transferred to a rubber blanket, and from the rubber blanket to paper. That’s why the process is called “offset” -- the image does not go directly to the paper from the plates as do other older processes such as letterpress or gravure.

If you look at your morning newpaper or a Sports Illustrated magazine, it is printed using this process. If it has color photos or type, it is printed using 4 “process” colors; cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Each color has its own plate and is printed on its own “unit” which can then have that color controlled to the amount of ink added to the plate. If you look really close at a picture in a magazine (you would probably need some sort of magnifying device) you will see something similar to the pictures shown here.

Rosette Pattern

This is called a Rosette pattern and is made of dots in each of the 4 process colors. The dot in each ink color will vary in size depending on the color (green grass or blue sky) in the area you are looking at. So green grass will have a larger dot of blue and yellow and smaller dots of black and magenta and a blue sky will have a larger dot of the cyan and magenta and smaller dot of black and yellow. And then……the size of dots in those colors will vary depending how dark or light that color green or blue is. So, while this sounds like it is really difficult to do, computer technology and laser platesetters have all the intelligence that make it happen.