What types of printers do printing companies use?

It all depends on the type of printing you would like to do. A litho and digital printing company like London Print Shop http://www.londonprintshop.com use this press at the link provided below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXRqDvAWa0s&feature=related The printer above cost over a million pounds brand new but it is capable of generating a million pounds in less than a month if you have the contracts and you know what you are doing. If you are starting out you will need a guillotine a laminator, a sra3 digital sheet fed press, a large format printer and a minimum of two workstation computers. For software. the best application that fits the print shop is Corel Draw. Guillotine cost £1200.00 (try ebay) Professional Desk Laminator for now £450.00 Xerox Docucolor 240 upwards (used) £4,000 (DO NOT BUY A DIGITAL PRINTER ON A CLICK CHARGE DEAL) Large format printer £1,200 (try ebay). this will make you lots of money from easy jobs 2 High Performance Workstation Computers £700.00 (try Stratford computer fair, on sundays) Corel Draw £200.00 - £400.00 (try it first) In addition you MUST know typography, colour theory, and branding. There is much much more to learn. You MUST read alot.