Post-printing processing of printed products

Printing is not always considered the final stage of printing. Often required post-printing processing, which allows to protect the product from damage, to give it a decorative look. Do this work different printing. There are different types of post-processing, which will be discussed in the article.

Cutting

This procedure can be performed to print – during the preparation of the paper to be sent to the printing machine and is always printed on the products. Cutting is required to align the edges of products, breakdown products, for example, flyers, business cards. Paper cut in the stack, it is required to consider when creating a layout for printing – perform sorties, protecting the image or text.

Cutting enables to make the product more carefully. As the products processed in the stack, even a slight displacement will cause the marriage of the circulation. Quality is determined by the flatness of the edges of finished products. The obtained printing product has an original appearance.

Folding and creasing

Folding – postpress for folding sheets. Without the procedure, it is impossible to multi-page products, brochures, Newspapers. A fold is the fold line of the paper. To work is used a special equipment. It uses several variants of the fold – Euro, books, gate. The paper should be a density of 170 g/m2.

Bend heavy paper is done by creasing. A special device is the compression of sheets at the fold line. Appears groove – big. Then, you fold. Due to such a sequence good quality bends without creases. Creasing need to get paper bags, folders.

Cutting and die cutting

If you want to print the products of non-rectangular forms, that is in process of deforestation. According to the customer model is created in die cut form for a particular device – crucible.

Die-Cutting is used to produce postcards, labels, boxes, folders, where the design includes a sophisticated circuit. The procedure used for decoration of products. It is used in obtaining boxes, folders-folders.

Binding

This post-processing allows you to collect leaves in a single product. To do this, use:

• Stitching wire;
• Perfect binding adhesive bond;
• Spring Wire-O;
• Stitching thread.

Stamping

Popular foil stamping. With its help improving the attractiveness of the finished product, so it is used for gift products. The foil is metalized, colored holographic. The finishing procedure includes stamping a lamination foil for printed materials.

This is cliche. Another popular option is the embossing convex. It is used in obtaining the relief image on the surface of the products. If the procedure is performed without foil stamping is called blind. Stamping – postpress to receive postcards of beautiful covers for books, certificates.

Lamination

In this procedure a special device covers products with a thin film. Due to this, the product will be durable, attractive. Lamination prevents fingerprints. The leaves are rigid and durable. This protects the product from dirt.

The Lamination is divided into several types:

• Glossy & ndash; will make the image brighter and more saturated;
• Matte – on the surface will not blokowania;
• Textured – surface not smooth.

Varnish

This post-printing treatment of products allows you to transform the appearance of the product. Popular two types of procedure:

1. VD-varnishing. The image is covered with a water dispersion varnish. The procedure is performed when printing. Water-dispersion lacquer is used to cover products with large fragments of drawings, sealed homogeneous paint.
2. UV varnishing. The applied lacquer, drying under ultraviolet light. This finish gives a bright effect varnish. The procedure is performed to isolate fragments of the picture.

Perforation

Such post-printing processing of printed products is also considered popular. The procedure is performed for obtaining products with loose leaves. It is usually used for flyers, calendars, tickets, ads. Perforation required to obtain such products as notebooks, brochures.

Caching

The Procedure is used to obtain a packaging or POS materials. For thisfilm, designer paper or thin cardboard with a printed pattern is attached to the base of cardboard or plastic. This type of packing looks original, yet it's very durable.

Klimovka

Slim-cardboard is used to produce packing linens, toys, appliances and light bulbs. Climaval procedure is called gluing cardboard to the cardboard. On the top layer there is printed an image and aqueous dispersion or UV varnish.

Hardcover

This procedure involves the stitching of the printed publication on a thread. This version of the design of multi-page products used for long life, for example, books.

Hard cover making call sheets, binding the roof and the attached parts (endpapers). Binding the roof is created on the basis of binding cardboard, covered with paper, vinyl papers and other materials, leather.

Thus are subject to many types of post-processing. You can order them according to individual wishes. Taking into account all the important parameters of a good quality and beautiful printing products.