TURNING YOUR IDEAS INTO BRILLIANT PRINTING

Saddle Stitching refers to a very popular book binding method in which folded sheets are gathered together one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples. The staples pass through the folded crease from the outside and are clinched between the centermost pages

Perfect bound or “perfect binding” refers to a soft cover form of book binding that uses a specific type of EVA glue which is not as strong as the newer style PUR glue. A perfect bound book or a perfect bound booklet is where the pages and the cover of the book are glued together along the spine.

Perfect bound or “perfect binding” refers to a soft cover form of book binding that uses a the strongest type of adhesive PUR glue. A perfect bound book or a perfect bound booklet is where the pages and the cover of the book are glued together along the spine.

Wire Binding is a form of binding in which all pages are punched and bound using wire coils. … When ordering wire bound books, it is important to ensure that your artwork is setup correctly.

Spiral Binding is a form of binding in which all pages are punched and bound using plastic spiral coils. … When ordering spiral bound books, it is important to ensure that your artwork is setup correctly.

Hand finishing refers to complex styles of binding that are required to be finished by hand as opposed to machine. This may include fold out sections, forme cut or short trimmed pages, 1/2 candian bound books etc

In printing, the term Collate refers to the gathering and arranging of individual sheets or other printed components into a pre-determined sequence. Basically, Collating creates consistent, logical sets from multiple parts

In the industry of trade printing, a padding finish refers to the binding of a stack of sheets, by using a flexible adhesive along one edge of a stack of same-sized sheets. … A print project with padding finish can be a notepad, a memo pad, order pads, and other useful, everyday applications.

In the printing industry, Embossing refers to a method of pressing an image into paper or cardstock to create a three dimensional design. Text, logos and other images can all be formed by the embossing method. Embossing results in a raised surface, with the design higher than the surrounding paper area.

Foiling is a specialised technique whereby a thin film of metallic or foil is impressed onto a document using a die (or stamp). It creates elegant, eye-catching results that simply cannot be replicated using standard printing.

Spot UV refers to the application of this UV Coating to a specific area (or areas) of a printed piece rather than coating the entire surface. … In fact, a very popular finish combination is a high-gloss Spot UV over a dark, matte stock

Scodix is a print finish that adds a luxury look and feel to ordinary print runs by producing a raised ink experience. It is a digital enhancement printed on top of an image after the printing and laminating process.

Forme Cutting is basically a technique where a shape is cut or punched out paper or card using a metal cutting die. … The metal die can be customised to give you whatever shape you like and we also have some standard shapes available – like the curved corner on a business card for example.

Celloglazing (a.k.a Laminating) is a process whereby a thin sheet of film is adhered to the printed piece by a special machine that uses both heat and pressure to apply the coating.Celloglazing can be matt or gloss and can be single sided or double sided.