Print Finishing
This section focuses on print finishing including binding, folding and cutting, coatings, digital enhancement, mail prep and other applications. The section features news and analysis relative to finishing technologies and workflow strategies for short- and long-run printing. It will also follow developments among suppliers to the industry and manufacturers using post-press technologies.
Commentary & Analysis
Cutting Safety in the Printing Industry
Selling CYMK+: A Starter Guide (Part 1)
Actega EcoLeaf (aka Nano Metallography) Digital Metallization Ready for Prime Time
Your Postal Strategy: Key Benefits of Postal Resources, Experience and Expanding Your Network
EskoWorld: Packaging Connected
High-Value Digital Applications: New Opportunities on the Horizon
Embellishments: What’s Old Is New Again and Still Adds Value!—Part 2
Embellishments: What’s Old Is New Again and Still Adds Value!—Part 1
News
Summa names Christof Van Driessche New Chief Commercial Officer
Diamond Packaging Wins Seven Awards in 27th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition
Tilia Labs Brings Support for Summa Cutting Solutions in Latest Tilia Griffin Release
Nobelus Launches Rainbow Holografik
Trotec Adds Blazer Orange Laser Mask to its Growing Materials Line
Scodix Launches Enhanced Productivity Workflow Solution: Scodix Studio Station
Vollherbst Signs Beta Agreement for EcoLeaf Metallization Unit Predicting ROI in Only 6 months
POLAR Gives Away the Stack Lift
Konica Minolta’s MGI JETvarnish Technology Helps Kester Imaging Capture Larger Market
People Love Embellishments—But Often Fear Them
Published: December 19, 2019
Trish Witkowski, Chief Fold Fanatic for Fold Factory, talks to David Zwang about “embellishments”—people love them, but are often scared of them. There is a perception that “special effects” are only for special projects, and embellishment examples are often highly elaborate and aspirational. As a result, printers don’t often see how embellishments can be scaled down and used for more day-to-day print applications. Watch Video
Can the "Last Mile" of Manufacturing—Sewing—Be More Automated? Frank Henderson Says Yes
Published: December 16, 2019
A third-generation family-owned company in business for 50 years, Henderson Sewing Machine Company has changed with the times, according to CEO Frank Henderson. With sewing—the "last mile" in textile manufacturing automation—still requiring significant manual labor, Henderson talks about the challenges of automating textile sewn products and the progress that is being made. Watch Video
Finishing Automation is Becoming a Critical Investment
Published: November 14, 2019
Bob Flinn from Standard Finishing talks about why, with the current labor market, investment in automation within binding and finishing is imperative. Watch Video
Horizon International Introduces IoT Capabilities in its Finishing System
Published: November 13, 2019
Yoshihiro Oe, General Manager at Horizon International Inc., talks about the "ICE Concept" that Horizon International introduced at the Think Smart Factory event. The concept brings Internet of Things (IoT) interconnection to finishing equipment to provide real-time data analytics, predictive maintenance, remote service, and support. Horizon is collaborating with customers to determine which type of IoT functionality is most useful within an automated print factory. Watch Video
Think Smart Finishing Showcases Automated Print Production
Published: November 12, 2019
2019 Think Smart Finishing, organized by Horizon International, showcases automated print production from order to finished product. WhatTheyThink spoke to Yasuo Taketsugu of Horizon International about bringing 14 industry partners together across software, print, and finishing to show a fully integrated print environment. Watch Video
EFI’s Red Hot Fiery Technology at PRINT 19
Published: October 22, 2019
Giselle del la Moriniere Product Marketing Manager in EFI’s Fiery Group talks about EFI’s Fiery partners, the Red Hot Technology Award-winning FreeForm Create software, and the integration of the Fiery digital front end with Duplo’s spot coater and slitter/cutter/creaser. Watch Video
Colter & Peterson’s Cutting Edges
Published: October 17, 2019
Colter & Peterson’s Bruce Peterson talks about the company’s latest PRISM and SABER paper cutters, the company’s line of reconditioned cutters, and how cutters have evolved over the years. Watch Video
Hunkeler's New Flexible Stacker
Published: October 14, 2019
Hunkeler’s Hans Gut talks about the products the company was demonstrating at PRINT 19, including the Red Hot Technology Award-winning Hunkeler LS8-30 Long Stacker, which is designed to cut and stack a wide variety of print products. Watch Video
Graphco: “The Unfair Advantage”
Published: October 14, 2019
Graphco’s Chris Manley talks about the technologies the company was demonstrating at PRINT 19, including its chemical embossing system for RMGT offset presses, Foliant laminating, and GEW LED UV technology. Watch Video
Standard Finishing's Red Hot Technologies
Published: October 8, 2019
Paul Steinke of Standard Finishing Systems showcases two Red Hot Technology Award-winning products Standard was demonstrating at last week’s PRINT 19: the Horizon VAC-L600H Air-Suction Collator and the Hunkeler LS8-30 Long Stacker. Watch Video
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