Contact after-printing: Traditional professional post-press processing is still not inferior in the ever-changing printing industry

(Finishing touch:within a changing print industry,traditional specialty finishing isn't losing its shine)

Entering a professional post-press processing factory, you will find that all the finished products have been packed and put aside. After loading and unloading, they will make room for the next batch of goods. It's like a moving train, stopping only for passengers getting on and off. A print goes from design to packaging and undergoes many steps before being processed by postpress. By the time the post-press processing step is taken, it should more than cherish the previous results, carefully plan and communicate effectively to complete the final stage.

Any printing company may realize that a company can't survive without other companies. This spirit of teamwork is particularly important in post-press processing companies. For example, foil stamping, die-cutting, embossing, and engraving may all require the help of other companies.

The professional post-press processing companies can only rely on their own wisdom and strength to provide services, which makes them in the industrial competition must go through a strenuous struggle to be invincible.

The 35-year-old The Aries Group, a family-owned company, moved from Toronto's city centre in Canada to Ontario two years ago. They are not worried about the development of the professional after-print industry. This is based on two simple reasons: Quality. and service. They believe that even if there are many large-scale printing companies that have purchased a large number of post-press equipment, they cannot compete with the service.

Aries is a typical professional post-press processing company with only 15 employees. Their main reason for being invincible in the competition lies in the fact that some large-scale, one-stop services companies have grown too fast to provide good service support. These big companies are dominant in price because they can produce in large quantities, but they cannot guarantee quality.

A factory cannot be very proficient in all aspects. It may seem simple to start a new business, but it requires a long-term learning process. Whether it is to expand the scale or establish a new factory, it is necessary to earnestly acquire some small but professional companies and integrate them together.

It is important to provide professional services to customers. At the very beginning, this company was mainly engaged in offset printing, but 90% of the businesses it received were semi-finished products that had already been printed. They decided to directly convert them into a single product. Post-press processing companies think this may be more profitable. Now they are mainly engaged in services such as die cutting and creasing.

Postpress is a very cruel industry. Without good print quality, it is easily eliminated, but high-quality printing tends to be expensive. Companies can not buy new printing equipment, but must constantly upgrade equipment productivity. This requires a lot of money and time.

Cuttell Brothers Co., Ltd. has 66 years of operating history, mainly engaged in a variety of cover processing, die-cutting, carton production. The company's manager disagreed with this view. He believes that the biggest problem in the post-press processing industry is the introduction of new equipment. In order to be at the forefront of the industry, it is necessary to introduce new equipment. Investment in this area is necessary. Regardless of price issues, new machines are more efficient and easier to install. Moreover, the new device can be controlled by a computer, so that the system can be precisely controlled, so that the amount of error of the product can be strictly controlled.

For bronzing foils, strict control over the size and balance of pressure is required. There are three main factors that affect the quality of hot stamping and embossing: the temperature of the heating, the size of the pressure, and the contact time. Every factor should be kept at a reasonably stable pace. If more aluminum foil is applied to a printed sheet, the aluminum foil will absorb a lot of heat. The next sheet is reheated again. The new device temperature changes quickly, which can speed up the printing of aluminum foil. Moreover, it is also possible to keep up with the development trend of improved register, double sheet inspection, paper separation, etc.

The pursuit of higher production drives most companies to introduce new equipment. To stay foot in the competition, you have to produce more products and sell them at a lower price. To introduce a new device is a major decision for the company. The company should focus on its own long-term development, not just the price of the equipment.

At present, the development of post-press equipment cannot take the path of computer control like printing presses. Digital printing and computer-to-plate (CTP) are the latest development technologies for printing presses, while post-press processing still uses existing technologies and equipment. It should be improved - at least to speed up its development. To achieve remarkable results in the mechanical automation of post-press processing, complex designs must be implemented. As mentioned earlier, a file can be directly printed on a computer using a computer, but it still requires a lot of manual work to get to a final product. For example, foiling and embossing machines have not changed much over the years. Of course, a variety of computer control devices can be added, but this is not important because manual processing is cheaper and problems are more easily solved.

The development of computer technology has greatly increased the way of art design, but it has made post-press processing more difficult. Some of the problems were solved in the design process, and many post-press processors had to spend a lot of time dealing with it. Most of these problems are due to the designer not considering the post-printing process in the design process. For example, it is difficult to indent the linen; the laser printer cannot output letterheads with hot foil. Because the processing of printing products is often at a later stage in the printing process, it is impossible for the printing industry and the designer to discuss these details.

In addition, post-press workers must continue to learn about the nature of foil and paper. There are often problems with the sturdiness of metal foils. For a new type of paper, the post-press processor must know which type of foil is suitable, which requires extensive experience.

Because each department is an indispensable part of the entire production process, there is no choice of department. However, customers often stop cooperating because they cannot meet their requirements in a certain process. In particular, to ensure their own footing in the competition, companies need to continuously introduce new equipment and provide comprehensive services.

For example: A few years ago there was a Charters company in the Toronto area that was more authoritative in metal engraving. At the time, the engraving was quite expensive, and the flower roller process was still a special printing process. Many customers rejected this process and used a relatively inexpensive process. In order to ensure that it can occupy a place in the competition, Charters has purchased a brand new temperature controller. In this way, customers who do not want to spend engraving costs can use thermal transfer directly in the company. Customers are attracted.

We must fully prepare for future development and accept new things at any time. This positive attitude towards the future is indispensable for the post-press industry. Some old employees have discovered that every four or five years there will be a new thing or new technology that will guide the direction of the industry and its staff. In order to seek development in the volatile business competition, every post-press processor should be ahead of the times and be ready to make new overflights at the right time.

A few years ago, holograms and holograms were used to make aluminum foil, and cold lamination and laser die-cutting techniques have emerged. Whether or not they will replace existing technologies depends on time, but special processors must keep up with the times and continue to advance with the development of these technologies. The special post-press processing industry will always maintain an important position in the entire printing industry and cannot be replaced by other technologies.

The new metal foil foil can now be glazing.

In Windsor, Ontario's hot metal foil manufacturers - launched a new professional metal foil series - BP12. BP12 uses a wide range of inks, coatings and paints, and can also be used to polish extremely smooth surfaces. It also has the following features: Suitable for printed or unprinted sheets, with high temperature heating function.

The development of cold-pressing technology is not fast The special post-press processing industry has recently witnessed cold-pressing and hot stamping technology. This process uses a special adhesive and pressure to transfer the metal foil to the surface of the object. Although this method may eventually replace the hot stamping, it is still not accepted by the post-press staff because of the shortcomings of its final product - foaming, uneven surface.