Finishing - Conventional

Why Is Creasing Important?
June 3, 2010

The goal of the designer and printer is to reproduce a job as close to the original as possible, in any quantity.

16 Page Signatures On My Folding Machine— What's the Best Technique?
May 25, 2010

A reader recently called in with this problem: The center spread of his saddle stitched book was falling out periodically. The center signature was a 16pp 8.5 x 11 and the question was "how can we modify the score on the spine to prevent the signature from falling out?"

Larry Corwin, President of Rollem International, speaks at DScoop5
March 26, 2010

A reader recently called in with this problem: The center spread of his saddle stitched book was falling out periodically. The center signature was a 16pp 8.5 x 11 and the question was “how can we modify the score on the spine to prevent the signature from falling out?”

The Sweet Smell of Collaboration
February 9, 2010

The addition of scent was the irresistible attention-grabber on one recent issue of Georgia Printer magazine. So how’d they do it and what aroma did they finally choose?

Crossing the Finish Line
February 1, 2010

One's ability to skillfully maneuver digitally printed product through the binding and finishing process just may enable you to avoid a nasty kick in the pants as the completed job heads out the door.

Enhance Design with Special Effects (PaperSpecs)
December 8, 2009

Many designers are still challenged to find more creative ways to maximize their resources...When it comes to paper, unusual finishes and surfaces, as well as the use of metallics and translucents are adding flair to one-color print jobs.

Heidelberg Doubles Production Speed with ‘Frog Fold’ Technique
December 4, 2009

Heidelberg developed a way to increase productivity for signature work by rotating the sheet to feed oblong with a special twin lay attachment and pneumatic gate in the first folding unit. They call it “frog folding” because the sheets “leap frog” one another into two parallel side lays.