Printing & converting machines, step by step
The machines are in the order they work in the process. Ask us about any of them: we check feasibility and the import rules before we quote.
Prepress
The artwork is checked, and each colour is imaged onto its own printing plate.
Computer-to-plate system
Writes the page image straight from the computer onto printing plates with a laser, with no film in between.
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Printing
Offset presses print sheets of paper and board, flexo presses print labels and film from the roll, and digital presses print short runs without plates.
Offset press
Transfers ink from a plate to a rubber blanket and then onto paper, giving sharp, even print for books, posters and cartons.
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Prints from flexible relief plates onto film, foil, paper and corrugated board, often roll to roll for packaging.
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Prints straight from a file without plates, which suits short runs and jobs where every copy is different.
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Coating and laminating
Printed sheets are coated or laminated with film to protect them and give a gloss or matt finish.
Laminating machine
Bonds a thin plastic film onto printed sheets with heat or adhesive, for shine, strength and water resistance.
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Spreads a clear varnish over printed sheets and cures it instantly under ultraviolet lamps.
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Cutting and die-cutting
Stacks of paper are trimmed to size, and carton shapes are cut and creased with a steel-rule die.
Guillotine cutter
A heavy straight blade that cuts tall stacks of paper square and to size.
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Presses a shaped steel-rule die onto printed board to cut and crease carton blanks.
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Folding and gluing
Die-cut blanks are folded and glued into flat cartons, ready to be filled on a packing line.
Folder-gluer
Folds die-cut carton blanks along their creases and glues the seams, delivering flat cartons ready to fill.
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Binding
Printed sheets for books and notebooks are folded into sections, gathered in order and bound.
Paper folding machine
Folds printed sheets into sections or leaflets with buckle plates or knives, many sheets a minute.
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Gathers the sections of a book, roughens the spine, glues it and wraps on the cover.
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Drapes folded sheets over a saddle, staples them through the fold and trims them into booklets or magazines.
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