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DIGITAL: FINISHING EQUIPMENT
Canon’s imagePress range offers a variety of finishing options, including booklet making, perfect binding and three-edge trimming
printed materials. The Hybrid Titan 165, for example, will take board up to 12mm control over both the quality of the finished product and the timeframe in which
thick, while Mimaki's new hybrid roll-to-roll/flatbed cold curing UV printer, the it can be produced.”
UJV-160, demonstrates the role that laminators continue to play in the high end The course consists of theory and practical sessions and will cover finishing
graphics market. techniques including preparation, weed face and dry application of cut vinyl;
One of the beauties of the ink technology employed by the Mimaki UJV-160 is application of: flood coating to board; wet and dry digital print to board; etch
that it needs no time to gas off. The inks' flexible nature also means it will print films to glass; and wet and dry digital print to glass, as well as basic lamination
to formable vinyl, so whether it's a sheet of foamboard for display graphics or a and mounting techniques, including application to contours and curves.
roll of vehicle wrap, lamination can take place directly after printing. This This introductory course is suitable for those who are still considering setting
compares well with solvent prints, which can take up to 24 hours for gassing off. up a finishing department as well as printers who are currently finishing in-
house but feel they need to enhance specific techniques.
Back to school Sam Sooialo continued: “A basic general knowledge of digital print production
For those who are new to the world of print finishing, Roland DG Academy has is obviously preferable in order to get the most out of the programme. The
added to its portfolio of digital print courses with a new module, titled ‘Basic additional skills gained on this course will help printers and sign makers to
Application Finishing.’ It will be taught at the company's bespoke training facility expand their print product portfolio and target new opportunities by adding
based at Walsall College and is designed to provide sign makers and printers finishing techniques to applications.”
with skills in the basic preparation, application and finishing of a range of vinyl,
digital and lamination media. And finally
Head of operations for Roland DG (UK), Sam Sooialo, said: “Increasingly, sign It goes without saying that the more options which you can offer to your
makers and printers are looking to bring specialist skills in-house as the customers, the more chance you have that they will stick with you in the long
technology, price and footprint of new finishing machines makes them suitable term. Print finishing is a cost effective way to branch into a new area of business
for an in-house digital print one-stop-shop and with the right training you will soon have an additional
approach. Taking finishing in-house also revenue stream to chase away the recession.
enables printers to maintain greater
www.canon.co.uk
www.hybridservices.co.uk
www.rolanddg.com
An example of Duplo’s offline finishing equipment
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