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Die-cutting, Foil Stamping and Embossing Randy Thompson Director, Business Development

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Finishing Standards Correct finishing is usually sequentially pre-determined Finishing is a determining factor in how jobs are printed Master Shell / Imprint Programs The more you finish..the more you scrap In-line vs Off-line..Its all in the quantity

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Finishing Straight-cutting Chop Cut / Guillotine Cut Programmable Cutters

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Polar Computer Programmed 52 Trimmer

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Die-cutting High or Hollow Die-cutting Used for Single Labels and Envelope Converting Steel Rule Die-cutting For Large areas and where close register is required Die Line art required for Die Production Laser cut lines for Rule insertion Differing rule types Cutting / Perfing / Scoring

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Standard Cutting Die

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Die-Cut Make-ready

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Locking up Chase on a Heidelberg Cylinder

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Cutting Die Set-up for a Presentation Folder

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Foil Stamping Uses Dies of image pressed against stock over a colored ribbon of foil Can be registered to either printed inks or to embossed images For stationery, usually run as masters then imprinted

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Foil Stamp Die

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Angled View

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Foil Roll Mounted to Press

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Stock Feed to Die

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Stamp Impressions

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Foil Stamp Die in press

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Rolls of Foil Feeding into Press

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Business Card Masters

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Embossing/Debossing Embossing Raised Image formed by pressing stock between a female die and male counter Register to printed image or a Blind emboss Deboss Depressed Image formed by pressing stock between Male die and female counter

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Embossing Die

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Emboss die in press

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In-House Embossing

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Blind Emboss Image

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Multi-Operation Example

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Finishing Critical Quoting Variables Types of Required Finishing Embossing and Foil Stamping Number of locations Size of emboss/foil areas Die-cutting Art for Die-line for cutting die

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Finishing Recap Print Layout is directly linked to what finishing operations are required Different Die types for different types of operations New..custom jobs need new dies Stock or rerun jobs use stock dies Up-sell premium services when possible