A list of 10 types of post-printing processes
For people in the printing industry, the word post-press is no stranger, referring to the post-printing work, generally referring to the post-processing of printed matter including glue (lamination), UV, oil, beer, bronzing, embossing, mounting, binding, cutting, etc., mostly used for publicity and packaging prints. The following is a list of ten basic post-printing processes, in no particular order, for your preliminary understanding and understanding.
1. Hot stamping The scientific name is hot press transfer printing, referred to as thermal pad printing, commonly known as hot stamping and hot silver. On the other hand, there is also a cold pad printing.
2. UV glazing
It is ultraviolet varnishing, UV is the abbreviation, that is, it depends on ultraviolet irradiation to dry and cure the ink. UV is usually a silk screen printing process, and now there is also offset UV printing.
3. Convex and embossed
The scientific name is embossing, which is a process that relies on pressure to make local changes in the substrate to form a pattern, and it is a metal plate that is corroded and then pressed into two pieces of the platen and the bottom plate. There are two types: the cheap ordinary etched version and the expensive laser engraved version.
Fourth, beer
The pronunciation of Guangdong is "turtle", which means die-cutting. The die-cutting process is a molding process in which a special die-cutting knife is made according to the design requirements of the printed matter, and then the printed matter or other substrates are rolled and cut into the required shape or cut marks under the action of pressure.
Fifth, Jin Cong
It is to pass a layer of glue on the paper first, and then sprinkle gold dust on the glue.
6. YO
It is a spring-like object, mostly plastic, which is generally used on the spine of wall calendars and notebooks, and is used to turn pages and connect them.
Seventh, glue to the printed paper to press a layer of transparent plastic film, there are crystal film, light film and matte film, many places are called a little different, not environmentally friendly.
8. Pinholes
Also called needle and floss, it is to press a semi-connected line to the paper, which usually appears in the opening of the package.
9. Punching
It is to make a hole in a piece of paper or N sheets of paper according to the size as required, and there is a special punching machine.
10. Flocking is to brush a layer of glue on the paper, and then paste a layer of fluff-like substance to make the paper look and feel a little flannel.