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High Speed Digital Printing Equipment
Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6500 Digital Color Printers (2)
65 pages per minute (ppm), full color, scan, variable image capable, 13 x 19 digital color printers |
Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 1050eP B/W Printers (4)
105 ppm, B/W, scan, variable image capable, 12 x 18 digital black and white printers |
The bizhub PRO Color Production Series handles heavy and coated paper stock – up to 300 gsm, with full duplex capability up to 256 gsm. Full-Bleed 12” x 18” Printing. You can print on paper sizes from 4" x 6" up to 13" x 19.2", to reproduce full-bleed 12" x 18” color originals while preserving crop marks and borders. The bizhub PRO series also have enhanced finishing performance – precision stacking alignment, flexible 8-position stapling, durable staple-cutting, multiple folding options, even inline perfect binding and saddle stitching.
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Xante Ilumina |
Think bigger than just business cards and packaging. The Ilumina can image banners, calendars, in-store signage, posters, greeting cards, presentation boxes, table tents, t-shirts and more on oversized media up to 12.9" x 47.24". The Ilumina prints on thick stock media, traditionally the province of large volume offset printers, including a wide range of paper weights from text weight to ultra thick cover (75 to 502 gsm). The Ilumina can even handle magnetic stock—print brilliant, full color items such as magnetic auto signs, decals, car door ads, promotional signs, refrigerator magnets, magnetic photos and more on flexible, 0.5mm thick rubberized magnetic digital media.
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Hasler Mail InkJetter with 6’ Conveyer |
The Hasler HJ3800P offers superior print quality for text, graphics, and barcodes in five standard colors, along with highly flexible media handling capabilities. It is compatible with all USPS® approved list management applications to ensure maximum postal discounts. It features true 600 x 600 dpi, which creates crisp, easily readable addresses, sharp, machine readable barcodes, indicia/logo printing and spot color capability. The Hasler HJ3800P prints speeds up to 26,000 No.10 envelopes per hour with reliable HP inkjet technology and accommodates mail pieces ranging from 3”x 5” postcards to 13.5”x 17” and up to 3/8” thick.
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CD/DVD/USB Media Equipment
Rimage Auto Everest III Thermal Disc Printers (4) |
The Rimage Everest 600 Thermal printer is used to produce photorealistic images on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Discs™, at 60 seconds per disc. In addition to delivering the highest print quality in the industry, the Everest 600 prints discs that won't smudge, scratch, or fade. The Everest 600 features 600 dpi print resolution—the highest print resolution in the industry that delivers photo quality images, with sharpness and detail that are not available in other print technologies. The images printed on the disc are permanent. The retransfer print technology results in printed images that are scratch proof, water proof, fade resistant, UV protected, and will look good and last the life of the disc. This printer is also capable of edge-to-edge printing, meaning that by using specially coated media, the Everest 600 is able to print from the outer edge to the inner hub, taking full advantage of the media surface.
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Rimage Auto Prism Plus Thermal Disc Printer |
The Rimage Prism Plus Printer is a high speed printer used to print monochrome information on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Discs™. The Rimage PerfectPrint technology enables registered printing on your original, silk-screened media. The Prism Plus is ideal for high volume applications where low cost printing is required. If your project requires preprinted, silk-screened discs, the Prism Plus PerfectPrint feature can print variable information that is registered on specific locations of each disc.
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CD/DVD Duplication/Replication Drives (90) |
CD duplication involves burning CD-Rs and DVD-Rs with a laser in CD or DVD writer drives. CD/DVD duplicators can process large numbers of CD/DVDs of all sizes quickly and efficiently. This type of production is ideal for smaller print runs, or when the discs are required within a shorter time frame. The laser print process is smudge-proof and allows full color printing that is suitable for photographs or complex color gradients. Another advantage of duplicated CDs is that we can supply them printed, but blank, for you to burn your own content onto in a standard CD-RW or DVD-RW drive. This is often useful if you are sending out individual client files, or if the information that you need to put on the discs is constantly changing. CD replication is a process usually better suited for higher volume discs and involves a physical production process that actually presses the discs during manufacture from a glass master. Replicated discs are also referred to as CD ROM discs, with the 'ROM' standing for 'Read-Only Memory' (as opposed to the CD-R where the 'R' stands for 'Recordable').
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High Speed USB Duplication drives (48) |
USB drives, also known as flash drives, come in many different shapes and sizes and offer a variety of different capacities ranging in size from 256MB to 8GB with multi-platform capability. We can preload presentations, product catalogues or any other materials you desire. Whether it be to supply important data to your clients or just to reinforce your company message, preloading your custom USB flash drives with data is an excellent concept.
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Binding & Finishing Equipment
Horizon BQ 270 Automated Perfect Binder |
The Horizon perfect binder is versatile and efficient—it can handle books that are 1/4" thick and then quickly move on to other books that have up to a 1 15/16" thick spine.
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Horizon HT 30 Automated 3-side book trimmer |
The Horizon book trimmer is able to ensure consistent, high quality finishing for perfect-bound books. Its’ automated system allows it to be computer controlled and perfectly cut to your specified dimensions—all while delivering the finished product faster.
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Tec Lighting Flood UV Coater |
Our flood UV Coating system consists of a UV flood coater/UV dryer which offers the performance and capacity to apply a high gloss UV coating finish to a wide array of substrates. The coating provides a layer of sheen and also protection to give any printed material, from business cards to posters, an extra touch.
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Bourg Stitch, Fold and Trim Booklet Maker |
This booklet maker combines 3 functions in one self-contained unit—it stitches, folds and trims booklets for a consistently high standard of finished product. This booklet maker can handle multiple types of paper stocks, including coated, with weights ranging from 60 to 200 gsm.
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Interlake Stitch ‘n Fold Booklet Maker, Stapler & Folder |
The Stitch 'n Fold uses patented magnetic stitching head technology, providing the reliability and economy of wire stitching to saddle stitch and finish booklet projects. Dual sets of folding rollers assure consistent, professional results. The Stitch 'n Fold's variable work thickness capacity handles from 2 sheets to a hundred page booklet.
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Akiles Plasticoil Inserter |
The Akiles Plasticoil Inserter threads the plastic wire into the spine of a book to allow it to be laid flat when open. This system is the first & only equipment of its class to offer the advanced feature of OVAL holes—special 4 x 5mm oval holes makes coil insertion much faster as compared to standard round holes.
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Unicoil ECI130 Plasticoil Inserter |
The Unicoil does a similar job to the Akiles, and incorporates patent-pending technology to quickly and easily finish a wide variety of documents up to 1" thick, at rates of up to 200 books per hour.
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Ibico 340WB Twin Loop (wire-O) Binder |
The Ibico wire binder provides another option for an open lay-flat book. It can handle a range of different sizes and colors to be inserted into the spine of the book for a professional finishing option.
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GBC TL-12 Twin Loop (wire-O) Binders |
The GBC TL-12 wire binder provides another option for an open lay-flat book. It can handle a range of different sizes and colors to be inserted into the spine of the book for a professional finishing option.
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GBC Semi-Automated Magnapunches |
Setting the standard for dependability, productivity, and ease-of-use for heavy duty punching, the GBC® MagnaPunch offers thirteen different punching patterns to prepare a binding project for plastic or wire binding. Speed combined with maximum punch capacity make it one of the most productive punches around Innovative punch design delivers high throughput, punching 20-45 sheets at a time and the 1/2 second punch cycle means the user can punch as fast as they can load paper into the punch throat, resulting in faster production time for your project.
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HD0077 Rhin-O-Tuff Automated Punches |
These machines do the same job as the Magnapunches and come with interchangeable die capability which allows you to punch the paper hole patterns for various types of binding—Coil Binding, Comb Binding, VeloBind, Wire Binding, ProClick and 3-Hole Punching. These punching machines can punch as many as 50 sheets at a time depending on the hole pattern.
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MBO B115-1-15/3 P Fold, Perf & Score with right angle |
The MBO Folder features Computer aided folding technology that allows for finishing on demand. It quickly and accurately folds, perforates and scores various sizes and types of paper for the perfect finishing solution every time.
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Perfecta Computer Controlled 36" Cutter |
Engineered to produce the smoothest cut using a slant rocking action via play-free guiding system using a single pull arm and an overload protection device.
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Weldotron L-Bar shrink-wrap sealer & heat tunnel |
The Weldotron shrink-wrapper is designed to individually seal your products or to package certain kits together. No matter what the project, final finishing demands a professional and functional delivery. Whether shipping to you or directly to your clients, you can be sure the products will arrive protected and quality-assured.
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Scott 1800 Index Tab Cutter |
The Scott Index Tab Cutter automates the process of creating organizational tabs for your book or booklet project.
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Scott 1800 Index Tab Laminators |
The Scott Index Tab Laminators seals and protects the tabs cut by the Tab Cutter—ensuring a professional and functional separator for your book and booklet projects.
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Rosback Perf/Score |
These versatile machines will produce intricate patterns such as perf, strike perf, score and slit combinations, difficult “CD” inlays and “J” cards, tickets, forms; etc. The capabilities are virtually unlimited.
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Challenge 3-hole Paper Drill |
The Challenge 3-hole Drill is the industry benchmark for a three spindle paper drill. Hydraulic operation ensures quick, efficient, and accurate operation. One, two, or three hole patterns can be drilled with ease, while an optional auto-trip side guide allows for more complicated multiple hole patterns.
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Challenge 1-hole Paper Drill |
The Challenger 1-hole Drill is the foot pedal operated paper drill for productive, economical, high quality drilling. The Challenger can drill up to a 2 inch lift as well as cornering, slitting, slotting, and V-slotting.
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High Speed Laminator (single or double sided laminating) |
Laminates sheets up to 12" wide with a range of 1-10 Mil lamination on one or two sides. Like UV Coating, it provides a glossy finish and also a layer of thick protection.
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Lassco corner rounder |
Creates perfectly rounded corners on all your documents, regardless of their size. The 1/8" cutting unit is designed for rounding corners on business cards, while the 3/8" cutting unit ensures perfectly rounded corners on letter size stock.
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Rosback Clipper I corner rounder |
The Clipper I corner trimmer is perfect for business cards, playing cards, greeting cards, paperback books, stationary, brochures and many other possibilities.
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Software
Graphic Design: Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), Quark XPress
Imposing/Production: Acrobat, Quite Imposing, Barcode Creator, PitStop
Variable Data Processing: XMPie, uImage
Misc Equipment
Kitting and product assembly tables and belt
Product and Pallet storage
Forklift, Pallet Jacks
Shipping scales, thermal printers, UPS Worldship, DHL, USPS and FedEX
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Click here to link to our Web-to-Print Online Ordering System where you can choose from many different designs and products available for purchase (i.e., business cards, letterhead, brochures, postcards, etc.).
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Our preferred file format is PDF with crop marks and a minimum 1/8” bleed margin (see our Glossary for the definition of “bleed”). See our Templates (above) for examples. Other accepted file formats are: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, JPEG, TIFF and EPS. If you have questions about any types of file formats not listed here, please contact our Prepress department at 801-765-9100 for help or further instruction.
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As in every industry, Printing has many terms and lingo that are sometimes not self-explanatory. If you come across a term you are not familiar with, our Glossary of Printing Terms may be helpful to you.
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| Accordion fold |
Folding paper by bending each fold in the opposite direction of the previous fold creating a pleated or accordion effect. |
| Acid-free paper |
A paper containing no acidity or acid producing chemicals that degrades less over time than acidic papers. |
| Against the grain |
At right angles to direction of paper grain. |
| Airbrush |
A compressed air tool that sprays a fine mist of paint or ink, used in illustration and photo retouching. |
| Alteration |
Change in copy of specifications after production has begun. |
| Anti-aliasing |
The process of averaging between pixels of different colors. This result is a smoother, more blended transition between the edge of two areas rather than a distinctly jagged appearance. |
| Aqueous Coating |
This clear coating is used to protect your printed pieces. It provides a high-gloss surface that deters dirt and fingerprints. Aqueous coating improves the durability of postcards as they go through the mail, and protects business cards as they ride around in people's pockets. It also looks beautiful on brochures, catalog covers, and stand-alone flyers. |
| Ascender |
Any part of a lower case letter which rises above the main body of the letter such as in "d", "b" and "h". |
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| Backslant |
Any type that tilts to the left or backward direction; opposite of italic type. |
| Back up |
Printing the second side of a sheet already printed on one side. |
| Base line |
The imaginary horizontal line upon which stand capitals, lower case letters, punctuation points, etc. |
| Basis weight |
Basis or basic weight refers to the weight, in pounds, of a ream (500 sheets) of paper cut to a given standard size for that particular paper grade. |
| Bind |
To fasten sheets or signatures with wire, thread, glue, or by other means. |
| Bindery |
The finishing department of a print shop or firm specializing in finishing printed products. |
| Bleed |
Any element that extends up to or past the edge of a printed page. |
| Bond |
A grade of durable writing, printing, and typing paper that is erasable and somewhat rigid. |
| Brightness |
The brilliance or reflectance of paper. |
| Bulk |
A term given to paper to describe its thickness relative to its weight. |
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| Carbonless |
Pressure sensitive writing paper that does not use carbon. |
| Cast coated |
A paper that is coated and then pressure dried using a polished roller that imparts an enamel-like hard gloss reflective finish. |
| Center spread |
The two pages that face each other in the center of a book or publication. |
| Coated stock |
Any paper that has a mineral coating applied after the paper is made, giving the paper a smoother finish. |
| Cold color |
Any color that is toward the blue side of the color spectrum. |
| Collate |
A finishing term for gathering paper in a precise order. |
| Colophon |
A printers' or publishers' identifying symbol or emblem. |
| Color bars |
A color test strip that is printed on the waste portion of a press sheet. It helps a press operator to monitor and control the quality of the printed material relative to ink density, registration and dot gain. It can also include a Star Target, which is designed to detect inking and press problems. |
| Color correction |
Using a computer to adjust, change, or manipulate a color image, such as retouching, adjusting color balance, color saturation, contrast, etc. |
| Color matching system |
A system of formulated ink colors used for communicating color. |
| Color separations |
The process of preparing artwork, photographs, transparencies, or computer generated art for printing by separating into the four primary printing colors (CMYK). |
| Condensed type |
A narrow, elongated typeface. |
| Cover |
A term describing a general type of paper used for the covers of books, pamphlets, etc., also used for business cards and postcards. |
| Crash number |
Numbering paper by pressing an image on the first sheet which is transferred to all parts of the printed set. |
| Crop |
To reduce the size of an image, or to cut off parts of an image or picture. |
| Crop marks |
Printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet. |
| Crossover |
An image, rule, or line art on one printed page that carries over to an adjacent page of a bound or folded work. |
| Cyan |
One of the four standard process colors. A shade of blueóthe C in CMYK. |
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| Deckle edge |
The rough or feathered edge of paper when left untrimmed. |
| Densitometer |
An optical device used by printers and photographers to measure and control the density of ink or color. |
| Density |
The degree of tone, weight of darkness, or color within a photo or reproduction measured by a densitometer. |
| Descender |
A term that describes that portion of lower case letters that extends below the main body of the letter, as in "p". |
| Desktop Publishing |
Creating materials to be printed using a personal computer, as opposed to taking non-electronic documents to a commercial printing company to be prepared for printing. |
| Die Cutting |
The process of cutting paper in a shape or design by the use of a wooden die or block in which are positioned steel rules in the shape of the desired pattern. |
| Digital Proof |
Color separation data is digitally stored and then exposed to color photographic paper creating a picture of the final product before it is actually printed with ink. |
| Dithering |
The process of averaging between pixels of different colors. This results in a smoother, blended transition between the edge of two areas rather than a jagged or 'stair-step' appearance. Also a method used on ink jet printers where colors are produced by mixing colored dots in a randomized pattern. |
| Dot |
An element of halftones. Using a loupe you will see that printed pictures are made up of many dots. |
| Dot gain |
A term used to describe when dots are printing larger than they should. |
| Drill |
The drilling of holes into paper for ring or comb binding. |
| Drop shadow |
A shadow image placed offset behind an image to create the affect of the image lifting off the page. |
| Dull finish |
A semi-gloss finish on paper that is less glossy than gloss and more than matte paper. |
| Dummy |
The preliminary assemblage of copy and art elements to be reproduced in the desired finished product, also called a comp. |
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| Electronic Proof |
A process of generating a prepress proof in which paper is electronically exposed to the color separation negatives and passed through electrically charged pigmented toners, which adhere electrostatically, resulting in the finished proof. |
| Embossing |
The molding and reshaping of paper by the use of special metal dies and heat, counter dies and pressure, to produce a raised image on the paper surface. |
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| Felt side |
The smoother side of a sheet in the paper. The wire side is the rougher side of the paper. The difference happens in the papermaking process. The differences are eliminated when papers are gloss or matte coated. |
| Finish |
The surface quality of a paper. |
| Fit |
The registration of the different colors on a printed sheet. |
| Foil |
A metallic or pigmented coating on plastic sheets or rolls used in foil stamping and foil embossing. |
| Foil Emboss |
Foil stamping and embossing an image on paper with a die. |
| Foil stamping |
Using a die to place a metallic or pigmented image on paper. |
| Flood |
To cover a printed page with ink, varnish, or plastic coating. |
| Flop |
The reverse side of an image. |
| Font |
The characters which make up a complete typeface and size. |
| Four-color Process |
The process of combining four basic colors to create a printed color picture or colors composed from the basic four colors of CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. |
| Free sheet |
Any paper that is free from wood pulp impurities. |
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| Ganging |
The combining of two or more different printing projects on the same sheet of paper. |
| Ghosting |
Also known as gloss ghosting. A condition occurring during the printing process when vapors from drying ink on one side of a press sheet interact chemically with dry ink or blank paper on sheets in contact with or on the reverse side of the same sheet creating unintended faint images. |
| Gloss |
A shiny, light reflecting look. |
| Grain |
Paper fibers lie in a similar direction in a sheet of paper. This direction is called the grain. Printing is usually done so that if folding is required, the fold is done parallel to the grain. |
| Gutter |
A blank space or margin between components on a printed piece or press sheet. |
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| Halftone |
Using small dots to produce the impression of a continuous-tone image. The effect is achieved by varying the dot size and the number of dots per square inch. |
| Hard Copy |
The output of a computer printer, or typed text sent for typesetting. |
| Hickey |
The effect that occurs when a spec of dust or debris (frequently dried ink) adheres to the printing plate and creates a spot or imperfection in the printing. |
| House sheet |
This is a term that refers to a paper that a printer keeps on hand in their shop. |
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| Image area |
That portion of a printing plate that carries ink and prints on paper. |
| Imposition |
The correct sequential arrangement of pages that are to be printed, along with all the margins in proper alignment, before producing the plates for printing. |
| Impression |
Putting an image on paper. |
| Indicia |
An image and/or text pre-printed on mailing envelopes in place of a stamp. |
| Insert |
A piece of printed material that is inserted into another piece of printed material, such as a magazine or catalog. |
| Italic |
Text that is used to denote emphasis by slanting the type body forward. |
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| Jog |
To vibrate a stack of finished pages so that they are tightly aligned for final trimming or binding. |
| Justification |
Adjusting the spacing or hyphenation of words and characters to fill a given line of text from end to end. Sometimes referred to as word spacing. |
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| Kerning |
The narrowing of space between two letters so that they become closer and take up less space on the page. |
| Keyline |
Lines that are drawn on artwork that indicate the exact placement, shape, and size of elements including halftones, illustrations, etc. |
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| Laminate |
To cover with film, to bond or glue one surface to another. |
| Layout |
A rendition that shows the placement of all the elements, images, thumbnails, etc., of a final printed piece. |
| Leading |
Space between lines of type. The distance in points between one baseline and the next. |
| Linen |
A paper that emulates the look and texture of linen cloth. |
| Logotype |
A personalized type or design symbol for a company or product. |
| Loupe |
A small magnifier used to observe the details on a printed sheet. |
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| M weight |
The actual weight of 1000 sheets of any given size of paper. |
| Magenta |
One of the four process colors, or CMYK, the M is for magenta. Magenta is a predominately red color with some blue. Magenta, cyan, and yellow are also the three subtractive primary colors. |
| Magnetic black |
Black ink containing iron oxides, used for magnetic ink character recognition used for check printing. |
| Matte finish |
Dull paper or ink finish, a coated paper finish that goes through minimal calendaring. |
| Mottle |
A term used to describe spotty or uneven ink absorption. |
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| Natural |
A term to describe papers that have a color similar to that of wood, also called cream, off-white, or ivory. |
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| Offset |
An erroneous variation of the word "setoff". Ink that is unintentionally transferred from a printed sheet to the back of the sheet above it as the pieces are stacked in a pile when printed. |
| Offset printing |
The most commonly used printing method, where the printed material does not receive ink directly from a printing plate but from an intermediary blanket that receives the ink from the plate and then transfers it to the paper. |
| Offset paper |
A term sometimes used for uncoated book paper. |
| Opacity |
Quality of paper that defines its opaqueness or ability to prevent two-sided printing from showing through. |
| Opaque ink |
Ink that completely covers any ink under itself. |
| Overlay |
The transparent cover sheet on artwork often used for instructions. |
| Overprinting |
Any printing that is done on an area that has already been printed. |
| Overrun/Overs |
Copies printed in excess of the specified quantity.
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| Page count |
Total number of pages in a book including blanks. |
| Parent sheet |
A sheet that is larger than the cut stock of the same paper. |
| Pattern carbon |
Special carbon paper used in business forms that only transfers in certain areas. |
| Perfect binding |
A binding process where the signatures of a book are held together by a flexible adhesive. |
| Pica |
A typesetting unit of measurement equaling 1/6th of an inch. |
| Picking |
An occurrence in printing whereby the tack of ink pulls fibers or coating off the paper surface, leaving spots on the printed surface. |
| Plastic comb |
A method of binding books whereby holes are drilled on the spine, and a plastic grasping device is inserted to hold the pages together. |
| PMS |
The abbreviation of the Pantone Color Matching System. |
| Point |
A measurement unit equal to 1/72 of an inch. 12 points to a pica, 72 points to an inch. |
| PostScript |
A trade name of Adobe Systems, Inc. for its page description language. This language translates a digital file from an application into a language a compatible printer or other device can use to create its output. |
| PPI |
Pages per inch. |
| Premium |
Any paper that is considered better than grade #1 by its manufacturer. |
| Process colors |
Cyan (blue), magenta (process red), yellow (process yellow), and black (process black). |
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| Quark |
Short for QuarkXPress, one of the primary computer applications used in graphic design. |
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| Rag paper |
Papers with a complete or partial content of cotton fibers. |
| Ragged left |
The term given to right-justified type that is uneven on the left. |
| Ragged right |
The term given to left-justified type that is uneven on the right. |
| Ream |
500 sheets of paper. |
| Register |
The arrangement of two or more printed images in exact alignment with each other. |
| Register marks |
Any crossmarks or other symbols used on a press sheet to assure proper registration. |
| RGB |
The color space of Red, Green, and Blue. These are the primary colors of light, which computers use to display images on your screen. An RGB computer file must be translated into the CMYK (the primary colors of pigment) color space in order to be printed on a printing press. |
| Right angle fold | A term that denotes folds that are 90 degrees to each other. |
| Running head |
A title at the top of a page that appears on all pages of a book or chapter of a book. |
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| Saddle stitch |
The binding of booklets or other printed materials by stapling the pages on the folded spine. |
| Scoring |
To crease paper with a metal rule for the purpose of making folding easier. |
| Scum |
Unwanted deposits of ink in the non-image area of a printed piece. |
| Self cover | A cover that is the same paper stock as the internal sheets. |
| Show through |
The printing on one side of a sheet is seen from the other side (a frequent problem with thin papers). |
| Side stitch |
The stapling of sheets or signatures on the side closest to the spine. |
| Signature |
A sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is trimmed and bound with other signatures to form a book. |
| Smoothness |
That quality of paper defined by its levelness that allows for pressure consistency in printing, assuring uniformity of print. |
| Specifications |
A precise description of a print order. |
| Spine |
The binding edge of a book or publication. |
| Spiral bind |
A type of binding where a metal or plastic wire is spiraled through holes drilled along the binding side of a document. |
| Spoilage |
Planned paper waste for all printing operations. |
| Spot Varnish/UV |
Varnish or UV Coating applied to certain areas of a printed product to highlight a specific part. |
| Step and Repeat |
A procedure for placing the same image on plates in multiple places. |
| Stock |
A term for unprinted paper. |
| Substrate |
Any surface on which printing is done. |
| Super calendaring |
A machine procedure that produces a very smooth paper surface that is exceptional for printing. |
| Synthetic papers |
Any non-wood or cloth paper, usually petroleum (plastic) based. |
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| Text paper |
A high quality, light-weight printing paper. |
| Thermography |
A printing process whereby slow drying ink is applied to paper and, while the ink is still wet, is lightly dusted with a resinous powder. The paper then passes through a heat chamber where the powder melts and fuses with the ink to produce a raised surface. |
| Tint |
A shade of a single color or combined colors. |
| Trapping |
The ability to print one ink over the other, or the overlapping of one color over a different, adjacent color to ensure that no white space is visible where the two colors meet, especially when there are slight variations in the registration of the two colors during the printing process. Or the process of printing wet ink over wet or dry previously printed ink. |
| Trim marks |
Similar to crop or register marks. These marks show where to trim the printed sheet. |
| Trim Size |
The final size of one printed image after the last trim is made. |
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| Undercolor removal |
The removing of cyan, magenta, or yellow from a heavily colored image to limit the total amount of ink being applied to that image to avoid potential production problems. |
| Up |
A term used to describe how many similar pieces can be printed on a larger sheet (two up, four up, etc.). |
| UV Coating |
A liquid laminate that is bonded and cured with ultraviolet light. Environmentally friendly. |
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| Variable Data Printing (VDP) |
Is a form of on-demand printing in which elements (such as text, graphics, photographs, etc.) can be changed from one printed piece to the next, without stopping or slowing down the press, using information from a database. For example, a set of personalized letters, each with the same basic layout, can be printed with a different name and address on each letter. |
| Varnish |
A clear coating added to printed material as a protective layer for improved scuff resistance and high gloss. |
| Vellum |
A finish of paper that is somewhat bulky and is slightly rough. |
| Vignette |
A photo or illustration in which the tones fade gradually away until they blend with the background they are printed on. |
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| Warm color |
A color with a reddish tone rather than a blue tone. Browns, oranges, reds, and yellows are generally considered to be "warm" colors. |
| Waste |
A term for planned spoilage. |
| Watermark |
A translucent mark or image that is embossed during the papermaking process, or printed onto paper, which is visible when the paper is held up to the light. |
| Wire-O |
A bindery trade name for mechanical binding using double loops of wire through a hole. |
| Wire-O binding |
A method of wire binding books along the binding edge that will allow the book to lay flat using double loops. |
| Wove |
A smooth paper with a gentle patterned finish. |
| Writing paper |
Another name for bond paper. |
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| Xerographic paper |
Papers made to reproduce well in copy machines. |
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| Yellow |
One of the four process colors, or CMYK, the Y is for yellow. |
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| Zip file |
Zipping a file compresses one or more files into a smaller archive. It takes up less hard drive space and less time to transfer across a network or the internet. |
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Miscellaneous Terms (#s and Paper Stocks) |
| 4/4 |
Pronounced ìfour over fourî, this printing term refers to the amount of colors used on the front and back of a printed page. 4/4 would mean that there was full color on both the front and back of the page. 4/1 would mean full color front, black only on the back, and 1/0 would mean black only on the front and no printing on the back, etc. |
| 80# Gloss Text |
Standard glossy paper stock, about as thick as a light magazine cover. The shiny finish provides an excellent opaque base for rich process color printing. This is our most popular stock for: brochures, catalog Inserts, flyers, posters, etc. |
| 100# Gloss Text |
Similar to the 80# gloss text, but 25% thicker and heavier, for a piece that feels more substantial. Standard uses: brochures, information sheets, self-mailers, etc. |
| 80# Matte Text |
This stock is finely coated with a non-gloss finish. It provides an excellent opaque base for easy to read, crisp typography. Standard uses: brochures, catalog inserts, flyers, etc. |
| 80# Gloss Cover |
As a "cover" stock, this paper is stiff, about like a postcard or baseball card. This stock is coated with a glossy finish, making photographs and other images look beautiful. Standard uses: durable, heavy-weight brochures, catalog covers, product spec sheets, etc. |
| 100# Uncoated Cover |
An option for business cards, rack cards and bookmarks. This bright white smooth #1 grade cover stock is 14 pt in thickness and matches the 70# text-weight stock used for letterhead and envelopes. |
| 120# Gloss Cover |
We use this stock exclusively for postcards, business cards, and rack cards. The glossy, coated finish makes photographs and other images look beautiful. Consider adding aqueous coating to your four color sides for added protection and shine. 12 pt thick. |
| 24# Uncoated and 28# Uncoated |
This is a standard stock commonly used for letterhead and envelopes, also called White Wove. The 28# is thicker and heavier than the 24#. |
| 10-point C1S |
A heavy stock, gloss coated on one side and uncoated on the other. Used for everything from greeting and business cards to posters and mailers. Also available in a C2S option that is gloss coated on both sides. |
| 12-point C1S |
A heavier option similar to the 10 point C1S stock. Also available in a C2S option that is gloss coated on both sides. |
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Some files are too big to send in an email, and it’s not always time or cost effective to send files by mail. Hedgehog has an FTP site to send and receive large files in much less time than it would to mail. If you already have a username and password, follow the instructions below to access our site and upload artwork files.
Please send an email to
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once your files have finished uploading so that we know the files are ready to retrieve.
If you do not yet have a username and password, please contact us to request ftp access.
FTP INSTRUCTIONS:
(For PC:) Open Windows Explorer by clicking on your "My Computer" icon. This may be in your start menu or on your desktop. In the "Address bar" near the top left of the window that comes up, type in the URL to your FTP site:
ftp://76.164.26.38/users/USERNAME
where USERNAME is the username that was assigned to you. For example, if your username was "acmecorp", you would type in:
ftp://76.164.26.38/users/acmecorp
You will then receive a dialogue box asking for your username and password. Once that is entered, you can drag any files you wish to upload directly onto the FTP window as you would any directory or drive in Windows Explorer.
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