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General Printing Services

Paper conditioning and pressroom humidity: why stock is acclimatised before a run and what goes wrong when it is not

General Printing Services

Padding, drilling and round-cornering: the small finishing jobs behind notepads, binder pages and tags

General Printing Services

Collating, inserting, shrink-wrapping and kitting: the finishing work between the press and the carton

General Printing Services

Make-ready, spoilage and overs: why a print run of 1,000 starts with more sheets than that

General Printing Services

Varnish, aqueous and UV coating: the protective print finishes that are not lamination

General Printing Services

Guillotine cutting and trim accuracy: where cutting tolerance comes from and how to design for it

General Printing Services

Packing and delivering a large print run: cartons, pallets and what to check

General Printing Services

Registration, colour bars and the press sheet: what an operator checks while the job runs

General Printing Services

Paper weight, caliper and bulk: why two 300gsm sheets are not the same thickness

General Printing Services

Ink Drying and Set-Off: What Happens After the Press Runs

General Printing Services

Lamination Compared: Gloss, Matte, Soft-Touch and Anti-Scuff

General Printing Services

Scoring, Creasing and Perforation: Why Thick Paper Cracks When It Folds