Specialty papers are made for specific purposes
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:01 am
They are often mixed with exclusives, but for you, as a marketing user, this behavior doesn't really have any special value, except for the price, which it probably is.
In addition to some foils and PVC templates , special materials can also be handmade paper, combinations of paper with plastic (Xerox No-tear paper; which does not tear), it can also be fabric or something else.
4. Finishing of printed matter
Finishing printed matter means that you do something extra with the paper that comes out of the machine. You bind it into a notebook, a book, fold it, cut it out, perforate it, glue it. Except for armenia telegram lead folding, where this is mostly done by individual folds, most die cuts, embossing, partial foil prints (hot foil), and perforations require a die cutting plan, a tool. It is important that such a tool needs to be drawn, developed, and physically manufactured.
Here's the best advice: if you're not a real professional, don't try to draw a packaging tool yourself. Even designers don't do it without professional help. Professionals in cardboard packaging measure to tenths of a millimeter so that the paper is folded, rolled, and cut correctly. Do you know how important the thickness of the paper is in boxes? Imagine folding the cardboard 3 times. A 1 mm thinner paper is then 3 mm lower; as a result, something simply can't be made to the edge...
How to prepare files for printing such tools and finishes: once again, the same advice as with medicines; consult with designers and printers before use.
In addition to some foils and PVC templates , special materials can also be handmade paper, combinations of paper with plastic (Xerox No-tear paper; which does not tear), it can also be fabric or something else.
4. Finishing of printed matter
Finishing printed matter means that you do something extra with the paper that comes out of the machine. You bind it into a notebook, a book, fold it, cut it out, perforate it, glue it. Except for armenia telegram lead folding, where this is mostly done by individual folds, most die cuts, embossing, partial foil prints (hot foil), and perforations require a die cutting plan, a tool. It is important that such a tool needs to be drawn, developed, and physically manufactured.
Here's the best advice: if you're not a real professional, don't try to draw a packaging tool yourself. Even designers don't do it without professional help. Professionals in cardboard packaging measure to tenths of a millimeter so that the paper is folded, rolled, and cut correctly. Do you know how important the thickness of the paper is in boxes? Imagine folding the cardboard 3 times. A 1 mm thinner paper is then 3 mm lower; as a result, something simply can't be made to the edge...
How to prepare files for printing such tools and finishes: once again, the same advice as with medicines; consult with designers and printers before use.