http://printfinishblog.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://printfinishblog.com/2012/01/uv-coating-win/ http://printfinishblog.com/2012/01/uv-coating-win/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:23:19 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=2069 Do you print a lot of products that are mailed for your customers? Well, as your customer's documents travel from post office to post man to post man to post office to their consumers, the document may become damaged or warped or even destroyed as it makes its journey. Using uv coating on your...]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2012/01/uv-coating-win/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/10/uv-print-finishing-rise/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/10/uv-print-finishing-rise/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:00:55 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=777 Boasting a double-digit growth in the last 10 years, UV coating technologies have reached rock star-like popularity with both customers and print professionals. And, as is the case with rock stars, they have their raving fans, cautious observers, and critics. Enter cold, hard data: Nothing like black-and-white stats to pull back the curtain and give [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/10/uv-print-finishing-rise/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/benefits-uv-coating-printed-documents/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/benefits-uv-coating-printed-documents/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:00:34 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=775 With fierce competition and prospects who seem to flop between overwhelm and distraction, outshining (not outspending) the competition becomes mandatory if you’re going to thrive in the marketplace. The same goes for your customers, who are feeling the same pressure to wow prospects without breaking the bank. How do you do that in print? Industry [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/benefits-uv-coating-printed-documents/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/busting-uv-coating-print-finishing-myths/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/busting-uv-coating-print-finishing-myths/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:56 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=773 Scads of business leaders make strategic decisions on myths rather than facts, wasting both profit and productivity opportunities. Take print finishing technologies, for instance: With UV coating’s popularity on the rise (double-digit growth in the last 10 years, in fact), misinformation abounds. Throw green printing concerns in the mix (plus the health of your pocketbook), [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/busting-uv-coating-print-finishing-myths/feed/ 2 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/add-uv-coating-print-finish-operations/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/add-uv-coating-print-finish-operations/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:49 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=771 In his blog post, “Considerations for Applying UV Coatings,” John Owed lists five great reasons why any print finisher should consider a UV coating machine. We were most interested, however, in the environmental benefits. Specifically, Owed says that when formulated as one hundred percent solids, no solvents are present in UV coating material. Since solvents [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/add-uv-coating-print-finish-operations/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/tec-lighting-xtracoat-18-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-175-20-vacuum-feeder/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/tec-lighting-xtracoat-18-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-175-20-vacuum-feeder/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:00:26 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=732 With the ability to apply Hi-Gloss, Satin or Matte coating almost on any printed sheet with ease, the Tec Lighting XtraCoat 18″ Offline Auto Feed UV Coating system was designed with your needs as a priority. This UV Coater has the ideal combination of performance and affordability that will allow you to increase your capability [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/09/tec-lighting-xtracoat-18-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-175-20-vacuum-feeder/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-25-15-vacuum-feeder/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-25-15-vacuum-feeder/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:59 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=730 If you’re looking to apply Hi-Gloss, Satin or Matte coating to almost on any printed sheet with ease, the Tec Lighting XtraCoat 25″ Offline Auto Feed UV Coating System is the machine for you. This UV Coater has the ideal combination of performance and affordability that will allow you to increase your capability and profit, [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-25-15-vacuum-feeder/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/put-uv-coating-trade-show-posters/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/put-uv-coating-trade-show-posters/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:42 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=769 Should I laminate my trade show poster or just have it reprinted for each of the trade shows my firm is visiting? Such was the devil’s alternative that many business owners who needed a poster for an impending trade show used to face. Neither of these choices is very good. In “Printing and Design Tips,” [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/put-uv-coating-trade-show-posters/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-handfed-uv-coating-system/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-handfed-uv-coating-system/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:00:12 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=728 Like the 18″ model, the Tec Lighting XtraCoat 25″ Offline Hand-Fed UV Coating system was designed with your needs as a priority. It has the ability to apply Hi-Gloss, Satin or Matte coating almost on any printed sheet with ease. This UV Coater has the ideal combination of performance and affordability that will allow you [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-25-handfed-uv-coating-system/feed/ 0 http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-29-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-29-24-vacuum-feeder/ http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-29-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-29-24-vacuum-feeder/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:09 +0000 Garry Jones http://printfinishblog.com/?p=726 There’s not another UV Coating System that will give you the versatility and speed of the Tec Lighting XtraCoat 29″ Offline Auto Feed UV Coating System. This UV coater has the ability to apply Hi-Gloss, Satin or Matte coating almost on any printed sheet, including up to 100# text stock and 80# stock. The Tec [...]]]> http://printfinishblog.com/2009/08/tec-lighting-xtracoat-29-auto-feed-uv-coating-system-29-24-vacuum-feeder/feed/ 0