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The True Benefits of UV Coating & UV Coaters
The Quality is in the Coating…
Using uv coating on your printed products allows for colors to become more vibrant and rich. For example, all of your printed materials with blues or blacks in them will allow for a nearly wet-like appearance. Coating your products with a uv coater is one of the most effective (and efficient) ways to create beautiful, finely finished products.
Document Mailing without the Damage…
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 printed documents provides durable, damage-resistant products without lacking any visual appearance! Additionally, products that are uv coated are resistant to smudging and marking which allows for not only your customers professional presentations to look great, but yours as well.
Go Green, Stay Clean…
With regulation worries, an over taxation applying, uv coating provides an outlet for business owners to print and finish responsibly. UV coatings are free of solvents and do not emit volatile organic compounds, or VOCs when cured. This basically means 2 things:
1 – You’ll get a great PR value with not only your current customers (and the general public), but you’ll also get a distinct marketing edge as well for presenting to newer clients.
2 – You are taking the correct steps to help save the environment, and going green is staying clean.
Finishing your printed products with a uv coating system has now become more efficient than ever. ‘And with the overall high-quality, fast output of a uv coaters, uv coating has never been easier.
Watch the video below to see just how fast (without lacking any quality) uv coating is…
Binding Machines Increase Productivity
Comb Binding Machines allow you to make your own trade paperbacks and hardcover books with a comb binding machine. Offices can benefit from having a comb binding system. Thousands of dollars can be saved each year by performing comb book binding in-house. Whether you run a small business or a home office, you will benefit from a high-quality and efficient comb binding system. Binding the materials yourself in half the time it takes to outsource the project.
For all of your Comb Binding needs we suggest visiting lloydsofindiana.com to find savings and instant online discounts.
Coil Binding Machines with any size office will benefit from having a coil binder on-site. Money can saved each year by performing all of your binding in-house. Don’t depend on a printing chain or service. Owning coil binding or spiral machine allows you to bind your projects on your own schedule. No more waiting for the job to get done a coil, spiral binding system lets you get it done when you need it.
For all of your Coil Binding needs we suggest visiting lloydsofindiana.com to find savings and instant online discounts.
Perfect Binding is a form of adhesive binding or hot glue binding. This binding method is sometimes called a “soft cover”, which is similar to a paperback book or novel. It is excellent for books, corporate reports, manuals, brochures, and annual reports. The advantages are versatile, printable spine, longevity, overall look and visual appeal. A printed spine requires a minimum of about 50-60 pages to allow room for the printing. Minimum pages to perfect bind is about 24.
For all of your perfect binding needs we suggest the Tamerica WS Binding Work Station:
Organize your binding supplies with this economical work station. Constructed with rigid metal, 6 easy sliding drawers for easy access to binding materials, Special clear plastic drawer insert for separating & dividing cover sets & bindings, Large 2” locking casters provides mobility for optimum use, Spacious working station top provides 4.5 square foot of space.
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Unibind Binding Machines are for simple spine and printed cover presentations or SteelCrystal and SteelMat for see-thru covers. Create your own hard back book with SteelBook binding from Unibind.
For all of your Unibind Binding needs we suggest the UNIBIND XU-338 Binding Machine:
The Unibind XU338 SteelBinding System is our most popular binding system and has 3 binding elements, allowing the binding of up to 24 documents simultaneously or 3 single documents with up to 340 pages. This Unibind system offers three cooling bays where finished documents will cool down quickly, and like all Unibind systems editing a page is simple and fast. The XU338 system is ideal for a small to medium size offices.
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Wire Binding Machines Create professional bound presentations right at your desk with our double loop wire binding machines! Double loop wire binding systems are great for calendars, recipe books, journals, notebooks and more. Individuals can create their own items to give as gifts or to use in their own offices. A wire bind system allows companies to save thousands of dollars in binding costs every year by binding in-house. Don’t pay a print shop to bind your books, presentations and marketing materials.
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For all of your Binding Supply needs Call Lloyds of Indiana, Inc 887-626-6848 or Click lloydsofindiana.com.
They have a huge inventory of book binding supplies. Their supplies include plastic comb binding, plastic coil, double loop wire and spiral-o wire binding. They offer custom binding supplies such as printed combs, and custom colors are also available.
Lloyds of Indiana, Inc.
As your one-stop shop for all aspects of book binding, Lloyd’s of Indiana is your low-priced specialist for book binding supplies. Compare our prices to even the most discounted warehouse stores. They simply can’t beat us because this is our sole focus, which means our buying power is actually better than theirs. At Lloyd’s of Indiana, we ship all binding supplies to you the same or next day. You can order easily online or pick up the phone and call us toll-free at 877.626.6848. One of our friendly family staff members is always available to pick up the phone and help you order exactly what you need. Even if you’re not familiar with your office’s binding machine, we can help you order just the supplies you need for it. Some machines can accept more than one type of binding, so just ask our Lloyd’s staff and we’ll help you make the right choice for your needs. We also sell custom binding supplies, which means we can print anything you want on the comb, plus custom colors, and more. At Lloyd’s of Indiana, we’re proud to be in our second decade of bringing offices, organizations, and individuals quality binding and laminating equipment and supplies at affordable prices. As a small family business, it’s important that we make every customer happy, which is why we guarantee your satisfaction.
Wide Format Laminators and Dry Mounting Systems
Wide Format Laminators and Dry Mounting Systems
Wide format laminators are disigned for digital and inkjet printers. Banner American and Ledco manufacture wide format laminating equipment from 38″ to 60″ machines. If you own or operate a sign shop or digital reproduction facility a large format laminator for finishing and dry mounting your prints is a must.
Wide Format Laminators for digital printing
Laminate and dry mount trade show displays, signs, vehicle graphics and much more. Apply gloss, matte, and textured laminate. Wide format laminators are available that run hot (thermal) and cold (pressure sensitive) material and dual application. Quickly switch from thermal to pressure sensitive materials with the Ledco Digital 42 or 60 model without waiting for heat up or cool down time.
Build Print Finishing Profits in 2011
Are you sending your digital printed materials out to be finished? Are you looking for ways to speed your turn time and increase your profits on post print projects? These are a couple of the questions you should be asking if you want to increase your profits in 2011.
OK, you have the digital press and can do short or large run printing profitably. What is your process for that job when it leaves the press? Do you send it out of house for folding, drilling, corner rounding, laminating and binding? I suggest that you work on bringing those services in house to build more profit into your jobs.
Increase your bindery profits in 2011
For the past few years I have seen a change in the size of jobs being printed and the expectations of the customer to have it yesterday. With digital presses, jobs are now being printed on a small project basis with shorter lead times. This means, now more than ever, it is more economical to purchase finishing equipment and increase your profits.
Start by evaluating what part of post print finishing do you send out the most. Is it scoring, folding or binding? Usually the print runs are smaller than in the past and there are many manufacturers of short run finishing equipment to meet those demands. You no longer need to invest in large pieces of finishing machines that cost in the thousands and have large footprints. These machines are now available in modular platforms with prices that are more in line with most shops budgets. This will allow your post print finishing equipment to grow with your demand without breaking the bank.
For example, if you send out for short run scoring / perforating jobs then you may want to look into a manual scoring / perforating machine like the Handi-Scor. With the HS-100 Handi-scor, now you can do short run scoring and perforating jobs in house without interrupting the press, with quick and easy setup.
If you send out for short run binding then think about keeping those profits by bringing in house a manual punch binding machine like the Akiles Coil-Mac or Wire-Mac. Both machines are easy to use, have easy setup and are priced to fit most budgets. Or, if you bind using different types of punch binding on a daily basis, consider a punch machine with removable die heads like the Akiles FlexiPunch. This machine allows the operator to change from coil binding to wire binding simply by releasing two levers and removing the die, then inserting the die of choice and locking the two levers back in place all in about 1-2 minutes. The only other additional piece of equipment needed for coil binding is a coil inserter and crimping pliers and for wire binding supplies, a wire closer.
How Do I Choose the Right Business Card Slitter for My Print Shop?
In this series of posts, “How do I choose?”, we will help you take a little of the guesswork out of selecting the best print finish product for your shop or office. It’s sometimes difficult to find the right machine to fit your needs when there are so many models.
Ah, the business card. Still a valuable business tool after all these years. If you’re a full-service shop, you’re likely printing business cards for clients that use your other services. If you’re not, you may be missing out. It’s a nice little revenue stream that requires very little work, and even less up-front investment. That is… if you’ve chosen the right business card slitter.
But how do you do that?
When it comes to business cards, you must consider volume and automation. The more volume you expect, the more automated you probably want to be. Automated business card slitters like the HS-3000 will cut and stack 1,000 cards in five minutes ready to box and deliver. When you’re doing cards for an entire company that’s just gotten a new logo or street address, the speed and accuracy of a machine like this comes in handy.
Manual models are still efficient and are certainly not slow, and they have the advantage of being extremely economical. Lloyd’s has a great selection of both manual and automatic card slitters.
The thing to consider when buying either model is the format in which you’ll print the cards in the first place. 8-up, 10-up, 12-up, gutter, or no gutter are all options. Just remember, the flexibility and speed your print shop has in cutting business cards may just keep your customers from exploring purchasing one of these machines on their own. These machines are so easy to operate, they’re also sold as “ideal for the office.”