Post Press Check
While some printing jobs are delivered as printed, most printing is usually not complete until it is converted into a "finished" product. Post press includes various types of finish work such as trimming, embossing, foiling, die-cutting, scoring, folding and bindery. Post press checking can include:
- Embossing: Defects that are commonly checked for are un-sharp edges, pinholes, ruptures and "halos" (shadows around the emboss).
- Foil stamping: Defects to be avoided are feathering, color changes, scuffing, peeling and un-sharp edges.
- Die-cutting: Defects that are commonly checked for are clean cutting and correct positioning.
- Folding/ Bindery: Before the printed sheets are folded or bound it is common to make and review a trimmed dummy of the finished piece. Defects that are commonly checked for are page order and alignment.
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