Our die cutting and folding machines can handle full 28” x 40” sheets! The Poster Mailer featured this week unfolds to a full 28” x 40” sheet and has a die cut tear-strip. To make these Mailers, we first put the sheets through one of our die cutters to create the pull tab tear strip. Then, we put the sheets through one of our 44” x 80” folding machines to make the final foldover flap with a plow fold and line glue the mailer closed.
Whether you need a full press sheet folded, die cut and mailed without an envelope or clip/wafer seal, give us a call!
We’re a trade bindery that offers services that are tough to find elsewhere. Do you have a Buckle Folding job that’s larger than 30”? All but a few buckle folding machines are just 34” or smaller, which limits printers that print 28” x 40” sheets.
We have 40” and 44” Buckle Folders, which means we can fold jobs on large sheets. Please give us a call if you’re having difficulty finding a finisher!
44 INCH BUCKLE FOLDING
We frequently do jobs that are guillotined to 22” x 34”, requiring us to fold it to 11” x 34” and then parallel accordion or roll or double gate fold on the right angle to final size of 8.5” x 11”. For jobs that require folding larger than 30”, we can be of service!
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This week’s email features a 50,000 unit run university acceptance brochure. Universities and colleges continue to spend money on print advertising, specifically direct mail. Every year, we do a giant run of folded brochures for the University of Chicago. When looking to expand your market, advertise to higher education institutions because they are an area of growth within the graphic arts industry!
Now, onto the unique, diamond folded piece! This 8.5” x 11” folded piece was first die creased on our 40” Bobst / Brausse die cutter. The folding was then done partly automatically and finished by hand.
What looks like a regular 4 page brochure opens to a stunning arrangement of folds!
As you can see in the images above, this folded piece opens the same way as a saddle-stitched book.
Then, as you can see, when the user opens this folder, the centre pops up and outward in a diamond shape. The final fold opens the piece to measure 16” x 17.”
This unusual folding job always gets attention. For large and stunning folding jobs, give us a call!
One of the most innovative folds in print finishing is the Broadside Folded Booklets. Simply put, the broadside (aka long side) of a sheet is folded first, before any other folding is done. A simple slit in the middle of the sheet turns a simple sheet of paper into an 8-page, 10-page or 12-page booklet! No glue, no metal stitches … fully recyclable booklets are possible!
Any bindery can make Broadside Folded Booklets on smaller 26” long press sheets, but we can fold full 28” x 40” sheets! Our 3 large-format folding machines can fold Broadside Folded Brochures on sheets up to 44” long!
Is your client looking for a lightweight brochure? Please give us a call today to see how we can help you get the job done!
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The feature of this week’s email are a few binding methods that are not as common as perfect binding and saddle stitching. As a premier full-service bindery, we offer a range of unique binding options to elevate your customer’s book binding job.
ELASTIC BOOK BINDING
Elastic book binding is highly unusual and, therefore, memorable! Books can be various sizes and thicknesses. The special elastics we source come in different widths and colours. In some situations, the elastic can be printed, for a fully custom look.
JAPANESE BOOK BINDING
Japanese binding is a glue free book binding option, which used several threads to create loops around the spine. Almost any thickness of book can be bound using this method.
DOME BOOK BINDING
Dome binding is a good binding method for thin books up to 3/8” thick. Books are perfect bound and can then have 2 or more dome rivets applied along the spine.
SIDE SEW BOOK BINDING
Side sew book binding is one of my favourite binding methods. Because the thread is visible from the front and back, this binding method is perfect for making a statement. There are numerous colours of thread to pick from. It’s perfect for thin books up to 1/4” thick. Numerous colours of thread. As mentioned in the video, sometimes two lines of two different colours of thread is very effective.
BOX STITCH BOOK BINDING
Box stitching is done as a secondary and purely aesthetic method of book binding. Perfect bound books up to ¼” thick can have copper or silver box stitches applied.
EYELET AND GROMMET BOOK BINDING
We have a huge capacity for eyelet and grommet binding. Our 18 riveting / eyeletting machines are always busy as demand for value-added features continues to grow. As you can see in the sample board, there is a huge range of sizes and colours. Whether your book project is thin or thick, we have a binding option for you!
The feature of this week’s email is tipping an extra page into saddle stitched books or folded mailers that cannot be stitched. You might be asking, “Is this a necessary service?” The quick answer is, “yes!” and I’ll explain why. Saddle stitched books need signatures in multiples of 4 (8pg, 12pg, 16pg, etc.). A client, for various reasons, might have a 10pg or 14pg booklet they want saddle stitched and a fold-out isn’t an option or is too expensive. Or a client has a mailer that needs to be in a booklet style but can’t have added stitches. What do you do? Give us a call!
*Disclaimer: We did not produce this specific piece, which was a web press run of 5.8 million. We are a great option for your client, if they have a mailer like this and the run is too small (under 50,000) for a web press.*
The folded mailer I’m showing has four processes, which can all be done in-line. First, we tip on a single sheet (in this case, pages 3 & 4); fold and glue a pocket; apply a strip of remoistenable glue; and then apply glue to the spine and make the final fold.
Does your client have an extra 2 pages that will complicate a saddle stitching job? Do they need an extra page tipped onto a folded mailer? Give us a call and we can inline tip the extra page inside!
“A picture is worth a thousand words; a sample is worth a thousand pictures … need a sample? Just ask!”
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This is an example of Giant High-Speed Tipping! Our specialty lies in doing Difficult and Unusual Tipping jobs! This particular job is a 44” wide sheet that we folded automatically and then tipped on a card.
We have the machinery and expertise to tackle a wide range of unusual High-Speed Tipping jobs like:
Tipping 2 or 3 pieces side-by-side onto a single side of a carrier
Tipping onto both sides of a carrier
Tipping Product Samples that are filled with liquid
Tipping products automatically on the inside pages of saddle stitched books
Tipping jagged or irregularly shaped products automatically
Tipping onto sheets as large as 44” x 80”, and then folding and gluing the sheet
Tipping onto a sheet 28” x 40” up to 44” x 80” can be a great option for automatically tipping a card onto a page inside Perfect Bound or Case Bound books. For example, we would tip a card onto an inside page of a 16-page signature, which could then be fed into a perfect binder at normal speed. This is a tremendous cost savings!
For Giant High Speed Tipping jobs, please call us at (416) 701-0111 ext. 311 or email at quotes@sgfteam.ca. We can help!
Look at how many folds this Circle has – We did all 6 folds automatically!
How do other binderies fold a die cut circle? Most would start with a die cut circle that has one corner that’s perforated. The sheet would be folded like any other, (but limited to one or two folds) and then the perforated section would be hand stripped to reveal the final circle. This method has 3 problems:
1) This method is time consuming and costly;
2) Most are limited to doing only two folds; and
3) The final circle has the leftover perforations marks!
How does our bindery make a Folded Circle without any perf marks? We are always innovating, and Folding Circles is something we can do completely automatically and without any perforations.
First, we cut sheets with our PMC / High Die Cutting machines to cut ultra smooth Circles. Then we fold the Circles on an extremely rare folding machine that has no register table or side guides. We simply place a 4-inch pile of PMC / High Die Cut circles into the hopper and the folding machine catches the bottom circle and brings it right onto the folding plates. From there, we do 6 folds and produce a smooth Folded Circle that has a clip seal / wafer seal.
These are the benefits of our method:
1. PMC / High Die Cutting is a much cheaper way to cut circles than die cutting
2. PMC / High Die Cutting produces smooth edged circles without perf marks
3. We can do up to 6 folds all automatically and add a clip seal / wafer seal
Notice how many folds this piece has! If you need PMC / High Die Cut Circles folded once, twice or up to six times, please make us your first call!
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The challenge of a Cross Fold piece like this one isn’t the die cutting or folding. Gluing the inserts onto the Cross Folder is the typical way of doing this job. But, as you can see in the video and the image below, the insert on the centre panel is not attached by glue! A piece like this is produced automatically and in just one pass, which reduces spoilage and the cost of the job.
How can we produce a job like this automatically? As we frequently do, we have a trick up our sleeve! We use a tipping machine to “tip” the sheet on the centre panel with a drop of water. The drop of water temporarily holds the insert in place as the carrier travels through the machine. This piece has one wafer/clip seal, but we can apply 1, 2 or 3 wafer/clip seals inline.
If you need innovative, creative solutions to your job challenges, please call us – we can help!
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The Tear-strip Mailer featured in this email unfolds to large 28×40 sheet. The tear strip was die cut and then we folded the Mailer on one of our 44” x 80” folding machines. Lastly, we plow folded the final fold over flap and line glued the Mailer closed.
When your client has a large folding job that needs to be mailed without an envelope or clip/wafer seals, give us a call!
