Finishing in LF industry Vadim Baliasny May 2009 HP Private© 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice

Overview Finishing in digital printing industry Known types of finishing processes and finishing equipment HP Scitex challenges Q&A 11/17/2018

Digital printing new challenges What is finishing? 10 years ago Obstacles on the way Recent challenges in terms of finishing 11/17/2018

Main types (cutting) I - cutting Die - cutting 11/17/2018

Main types (cutting) Guillotine - cutting XY - cutting CNC/Laser - cutting 11/17/2018

Main types (lamination) Hot lamination – PVC, PE films Cold lamination – polyester films AccuShield™– GBC patented alternative to liquid coating, dry transfer process 11/17/2018

Main types (varnish) UV liquid coating Water/Solvent based coating 11/17/2018

Main types (seaming) Welding - hot air, hot wedge, high frequency Sewing 11/17/2018

Main types (others) Eyeleting Heat banding Thermoforming (vacuum forming) Framing Drilling and sawing Gluing to rigid back (pasting, mounting) To be continued… PE banner 11/17/2018

Challenges Finishing as a bottle neck of job processing Equipment is variable and mostly obsolete In-line solutions Ink compatibility 11/17/2018