1. 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

2. Overview Finishing in digital printing industry
Known types of finishing processes and finishing equipment
HP Scitex challenges
Q&A
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3. Digital printing new challenges
What is finishing?
10 years ago
Obstacles on the way
Recent challenges in terms of finishing
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4. Main types (cutting)
I - cutting
Die - cutting
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5. Main types (cutting) Guillotine - cutting XY - cutting
CNC/Laser - cutting
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6. Main types (lamination)
Hot lamination – PVC, PE films
Cold lamination – polyester films
AccuShield™– GBC patented alternative to liquid coating, dry transfer process
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7. Main types (varnish) UV liquid coating Water/Solvent based coating
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8. Main types (seaming) Welding - hot air, hot wedge, high frequency
Sewing
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9. Main types (others) Eyeleting Heat banding
Thermoforming (vacuum forming)
Framing
Drilling and sawing
Gluing to rigid back (pasting, mounting)
To be continued…
PE banner
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10. Challenges Finishing as a bottle neck of job processing
Equipment is variable and mostly obsolete
In-line solutions
Ink compatibility
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