December 2009: Outsourcing with a Comprehensive Finisher Saves You Time, Money and Worry
Die cutting usually occurs early in the production workflow, yet affects nearly every downstream operation. Therefore, jobs that require die cutting as well as other post press services belong with a finisher that can oversee and coordinate most or all of these operations.
Look for a finisher that:
- Makes and adjusts dies in house: This reduces the back-and-forth that can delay delivery of a job.
- Helps you get the most out of your sheet: Your post press services provider can help choose the right size sheet for your project. Under consideration should be: Grain direction; proper gripper and guide margin allowances; and downstream production efficiencies.
- Advises you about job layouts: Ideally, you want a layout that will minimize total time and production costs.
- Helps you map out production workflows: Your finisher should be able to explain what happens next in the sequence of die cut operations.
- Assures great quality: Under-one-roof post press service providers should offer better quality assurance because they can test the product during every production step. Minor project issues can be resolved immediately.
- Cultivates knowledge and helpfulness among its own people: Your provider should have knowledgable staff trained to assist you from project planning through delivery.
- Wants you to win more printing work: Choose a die cutting company that offers samples and advice to help you win the job in the first place.
The Rapid Bind Advantage
Rapid Bind's complete range of post press solutions make us an ideal under-one-roof resource for both simple and complex projects. We offer many money and time-saving advantages, such as in-house die adjustment, that help ensure your projects are completed on-time and on-budget. By consolidating so many post press operations under one roof, Rapid Bind customers are able to avoid additional transit time and costs while maintaining greater control over the quality of their finished products.
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