Coating Services
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Process Requirements & Guidelines:
Please follow the following steps when planning for laminating:
- Any worksheet must have a minimum of 10mm trims all around
- All jobs must be free of excessive spray powder – always remember to de-dust
- Always send a marked up and ruled up sheet stapled to your purchase order
- Always mark up your grip and lay edges
The following colours can change over time due to unstable pigments, solids and/or solvents. Allowing your job to dry for at least 48 hours will help minimise any potential colour change.
-Pantone Rhodamine ‘Red’
-Pantone Reflex Blue
-Pantone Purple
-Pantone Violet
-Pantone Warm Red
-Victoria Blue
-Methyl Violet
We suggest that colours like ‘Reflex Blue’ be made up of process colours to minimise the chance of colour change, where possible.
Your ink manufacturer should be able to supply you with similar information or a technical data sheet.
If a job is to be laminated one side only, where the job is to be printed on both sides, it is best to print the side to be laminated last. This gives the ink on the non-laminated side more time to harden.
While every effort is made to ensure all jobs run smoothly, we cannot determine a printer’s ink stability at time of lamination. Even with the best QA standards available, the job may pass through our plant and leave totally perfect, but at some point afterwards, instances of set-off or ‘blocking’ can occur where we have no control over.
Unless otherwise informed on your purchase order, we assume that allprintwork presented to us for lamination or other process is 100% ready to go.
Where possible, please provide after hours contact information for night shift operators.
When printing on self-adhesive stocks or stocks of 150gsm or less, please print more overs than usual to help minimise any finished quantity shortages.
Aqueous Coatings
Aqueous Coatings are designed to improve both aesthetics and provide product resistance. These coatings are formulated for rub and scuff resistance, high gloss, quick work and turn, and increased efficiency.
Examples: Covers and printed stocks whereby the printed area needs sealing.
Tips:
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Gumming & Varnishing,
Cellosheening
Also known as film laminating, a gloss or matt film used to enhance or protect print work which is fully suitable for embossing and foiling.
Examples: Books, magazines, presentation folders, annual reports, brochures, etc.
Tips:
- Gloss polypropylene film is not suitable for gluing.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Gumming & Varnishing, Lorimier Pty Ltd
Calendering
A finishing process by which paper, plastics, rubber, or textiles are pressed into sheets and smoothed, glazed, polished, or given a moiré or embossed surface.
Examples: Covers and printed stocks whereby the printed area needs sealing.
Tips:
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Avon Graphics,
Encapsulation
Applying a film seal to both sides of a product that encapsulates it and makes the product rigid.
Examples: Menus, covers, id tags
Tips:
- Be aware that there is always a 3mm clear overhang on all edges that must remain.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Gumming & Varnishing
Film Laminating
Also known as plasticoating, this process uses a plastic coating to improve the appearance and add durability to your jobs, including waterproofing.
Thermal: A gloss or matt thermal film application available in a range of thicknesses – 37, 80 (most common), 125, 150 and 250 microns
Examples: Menus, charts, posters, wall planners, architectural plans, etc.
Tips:
- May not be suitable for embossing.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Ferrostaal, Gumming & Varnishing, Lorimier Pty Ltd, Miracle Bookbinding,
Glitter Varnish
A speckled and reflective finish available in a range of standard colours as well as gold, silver and rainbow.
Examples: Mostly used in the greeting card industry, but limited only to your imagination
Tips:
- Best used on coated stocks.
- Avoid bleeding off and creasing/fold areas.
- Best suited to single side runs or in a ‘sheetwork’ format
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics,
Glow In The Dark Varnish
A varnish with light sensitive particles designed to be energised under light sources and emit a glow in zero-light areas.
Examples: Greeting cards, promotional printwork, CD/DVD sleeves, business cards, stickers
Tips:
- Best used on light ink colours as dark colours and/or heavy ink coverages can absorb the light emitted by the glow particles.
- Glow in the dark jobs MUST first be energised by the end user, for approximately twenty minutes in order to produce a glow.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics,
High-Build Spot UV Varnish
An ‘embossed-effect’ UV varnish which has a raised texture you can feel.
Examples: Greeting cards, corporate brochures, annual reports, CD/DVD sleeves, new car brochures, fashion directories/magazines, business cards, cosmetic cartons
Tips:
- Best used on coated stocks.
- Avoid bleeding off and creasing/fold areas.
- Best suited to single side runs or in a ‘sheetwork’ format.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Lorimier Pty Ltd
Holographic Laminating
A metallised polyester base film which has been specially treated to create a ‘rainbow’ effect with many differing designs. Can be directly glued to and printed on using oxidisation or UV inks, and is suitable for embossing and foiling.
Examples: Toothpaste cartons, premium packaging, cosmetics, toiletries, DVD jackets, etc.
Tips:
- Custom item: please check lead times.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes,
Latex Coating
‘Scratchies’ A silver or gold coating in a defined or ‘spot’ area to hide information on promotional print work.
Examples: Scratch and win tickets, local business incentives, seasonal promotions, in-store promotions, etc.
Tips:
- Up to 0.5mm approx. variation on registration depending on job format.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics,
Metallised Laminating
Otherwise known as ‘foilboard.’ A metallised polyester film with high reflective ‘mirror’ properties. Can be directly glued to and printed on using oxidisation or UV inks, and is suitable for embossing and foiling.
Examples: Premium packaging, DVD jackets, cosmetics, toiletries, etc.
Tips:
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Gumming & Varnishing
Polyester Laminating
A gloss film used to enhance or protect print work, primarily used for its glue ability, and is suitable for embossing and foiling.
Examples: Glued presentation folders, cartons, computer software boxes, etc.
Tips:
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Gumming & Varnishing
Sand-tex UV Varnish
A special effect glossy, sand-paper textured UV silk screen varnish.
Examples: Premium print work, books, magazines, annual reports, presentation folders, brochures, etc.
Tips:
- Up to 0.5mm approx. variation on registration depending on job format.
- Does NOT offer UV fade resistance to inks.
- Best used on coated stocks.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Avon Graphics, Ferrostaal
Scratchable Scented Coatings
A slurry containing an encapsulated scent. The scent is released when scratched enabling the user to smell the product.
Examples: New product launches, promotional printwork, new perfume fragrances, air fresheners, coffee, etc.
Tips:
- Custom item: please check lead times.
- Up to 0.5mm approx. variation on registration depending on job format.
- Best used on coated stocks.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics,
UV Coating – Spot
A matt or high gloss ‘mirror finish’ silk screen UV coating. Best used to highlight an image or area on a printed sheet. Ideal contrast when using a gloss or matt laminate as a base.
Examples: Premium print work, books, magazines, annual reports, presentation folders, brochures, etc.
Tips:
- Up to 0.5mm approx. variation on registration depending on job format.
- Does NOT offer UV fade resistance to inks.
- Best used on coated stocks.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Ferrostaal, Lorimier Pty Ltd, Pandoras Boxes
UV Coating – All Over
An all-over high gloss roller application UV varnish.
Examples: Popular national directories, greeting cards, brochures, booklets, etc.
Tips:
- Has been known to cause cracking on folds.
- Does NOT offer UV fade resistance to inks.
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Ferrostaal, Pandoras Boxes
Varnishing
To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface.
Examples: Covers and printed stocks whereby the printed area needs sealing.
Tips:
- Always contact your supplier for individual specifications.
Suppliers: Allkotes, Avon Graphics, Ferrostaal, Gumming & Varnishing
