Finishing equipment for new Print Shop

[Bondmaster]

Laminators are more versatile than UV flood coatings. Check out youtube "graphica1" to see a "MINIBOND" at about $5000 that can laminate 1 or 2 side in supalite films,encapsulate the likes of menus and membership cards in heavy polyester films, foil onto toner etc. Bigger laminators can be seen on same link. These are not "marketing" movies as they were there to solve some queries on the use of the machines. Lamination can be a $cost X 5 and more excersize and very good return on the outlay.

[Bondmaster]

Then there's the forgotten laminator that can push out 5 times or more dollars on investment. Starting with a $1800 device as a table top entry, or go to a MINIBOND at $5000 that can laminate 1 or 2 sides with thin polyprops for book covers etc, encapsulate with heavy polester films for things like menu covers and membership cards, possibly foil onto toner etc, or move up to $12000 for a BONDMASTER 20. See some on you tube under GRAPHICA1 as "MINIBOND" "A3 with A2 sheeter" etc. These are not marketing videos and were responses to questions so are not professionally done - but you'll get the drift.

[CSimpson]

Fantastic CSimpson

Food for thought. Would an offline booklet maker make the booklet flat?

Flatter than most inline machines, especially the cheap ones aka multifinishers, It also allows you do do stuff like full bleed booklets, score your covers before you use them, have perfs or die cuts in your booklet. Some booklet makers also allow for corner stiching so you can print two-up, cut, then stich to save on click charges. It is just more flexible all the way around.