We All Have Choices
…Being a responsible printer means considering the impact of our manufacturing process on the environment.
Alcohol Free
The use of alcohol in litho printing has been common practise for more than 30 years, it stabilises the water/ink balance and makes printing more forgiving, however, alcohol is a volatile organic compound (VOC) which reacts vigorously with oxygen in the air and in high concentrations can cause illness in print colleagues as well as a risk of fire/explosion – in a nutshell...
Posted by Toby on 10 27th, 2009
Personalised Christmas Car...
Like it or not, Christmas is just around the corner, 61 days to be exact. The Christmas music is already playing in the shops (Slade has embedded itself into my brain – even at this early stage), the shopping centres and supermarkets bustling with trade – shopping trollies bursting with all the things for the Christmas excess.
One thing people always seem to leave until the last minute...
Posted by Toby on 10 19th, 2009
The Folds...
Over the years, I have seen on a number of occasions, people tell us the name of a fold for their leaflet, only for us to understand it as something else. This is nobodys fault, as, if we are told by somebody (usually the boss) that this is the name for something, we take it as correct.
The print industry however, has a set of names for folded leaflets and that is what we are going to list here. ...
Posted by Toby on 10 16th, 2009
Mischievous Dave...
Today we had our photo taken for the Real Radio website. All week, the staff upstairs have been answering questions on Pete Egerton’s Mid Morning show, in the Take Five Competition on Real Radio. At the moment, ABWellan are top of the leaderborad with 15 points and with only 2 teams left to play this month, are in with a good shout of winning the October competition.
So, they need a photo...
Posted by Toby on 09 21st, 2009
Working Out The Weight...
A common question here in the Estimating department, is how much a leaflet or brochure would weigh. This information is useful to you if you are working out postal or delivery costs.
So, here we are, a quick guide to “Working Out The Weight”
The Formula – (Dimension X / 1000) x (Dimension Y / 1000) x grammage x leaves
Example – A4 Leaflet on 150gsm
Dimension X = 210mm (210...
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