Round cornering
Corners rounded so cards, tabs, menus and booklets don't dog-ear in the hand or the mail.
Finishing
Collating
Multi-page documents gathered in the correct order, ready for binding or packaging.
- In-line collating and shrink wrap
Opens the quote form with Cut & fold + Collating pre-checked.
Good for
- Multi-page documents and sets
- Pieces from several printers gathered into one
- Sets going on to drilling, shrink wrap or kitting
What we need to quote it
- Quantity, or a range
- Finished (folded) size, W × H, plus flat size if you know it
- Fold style and panel count, or “cut & trim only”
- Stock and weight, or ask us to advise
- Color and coating (coated and laminated sheets usually need scoring)
- Need-by date, and files: PDF, link or “coming”
- Ship-to ZIP, or pickup in Carlstadt
Start the quote
Missing answers or files? Send what you have.
Collating · questions
What people ask first.
Yes. Send them from wherever they're printed; we receive and count them, then gather them in your order.
Whatever the job needs next, under one roof: corner stitching, drilling for binders, shrink wrapping, kitting or packing to ship.
Yes. Our in-line collator gathers each set and shrink-wraps it in the same pass.
What moves the price
- 01Number of folds and panels, and whether any fold is a right angle
- 02Stock weight and coating: heavier or coated sheets are scored before they fold
- 03Sheet size: oversized sheets run on the large-format folder
- 04Gluing, perforating or a wafer-sealing pass for mail
- 05Envelope inserting: pieces per envelope and the envelope size
- 06Index tabs: how many positions in the bank, tab size, and Mylar or plain
General factors for cut & fold work. Your estimator prices the actual job after review.
Cut & fold process
More cut & fold services
Drilling
Holes drilled through the stack to fit binders, rings and hang tags.
- High-speed automatic drilling
Grommeting
Metal eyelets set into banners, tags and signs so they hang without tearing.
- High-speed grommeting with eyelets
Index tabbing
Index tabs for dividers, folders and manuals: our tabbing machine seals clear Mylar over the edge and cuts the tab in the position you set, so it won't tear. Plain tabs, without Mylar, too.
Quote portal
Quote collating in one short form.
The form opens with this service already ticked, and a person reads every request. Rough specs are fine: leave gaps and we'll ask.