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• Binding and
finishing can take place off- line, i.e., in an area physically distant
from the press (the bindery); or as in-line operations that are mechanically
linked to the press run.
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Sheetfed work is B&F'd off-line, either in the printing plant's in-house
bindery or at an outside location known as a trade bindery.
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Many web presses are equipped for in- line finishing , so that part of
the work can be done at the press before the job goes to the bindery for
final assembly.
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In-line web finishing could include:
--cutting
the web into sheets
--cutting and folding the web into signatures
by means of "former," "chopper," and "jaw" folders
--stacking or bundling the signatures for
delivery to the bindery
--diecutting; embossing; scoring; perforation;
application of scent strips and scratch-offs; spot gluing
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The downsides of in-line finishing include greater makeready time and
running waste; slower press speeds.
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