MultiLoft Offers Commercial Printers a Thicker Substrate Option

"Thicker is Better" is the theme of Convertible Solutions display in Booth 1178 at PRINT 13. Here they are demonstrating the new MultiLoft stationery which comes in various papers and colors.

MultiLoft stocks allow the creation of ultra-thick cards and stationery on a standard digital press. Each sheet is 17 points thick and with pressure sensitive cohesives on the back, on both sides on the MultiLoft inserts. After printing the front and back of each card on separate sheets, the front and back sheets are assembled back to back or with inserts sandwiched between the sheets to finish thicker and thicker pieces. The pressure from the trimming clamp seals the sheets together into an impressive 34 point card.

After assembly, the sheets can also be die-cut into specialty shaped cards. Convertible Solutions is demonstrating MultiLoft inserts which have cohesives on both sides and can be placed between MultiLoft sheets to create a 51 point triple thick or a 68 point quadruple thick card. See several of the specialty paper converter's stocks that demonstrate the visual and tactile impact of thick and ultra-thick printed materials.

In addition to the MultiLoft card stocks Convertible Solutions makes a full line of pre-converted stocks for envelopes, mailers, and specialty items for printers serving direct mail, photo imaging, and social expressions industries. The photo imaging Panoramic paper which use Convertible Solutions TRU-Flat® technology to simplify the creation of lay-flat photo books. Two of the leading finishing equipment companies are exhibiting automated finishing equipment for Panoramic Papers. On Demand Machinery (BOoth 3558) has the Sidewinder available and Duplo USA (BOoth 202) is showing the UBS-305 machine.

The technologies featured by Convertible Solutions at PRINT 13 enables personalized luxury stationery, and the most significant trend impacting digital printers in 2013 is the need to extend the personalized and short run capability provided by the digital press into the binding and finishing departments. Consumers today get excited about textures, depth and unique shapes. The printing companies that can create these types of tactilely rich media will dominate the personalized gifting and direct mail markets. Convertible Solutions empowers the binding and finishing departments by performing the most difficult steps before we ship the paper. MultiLoft card stock, Panoramic paper and Convertible Solutions Fold ‘N Go products are pre-converted to dramatically reduce the steps required after the printing is completed.