Supplies & parts
Supplies and parts for print shops: thermal lamination film, hot stamping and toner-reactive foil, LED UV ink, Wire-O binding wire and Indigo-compatible blankets.
Supplies & parts
Digital super-stick thermal lamination film (BOPP gloss / matt / soft-touch)
Pre-coated BOPP thermal lamination film with a high-bond EVA adhesive made for digital prints (HP Indigo, toner presses) where standard film can peel or bubble. Gloss, matt and velvet soft-touch; roll widths from about 200 mm, 1-inch or 3-inch cores for SRA3/B2 laminators. Sourced direct from the manufacturer. Price on request.
Price on request
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Double-loop (Wire-O) binding wire, spools and cut lengths
Double-loop binding wire for calendars, notebooks, menus and reports, in spools for semi-automatic and automatic binders or pre-cut A4/A5 lengths. 3:1 and 2:1 pitch, many colours including Pantone matching. Manufacturer-direct from Yuanfa (China). Price on request.
Price on request
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EVA hot-melt glue for perfect binding (spine, side and dual-purpose granules, 25 kg bags)
Hot-melt glue granules for perfect binding of books, catalogues, manuals and notebooks. The glue is EVA-based and comes in 25 kg bags. Melt it in the glue tank of your perfect binder at about 170 °C. The spine grade holds the pages. The side grade holds the cover on the sides of the book block. A dual-purpose grade does both jobs in a single-tank desktop binder. The factory states a softening point of about 78–90 °C and an open time of about 6–15 seconds, by grade. Factory MOQ is about 500 kg. Ask us for a 1–5 kg sample to test on your binder. Store the bags in a dry place below 35 °C. For photobooks that must lie flat, use PUR glue. Price on request.
Price on request
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Hot stamping foil rolls for paper and board (gold, silver, holographic, pigment)
Paper-grade hot stamping foil for platen, cylinder and rotary foil stamping machines: metallic gold and silver, holographic, matt and pigment colours. Standard 640 mm x 120 m rolls or slit to width. Manufacturer-direct from Zhejiang Yushi (China). Price on request.
Price on request
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Image transfer blankets compatible with HP Indigo 7000-series presses (aftermarket)
Aftermarket image transfer blankets made to fit HP Indigo 7000, 7500, 7600, 7800, 7900 and 7r presses (OEM ref. Q4645 family), an alternative for shops that want to lower cost per click. Not an HP genuine part; we also source genuine HP Indigo consumables on request. Sample-first ordering. Price on request.
Price on request
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Jelly glue (animal glue) for hardcover cases, photobook covers and rigid gift boxes
Hot animal glue for hardcover cases, photobook and album covers, and rigid gift boxes. The glue has a gelatin base and comes as amber jelly blocks. Melt it in a glue pot or in the glue tank of your machine at about 60–65 °C. If the glue is too thick, add a little hot water. Slow grades give you time for manual work. Fast grades set in about 5–60 seconds on automatic case makers and rigid-box machines. The glue bonds paper, board and cloth. Clean the pot and rollers with hot water. Test laminated or varnished paper first. We can ask the factory for free trial samples. Price on request.
Price on request
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LED UV curable ink for Epson i3200 / XP600 heads (hard, flexible, neutral)
LED UV curable ink in 1 L bottles for flatbed and hybrid UV printers with Epson i3200, i1600 and XP600 heads. Hard ink for rigid media (acrylic, glass, metal), flexible ink for leather and soft PVC, plus white and varnish. Manufacturer-direct, test samples available. Price on request.
Price on request
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PUR hot-melt adhesive for perfect binding and lay-flat photobooks (2 kg can / 20 kg pail)
Polyurethane reactive (PUR) hot-melt glue for PUR perfect binders and lay-flat photobook lines. It bonds coated and uncoated paper, art paper and cardstock, so it suits books, catalogues and photobooks printed on HP Indigo and other digital presses. The glue sets on cooling, then cures with air moisture into a thin, flexible spine that does not melt again. Books open flatter and pages stay in. Viscosity 4,500–5,500 mPa·s at 110 °C, application temperature 100–130 °C, open time about 5 minutes. Use it in a closed PUR tank or PUR melter. Packed in 2 kg cans for small binders and 20 kg pails for larger lines; 12-month shelf life in the sealed pack. Test on your own paper and binder first. Made in Jiangmen, China. Price on request.
Price on request
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Replacement guillotine knives for paper cutters (HSS or carbide inlay, made to your cutter model)
Spare knife for your paper guillotine. The factory makes each knife to the length, width, thickness and bolt holes of your cutter model, for example 1,095 mm or 1,390 mm long. The knife body is steel. The cutting edge is an inlay of high-speed steel (HSS) or tungsten carbide (TCT). A carbide edge stays sharp for longer, but it costs more. The HSS edge has a hardness of about 60–64 HRC. Send us the cutter brand and model, or a drawing or photo of your old knife. Keep a second knife, so that the cutter can work while one knife is at the grinder. Factory warranty 6 months. Price on request.
Price on request
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Thermal laminating pouches (PET/EVA, glossy or matt; A3, A4, ID card and photo sizes)
Clear pouches for hot lamination of menus, certificates, ID cards, photos and teaching cards. Each pouch has two PET sheets with an EVA hot-melt layer, sealed at one edge. Put the print in the pouch and run it through a pouch laminator at about 110–135 °C. The factory makes film from about 50 to 250 micron per sheet, glossy or matt. Standard sizes are A3, A4, A5, A6, ID card and photo. Custom sizes are also possible. A high-bond grade is available for digital toner prints. Use 80–100 micron for documents, 125 micron for cards and 150–250 micron for menus and signs. We can ask the factory for samples to test on your laminator. Price on request.
Price on request
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Toner-reactive foil for digital foiling (sleeking) on toner prints
Toner-reactive (sleeking) foil adds gold, silver, holographic and colour foil to toner-printed areas with a heated laminator: no dies, ideal for short-run cards, invitations, certificates and packaging samples. Works with the laminators in our catalogue. Manufacturer-direct from Guangdong EKO. Price on request.
Price on request