FEB | 2019The Monthly Corporate Newsletter of Intec Printing Solutions

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ColorCut: Sheet fed cutting | Flatbed cutting | Business card cutting

The brand new BC480 Business Card Cutter has now been added to the Intec ColorCut range.This compact desktop unit, which can cut 250x business cards in only 96 seconds, is an excellent companion to the flatbed and sheet fed digital cutting ranges.

KEY FEATURES:• Cutsupto350gsm• Adjustablecutlengthsandwidths• Cutmarkregistration• Sheetedgesensing• Fixedorcustomcardsizeswitha

selection of interchangeable cassettes• Autostackfeedingorsetnumbersheet

feeding enables automation of process• SuitableforA3+,SRA3andA3papersheetsizes(12"x18"and12”x17” USA)

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BUSINESS CARD CUTTING

FLATBED CUTTING

SHEET FED CUTTING

The brand new ColorCut BC480 - Versatile, fast multi-card cutting. TheIntecColorCutBC480isanaffordableand fast business card cutter. Setting new standards in cost, flexibility and speed, theBC480worksalongsideanydigitalprinter, or even digital photocopier, to produce professionally-cut business cards – automatically, easily and fast.

TheBC480isacompactdesktopdevicethat will easily find a home in any print shop environment. Using one of a series of self-sharpening cutting cassettes, the Intec BC480automatesandsimplifiesbusinesscardproduction–cuttinganSRA3sheetof21xcardsinjustover8seconds.Thisenables users to cut 250 x business cards in only 96 seconds! The feeder tray can hold, stack and auto-feed a quantity of printed sheets, leaving the operator to multitask in confidence.

Ultra-accurate. Able to sense the sheet’s front edge, theBC480cutsatpreciseintervals,asrequired. In addition, the unit can scan for cut registration marks placed on the printedsheetandwilladjustitselftotheimage, automatically producing the perfect cut every time.

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Business cards and beyond… TheBC480ismorethanjustabusinesscard cutter. Using pre-set programs. It can also cut post cards, compliment cards, appointmentcardsandcustomcardsizes.

Shipping now. TheBC480isinstockandshippingrightnow.ContactIntectosecureyourordersoon - this model will be moving, FAST!

Intec’s range of flatbed cutters, launched in 2018, has quickly established itself as a real winner. With four models currently in the range, capableofcuttingA4(USletter)uptoB1(ArchD),thereisamodeltosuitvirtuallyallrequirements.

ColorCutflatbedcutterssetnewstandardsin cost, flexibility and speed. They are deal

The ColorCut CC500 is an auto-feeding sheet fed cutter, perfect for kiss-cutting labels and prototype packagingThis extremely affordable model made a huge impact when first launched by Intec in2016-andstillcontinuestodeliverexceptional service today. Aimed at the sheetlabelmarket,theCC500canauto-feedupto100xSRA3sheets(12"x18" USA)andbelefttocutabsolutelyany

for cartons, presentation folders, swing tickets, point-of-sale and much more!

The dual tool head digitally cuts and creases any shape, on card, boards, label media and synthetics of up to 600 microns. The powerful vacuum pump sucks sheets securely in place, while the supplied ColorCutProsoftwareaccuratelyfollowsvector artwork lines.

shape and stack the finished sheets in the output tray. The on-board camera, digital sensing system, pneumatic suction pick up and traversing cutting tools all combine to make one very effective and affordable cutting device.Labels and beyond… TheCC500isalsoperfectlyathomecutting350gsmprototypepacking,P.O.S.and even edible catering media!

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Heritage is one of many progressive and successful businesses who have seen the affordable potential of the superb ColorCut flatbed range and have used it, to not only streamline their business model, but also to develop new market opportunities.

With a whole host of international blue chip customers in their order books, HeritagePlayingCardCompanyisathriving UK business, with 25 years’ tradingtoitsname.Operatingoutofmodest commercial premises, this Derby-basedfirmhasbuiltanenviablereputation for its huge range of speciality and novelty playing cards.

Seeking to bring resources in-house, jointcompanyowner,JeremyShaw,came across Intec digital cutters whilst researching options on the internet. TheColorCutCC500sheetfedcuttercaughtJeremy’seyefirstofall,

however, it was the dual tool head and in particular, the creasing facility of the flatbed range, that really set his imagination alight!

“Being able to cut & crease the tuck box fully in-house, has increased profitability and given us a huge degree of control over production times and quantities. We can even produce one-offs for market testing!

JEREMY SHAW, Heritage Playing Card Company

After researching the market, Heritage Playing Card Company, dealt Intec a winning hand by picking a ColorCut flatbed cutter - and it revolutionised their business!

Part of the 52 pack series - all tuck boxes cut & creased on the ColorCut FB600 flatbed

FLATBED CUTTER WINS PLAYING CARDS DEAL…

Barcode printed on both sides of sheet enables creasing from the rear as well as the front. This great feature is useful on particularly heavy or dense-fibred stock

Just three examples of the fascinating ranges of playing cards produced by Heritage

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Business marketplaceThenatureofHeritagePlayingCards’core business, is to produce small run, bespoke, specialist interest decks of playing cards. They have hundreds of themes to choose from, ranging from National Monarchs to History of Transport or Wild Flowers to Gems and Minerals. These ranges are all also available in French and German as well as English.

Available to buy in thousands of retail outlets across the UK, Europe, North America, Scandinavia and beyond…the decks can also be viewed and purchased online via the company’s e-commerce website. The choice, topics, content and quality is world-class - and packs can be found in many households around the globe.

In need of a more affordable and low-risk optionHeritage had become concerned about having to commit to producing high volumes, of between three to five thousand pieces, through European sources in order to achieve a commercially viable unit price - and withEuroperepresentingaround35%of sales, the uncertainty over Brexit prompted Heritage to step up their quest for a more affordable, low-risk alternative.

Enter Intec ColorCut flatbedsHavingdiscoveredIntecColorCutproductsonline,Jeremydiscussedtheir particular situation and needs with Intec director of new business development, Mark Baker-Homes. Having evaluated the requirements, MarkrecommendedtheColorCutFB600 as the perfect solution for creasing and cutting the playing card qualityboardandsizeofsheetsused.

Mark requested a batch of printed sheets from Heritage in order to produce a selection of finished cut & creased samples for their close examination. The proof of the pudding was there, the maths all added up and Heritage fell in love with the device, placing an immediate order for an FB600.

The dual tool carriage of the ColorCut flatbed delivers a class-leading 1kg of force and can perform cutting, creasing, scoring and perforation - in one process

A tuck box. Cut, creased, assembled and ready for its deck of cards

From printed sheet to finished item

Seamless transitionInstallation was swift and training was easily understood by the Heritage team - they were soon up and running.

“The software is intuitive and we soon started creating artworks to suit the ColorCut,”commentedJeremy.“Wetotally love this cutter, it has given us such a leading edge on all aspects of ourbusinessmodel.”

More affordable - more control“With a high-end digital printer also in-house, this pairs perfectly with theColorCut,whichgivesusthecapability to produce small batches of any volumes we choose. We can react on-demand to any request - for asfewas50,25-oreven4decks!These orders can be despatched within hours - all of this would have beenunthinkablepreviously.”

Opening new profit opportunities “Furthermore, we can now easily and affordably personalise one theme into 52 bespoke sets! This is new. For example: think of our very popular ‘Cathedrals,Abbeys&Minsterspack’. Each playing card features one of52majorplacesofworship-itisnow quite possible for us to place any given building on the front of its own pack and produce whatever quantity that particular venue may require. That means, our one theme can be exactly tailored to suit each of the 52 outlets, making the decks much more saleable at each venue’s gift shop! This really adds extra value to the packs for the tourist destination venues - as well as to Heritage PlayingCardCompany,too…”

“We have three operators in the production team at Heritage, and all

became conversant with using the machineinaveryquicktime.Oneofthe features we particularly like, is the ‘auto fan cut off’. This function kicks in when the cutter completes a batch of sheets, which prompts us to the soonest moment for loading a new batch of sheets. This means we can multi-task in confidence and not be tied to the machine. It’s only a small point, but one we all appreciate.

We’re also looking forward to migrating from the optional SignMaster software tothebespokeColorCutProsoftwareandtakingfulladvantageofitsjobbarcoding and multiple coloured vector ‘SmartLine’functions.”

The Intec experience “We’ve found the whole ‘Intec experience’ to be a very good one, continuedJeremy.Fromthatfirsthelpful phone call and time spent understanding our needs - right through to the engineer who delivered and installed the cutter and the clear training he gave us. Intec delivers a premium product, quality service and allataveryaffordableprice.”{END]

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Feb’ 22 - 24 The Mediterranean

Exhibition Center (MEC) Athens, Greece

Intec is pleased to announce attendance at this show supporting our partners Arvanitis sa. The Intec CS5000XF and ColorCut flatbed cutting and creasing solution will be on show.

March 26 - 24 Evenementenhal

Gorinchem, Netherlands

Our partners, Rotagraphic will be demonstrating the full range of Intec printing and finishing solutions on stand A122.

April 15 - 18 Dubai World Trade

Centre, Dubai

The Gulf Commercial Group will be on stand 1D12 showing the complete range of Intec printing and finishing solutions.

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