Digital Printing & Finishing Equipment

Finishing & Converting Equipment

Cut, fold, slit, crease, perforate, laminate, die-cut, and finish printed sheets or rolls using equipment selected around the material, finished format, production volume, and upstream printing process.

Finishing equipment may operate inline with a printer, near-line as part of a coordinated workflow, or offline as a separate production process.

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Folding, cutting, creasing, laminating, booklet finishing, and label finishing equipment for sheet-fed and roll-fed workflows.

Folding & Inline Finishing

Tabletop, floor-model, inline, and knife-folding configurations for commercial print, digital output, and mail preparation.

Cutting, Slitting, Creasing & Perforating

Cutting and converting equipment for trimming, slitting, creasing, perforating, and digital die-cutting printed sheets.

Formax Cut-True DDC50 digital die cutter with control workstation

Formax

Cut-True Cutter Family

Manual, semi-automatic, programmable, hydraulic, and digital die-cutting options for print shops, in-plant operations, and production finishing.

Representative categories: manual, semi-automatic, programmable, hydraulic, digital die-cutting

  • Manual and semi-automatic cutter options
  • Programmable and hydraulic configurations
  • Digital die-cutting options within the family

Lamination & Booklet Finishing

Protective laminating equipment and squareback booklet finishing for compatible printed output.

Digital Label Finishing

All-in-one label finishing for digitally printed label rolls, including die-cutting, matrix removal, slitting, and rewinding.

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What Determines the Right Finishing Equipment?

Finishing decisions follow the finished product, not the printer alone.

Printed Material and Format

Define the stock, weight, coating, and whether the work arrives as sheets or rolls, since coated digital output and uncoated offset stock can behave differently through the same process.

Required Finished Product

Identify exactly what the finished piece must be, including fold pattern, trim size, die-cut shape, lamination, or booklet format.

Sheet-Fed or Roll-Fed Workflow

Determine whether material is handled as individual sheets or continuous rolls, and how the material is loaded, delivered, and collected.

Production Volume and Job Changes

Review run length, monthly volume, and how often setups change. Frequent changeovers favor equipment with fast, repeatable setup.

Inline, Near-Line, or Offline Configuration

Decide whether finishing should be connected directly to the printer, positioned nearby as a coordinated step, or run independently on its own schedule.

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Digital Label Printers

Produce the printed label rolls that label finishing equipment die-cuts, slits, and rewinds.

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Production Color Printers

Complete color printing systems with integrated feeding, transport, and output handling.

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Feeders & Folders

Feeding and folding equipment used across print, mail, packaging, and finishing workflows.

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Integrated Systems

Connect printing, finishing, inspection, and material handling as one coordinated production workflow.

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Digital Printing & Finishing Solutions

Explore how artwork, variable data, printing technology, media handling, finishing, inspection, and downstream workflow requirements come together around the completed printed application.

Integrated Systems

Connect printing equipment with feeders, transports, finishing, inspection, mail systems, packaging equipment, and production controls.

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Service & Support

Request installation, training, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair support for eligible printing and finishing equipment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is print finishing equipment?

Print finishing and converting equipment prepares printed material for its final use. Printing creates the image, while finishing processes such as cutting, folding, slitting, creasing, perforating, laminating, and die-cutting turn the printed sheet or roll into the finished product.

What is the difference between inline and offline finishing?

Inline finishing is connected directly to the printer so printed material moves straight into the finishing process. Offline finishing runs as a separate step on its own schedule. Inline reduces handling, while offline can offer more flexibility when jobs vary widely or when the finishing equipment is shared across several printers.

Can finishing equipment be added to an existing printer?

In many cases finishing equipment can be added near-line or inline, depending on the printer's output, sheet or roll delivery, speed, and available space. Compatibility should be reviewed against the specific printer and the finished product required.

What information does ATP need to recommend finishing equipment?

Helpful details include the printed material and format, finished product samples, sheet or roll dimensions, run length, monthly volume, how often jobs change, and whether the process should run inline, near-line, or offline.

Complete Your Print-Finishing Workflow

Share what needs to be finished and ATP can help identify appropriate cutting, folding, converting, or label-finishing equipment.

  • What you need to finish
  • The material
  • Sheet, roll, or finished dimensions
  • Production volume
  • Variable-data requirements
  • Existing equipment
  • Required downstream process