Prints

Prints are created in CMYK mode using the laser process, i.e. by means of high heat and toner powder. This process ensures the prints are matte, precise and wipe-/humidity-resistant.
Production takes place on branded printers by market leader Konica Minolta with at least 600 dpi resolution in the formats DIN A4 and A3. All our printers are certified with the Blue Angel .
These printers use polymerisation toner, a specifically finely and evenly structured toner which makes sure that prints become rich in detail and resilient.
Prints can be produced analogously from platen glass or paper feed or digitally from USB stick. To avoid conversion problems it is recommended to utilize the file format .pdf.

Please note that prints always have a circumferential free edge of about 5 mm. Therefore the content is reduced to about 97% in the default setting, if you want this edge to cut the content instead, please let us know.

Papers

All papers offered are wood-free, acid-free, bright white (exception: recycled paper unbleached), opaque , FSC-certified  and belong to the respective premium segment.

The Double A Premium standard paper already included in the printing prices has grammage of 80 and a particularly high fiber density and thus fine structure which gives it a smooth surface, a high opacity (anti-translucence, 103) and a very high degree of whiteness  (165). Haptically it corresponds to a 90g paper.
As an alternative to Double A, we also offer two already included varieties of recycled paper, both with grammages of 80, with Blue Angel and 100% made of waste paper: classic unbleached recycled paper (Recyconomic by Papyrus or TrendWhite by Steinbeis) with a degree of whiteness of 80 and a bleached one (Image Recycled by Antalis) with a degree of whiteness of 135, the highest admissible white level in the world of Blue Angel. (The unbleached recycled paper is also a normal, white paper, not comparable to the wavy, tinty recycled papers as they are still known from office tubes and, unfortunately, also from the cheap segment. )

The special papers offered belong to the ColorCopy series by mondi. These papers are coated, so their surface was refined with binders. This closes the surface, so the paper becomes smoother and more stable. Coated paper is particularly suitable for picture printing and representative purposes. Degree of whiteness: 160.
ColorCopy is available in grammages of 100, 120, 135, 160 and 250.
While grammages of 100 and 120 grab themselves like paper, grammages 160g or higher are more likely to match cardboard.
The 135g paper is the only glossy one in the range, a haptically very strong paper that is especially recommended and often desired for colour laser prints, however, it should always be taken into account that laser printers work with (matte) toner powder, i.e. only the white surfaces still shine after printing. Degree of whiteness: 139.

In principle, the more closed the upper surface, the sharper the print result.

In addition to the standard format DIN A4, we also offer some paper in DIN A3 (doubled DIN A4) format: Double A, bright white recycled paper, ColorCopy 100g, 160g and 250g.

All papers used at copyservices are always the ones described above, we never buy by price or opportunity, but always by quality.

Bindings

( Production by service staff included )

Metallic Spiral

Prints are punched and placed in a metallic spiral together with front foil and back paperboard.
Suitable for high strain, especially for working material, hinged up to 180°.
Spirals available in black, silver or bronze
Front foil available in glossy or frosted
Back paperboard available in leather texture green, leather texture grey, leather texture tobacco, leather texture white, leather texture blue, leather texture bordeaux, linen texture black, linen texture creamy, linen texture red, matt white
Binding capacity: max. 250 sheets ( 80/100g paper )

Plastic Spiral

Prints are punched and placed in a plastic spiral together with front foil and back paperboard.
Suitable for moderate strain since synthetic substances become porous due to aging and stress, hinged up to almost 360°.
Spirals available in black, white, red or blue
Front foil available in glossy or frosted
Back paperboard available in leather texture green, leather texture grey, leather texture tobacco, leather texture white, leather texture blue, leather texture bordeaux, linen texture black, linen texture creamy, linen texture red, matt white
Binding capacity: max. 470 sheets ( 80/100g paper )

Hardcover

Prints are inserted into an all-over, inflexible cover with linen texture and then fixed under high pressure in a steel rail in the spine. The result is a book in the format DIN A4.
Suitable for high strain and representative purposes.
Cover available in black, green, bordeaux, creamy, grey oder blue
In order to protect the content, the covers are one to two millimetres oversized.
Binding capacity: max. 270 sheets ( 80/100g paper )
Hardcovers are also available with embossing and at the diploma services also with adorned corners, the full options overview can be found in the hardcover configuration .

Glued Bond

Prints are fixed with a transparent front foil and a back paperboard by a hot-glued linen strip on the spine.
Suitable for rather rare use, unsuitable as a work copy.
Strips available in black, white, green, red or blue
Front foil available in glossy or frosted
Back paperboard available in leather texture green, leather texture grey, leather texture tobacco, leather texture white, leather texture blue, leather texture bordeaux, linen texture black, linen texture creamy, linen texture red, matt white
Binding capacity: max. 280 sheets ( 80/100g paper )