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    Insert Card printing & cutting

    I'm trying to source full colour printed inlay cards to go inside my blister clam packaging. Some of the packs come with a blank card but the corners are rounded and I'm told to reproduce these I'd need a die cutter. intention is to buy without the card.

    I have found the ideal supplier but even getting samples is proving painful so I'm not hopeful of building a relationship.

    Is this something I could do in-house? Print sheets of card and put them through my Graphtec cutter maybe? Would be great to do this in-house but as I need 100's/1000's it may not be feasible.

    Any suggestion/advise appreciated!
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    Came across this machine whilst looking, not cheap but looks very useful!

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    We get custom inlay cards printed by www.printed.com. We design in-house and they create custom print, cut and crease quote. Worth talking with them as we get all our greeting cards and postcards printed with them as well.

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    I use this for paper, card & dyesub aluminium.

    https://www.chilvers.co.uk/warrior-m...er-cutter.html

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    Yes, so do we. Good bit of kit. Not as cheap as you would think but certainly cuts well every time.

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    (In reply to post #2) That's ok for stickers (kiss-cut), but to cut outlines from card you'd need to use a mat.

    Doing your own print & cuts offers a lot of scope, especially when changing designs at short notice.

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    Depending on the weight of the insert a Roland Versacam can do this.

    You can print the insert and then cut it out in one go. You will use more cutting strips than normal and there will be a steep learning curve on getting that sweet spot, but it is possible
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    Quote Originally Posted by UK Printed Mugs View Post
    We get custom inlay cards printed by www.printed.com. We design in-house and they create custom print, cut and crease quote. Worth talking with them as we get all our greeting cards and postcards printed with them as well.
    https://www.printed.com/plant-list - wow that is some serious kit they have going there UK
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    You could go down the diy route, get the die made (probs around £60 - £90) then cobble it together with an old clam heat press - no heat needed, just the weight or action.


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    Well, I finally got around to trying print and cut on the Graphtec, not taken me several years! Surprised just how good that was :-) I could print A2/A3 cards and cut them this way, seems a bit laborious.

    If I could just get this bloody printing company to respond! Companies simply don't seem to want new business nowadays :-(
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