Is anyone using offline coaters to UV or Aquaous coat there digital prints? If so, what are you using and what do you think of it.

For those that do use it, has your experience been that it is an easy ROI?

What is the best way to protective coat your mailings in your eyes.

THanks for the feedback!

Dale Zahnke
PrintOne Digital

[quote name='Dale Zahnke' date='Jun 6 2007, 11:18 AM' post='1068']
Is anyone using offline coaters to UV or Aquaous coat there digital prints? If so, what are you using and what do you think of it.

I'm not quite sure if this is relevant, but we have a Kodak NexGlosser in my shop. The pieces that it produces look great, but I'm not sure if it's feasable to use for a large mailing job. The machine can be painfully slow, especially if it's been unuesd for a long period of time, as it takes forever to warm up. It can only do one side at a time, which would be fine for mailings as you'd probably only want to coat one side anyway. The size is limited to up to 12 x 18 or whatever the european equivalent is ( I can't remember off the top of my head ). The input tray can only hold up to 300 or so sheets of card weight stock. The folks in our bindery don't like it much because the sheets have a tendency to slip around while stacking in the cutter. We use it for information cards that are letter sized when finished. Overall, it's a nice piece of equipment for runs perhaps no bigger than a thousand or so sheets at a time. Anything more than that, and it requires some babysitting to load-unload trays and clear somewhat constant tray jams. I've onl ybeen using it for seven months, but I think that sums it up. I hope this is of some assistance.

John