Printing notes from A to Z

A means A quality, A service, A price with Rich Color Printing . 

Binding – The assembly of separate sheets into a finished book by adhering the edges together by sewing, gluing, or saddle stitch. 

In Rich Color Printing, we do have children board books flat binding, hardcover book case binding, softcover book sewn binding, planners and notebooks wire-o binding (Plastic & metal), booklet Saddle stitch and notepad easy tear off glue binding. 

Bleed–Each side about "125 inches (about 3-5mm) area past the trim line used to conceal cutting variances for artwork that extends to the edge of the page. 

Our pre press room will get a quick check once we get your PDF and confirm to your if your PDF artwork with bleeds. 

Case Binding – The binding method for hardcover books, with a rigid paperboard wrapped in the PLC covers.

Some of our clients make their artwork looks better by adding a Pantone color (also known as PMS) Each PMS with a unique code. 

Color Bar– A strip of colors printed in the trim area of a parent sheet that press operators use to verify color balance.

CTP - Computer-To-Plate, 

producing technology that uploads images to a software application that outputs images directly onto a printing metal plate using lasers.

Debossing – The processes of using high pressure on paper or paperboard to create artwork elements like book title, logos "sunken in" looking. 

Available for printed paper, cloth, leather, paper board. A debossing pattern means "sunken" into the surface of the material.

Embossing – Similar to debossing but the reverse side. 

The processes of using high pressure on paper or paperboard to create artwork elements like book title, logos "raised" looking. 

Available for printed paper, cloth, leather, paper board. Embossing needs a mode.

Gathering – Also known as Collation/Sorting, the process of organizing pages together in number order to produce a book block, signature by signature. 

Hard Copy Proof – The physical sample of our project which using the same materials as your final product to produce an example before bulk order. 

This will help you to check our quality & get an idea about your own book how it looks in the end, also a good way to do the final proofing before mass printing. 

Manufacturing Variance– Very slight differences between copies within a print run: inherent in the offset printing process.

Offset Printing– High quality and competitive way to produce medium or large quantities printing jobs. RichColor Printing factory use Heidelberg and Komori.

Paper Coating– A coating applied during paper manufacturing for appearance purposes such as gloss, matte, or uncoated.

Plates – CTP, - a metal sheet installed into the press that indicates where ink will transfer onto paper. 

For full color printing means CMYK which means 4 plates each time. 

Trimming– The cutting of the three sides of our book (or book block of hardcover) to remove registration marks and color bars, to give the book smooth edges, and to open folded pages.