Merlin International has the capability to print both on unique substrates and at uncommon sizes to provide you with unique products.  Since we enjoy the engineering challenge of pushing our equipment to the limit, please contact us if you have a specific product or substrate and do not see it in the lists below.

Samples of Specialized Substrates

Label Stock – In addition to the usual gloss and matte paper based stocks, we have successfully printed on vinyl crack and peel label stock. This stock is very useful if the labels will be exposed to a harsh environment such as moisture or grease.

Transparency Material – We can produce multiple copies of overhead transparency presentations for distribution to a sales force. Another use might be for chart overlays in a document making before and after comparisons.

Cloth based Substrates – If you need a cloth-based texture, several options are available. Some include a latex coating for durability. These substrates allow the creation of excellent hard and soft covers for books and manuals that will withstand heavy use.

Transfer Materials – If you have need to transfer an image or document to another medium such as clothing, this can be accomplished though the use of transfer materials. The results are vibrant colors that are both fade and wash resistant (though we have yet to test it with bleach).

Samples of specialized products

Laminated Card Stock – Do you need an ID Card or one that feels like a credit card but maintains the highest image quality? While we can’t print on laminated stock, we can laminate up to 10mil per side on standard card stock to produce very durable cards. These cards can even be round edged for the final touch.

Pocket Folders – Our ability to print almost unlimited lengths allows us to create a large assortment of pocket folders. Besides the usual one and two pocket folders for holding sheets of paper, we can custom design the pocket to hold CD’s or other media. Pocket folders do not have to be a standard size. Besides being oversized to hold many sheets of paper the pocket could be a third panel attached to a saddle stitched-booklet. Contact us with your ideas and we will help you lay out the document and provide for the die cutting.