Unfinished Flat Sheet Printing Explained
Who SRA1 Unfinished Sheets Are For
This product is built for anyone who already has finishing capability of their own, or a project that doesn't fit a fixed template. Trade print resellers use it to buy print without paying for finishing they'll redo anyway. Packaging designers use it to prototype a custom box or carton die-line before committing to a full production run. It also covers anything unusual that doesn't fit a standard product, from oddly shaped door hangers to a one-off print item you're developing that isn't on the site yet.
What's Included (and What Isn't)
You get a full colour or spot colour print run at SRA1 size, on the paper stock and weight you choose. What you don't get is any cutting, creasing, folding, drilling or die-cutting. The sheet arrives exactly as printed, flat and full size, ready for you to finish using your own equipment or a specialist finisher.
Paper and Finish Options
Stock options range from a natural uncoated finish through to gloss, silk and coated papers, across a wide weight range from lightweight 90gsm up to heavyweight 450gsm board. Matt, gloss or soft touch lamination can also be applied to one or both sides before the sheet is dispatched, giving you a finished surface to cut into rather than having to laminate after the fact.
Outsourcing Overflow Print Work
One of the most common reasons businesses choose this product is capacity. When your own presses or finishing equipment are fully booked, you can send the printing to us on these sheets and carry out the trimming, folding or die-cutting yourself once they arrive, letting you take on more work without turning jobs away or investing in extra kit.
SRA1 Sheet Specifications
Sheet Size and Print Area
- Sheet size: SRA1, 640mm x 900mm
- Maximum print area: 600mm x 878mm
Paper Weights and Stocks
- Uncoated, gloss, silk or coated stock
- Weight range: 90gsm to 450gsm
Lamination Options
- Matt, gloss or soft touch
- Available on one or both sides
Delivery
- Supplied flat on pallets to protect the sheets in transit
Frequently Asked Questions
It means the sheet is printed flat only, with no cutting, folding, creasing, drilling or laminating beyond what you specifically select. Everything from trimming to the final shape is carried out by you or your own finishing supplier after the sheets arrive.
It's designed for trade print resellers and businesses that already have finishing equipment, or for anyone with a custom size or shape that doesn't fit one of our standard products. It's less suited to a one-off order needing a finished, ready-to-use item.
Weights range from a lightweight 90gsm up to a heavyweight 450gsm board, across uncoated, gloss, silk and coated stock options, so you can match the material to whatever you're finishing it into.
Yes. Matt, gloss or soft touch lamination is available on one or both sides even though the sheet itself is otherwise left unfinished, so you get a finished surface ready for your own cutting or folding.
They're supplied flat, on pallets, to keep the sheets protected and uncreased during transit, since curling or creasing in transit could interfere with your own finishing process.
SRA1 is the largest standard flat sheet size at 640 x 900mm. SRA2 and SRA3 are progressively smaller, pre-trimmed formats cut down from the same base stock, useful if your finishing equipment can't handle a full SRA1 sheet.
Yes, this is one of the most common uses. Because the sheet is supplied flat with no finishing applied, it's well suited to testing a custom box or carton die-line before you commit to a full production run.
Yes. This is a common way businesses use SRA1 Unfinished Sheets. We handle the printing on your chosen stock, and you carry out the trimming, folding or die-cutting once the sheets arrive, so you can take on extra jobs without turning work away.
