You can use The Print Show 2026 to find practical machinery that helps solve common print finishing problems such as slow hand finishing, short run packaging delays, carton work bottlenecks, poor creasing, laminating pressure, case making issues and waste handling.

If you are a print manager, you probably already know where the pressure is in your own production department.

The print is not always the problem.

The problem often starts when the job gets to finishing.

The customer wants a quick turnaround.

The job needs creasing, folding, gluing, laminating or case making.

The operators are already busy.

The work starts waiting.

The margin starts getting smaller.

That is why seeing machinery in person matters.

Can you reduce hand finishing on short run packaging?

Short run packaging can be good work, especially for digital print businesses.

But it can soon become frustrating if too much of the job has to be finished by hand.

The design is complete.

The print looks good.

The customer is waiting.

Then the carton still needs folding and gluing manually.

That is where the APR Mini Box is worth seeing.

It will have its first UK showing at The Print Show 2026 on our stand.

The APR Mini Box is designed for straight line carton boxes and is aimed at the digital sector, short runs, packaging and finishing. It helps produce a complete finished box, rather than leaving your team with too much manual work after print.

If short run box work is taking longer than it should, this is a machine to look at properly.

Can you improve creasing and folding?

Poor creasing can ruin a good printed job.

You know the problem.

The print is right.

The stock is right.

Then the fold cracks, the finish looks poor and the job needs more attention than expected.

At The Print Show, you will be able to see machinery such as the Pitstop OXO creaser, designed to help improve creasing quality and reduce finishing problems.

If creasing is causing delays, waste or customer complaints, it is worth having a conversation with the Encore team.

Can you bring more finishing work in house?

Many printers are looking at bringing more work back in house.

That might be carton work, case making, laminating, creasing or waste handling.

The benefit is control.

You are not waiting on someone else.

You can manage deadlines more closely.

You can protect margin.

You can offer more to your customers.

But the machine has to fit the work you are actually producing.

That is where The Print Show can help. You can look at the equipment, ask proper questions and talk through your own production pressures with people who understand the machinery.

What machines will Encore Machinery be showing?

APR Mini Box

APR Mini Athos

Pitstop OXO creaser

AM or FM high speed equipment in conjunction with D and K

Neptune laminator

Samed Standard case maker

Busch TB26

This gives you the chance to look at practical solutions for packaging, creasing, laminating, case making and waste handling in one place.

Why speak to Encore Machinery?

Buying finishing machinery is not just about the specification.

It is about whether the machine will solve the problem on your floor.

Will it reduce manual work?

Will it speed up changeovers?

Will it help operators produce a better finish?

Will it support the work you want to bring in house?

Will it still be the right machine in two or three years?

Encore Machinery has over 60 years of industry experience across the business and supports customers with advice, demonstrations, installation, training, servicing, upgrades and spare parts.

That means you can have a proper conversation about the work you are producing, the problems you are trying to solve and the machinery that may fit.

Visit Encore Machinery on stand P1

If you are dealing with slow finishing, short run packaging pressure, creasing issues, laminating delays, case making work or waste handling problems, come and see us at The Print Show 2026.

You will find us on stand P1 to the left of the entrance.

The Print Show 2026

NEC Birmingham

Hall 1

29 September to 1 October 2026

Get your free visitor ticket here:

https://forms.reg.buzz/the-print-show-2026/?exhibitor-inviter=encore-machinery-ltd

See you there