Scoring, basically, is putting that perfect crease onto the paper. You see, when you apply the fold, it puts great pressure on your print catalog that causes a crack in the fold itself. So rather than getting a perfect catalog printing job, you end up with an unsightly and noticeable imperfection. This is true when the ink spreads everywhere. To prevent this error, you’ve to “score” the paper before folding.

There are numerous ways that you can score. Although each method differs from the way they’re applied, they all have the basic concept of weakening the paper fibers by putting a hinge in the paper.

LITHO SCORING is an on-press method where a scoring rule is mounted to an impression cylinder. Several printers though find this method difficult for top-quality jobs.

LETTERPRESS SCORING, on the other hand, can be utilised to totally eliminate cracking. In letterpress scoring, a platen or a flatbed-cylinder letterpress is utilized to create a ridge in the paper. Applied with either a male die and matrix set, or a scoring/creasing rule and channel-creasing matrix, the end result is an exact and high quality score. → Continue