Print finishing: folding, die-cutting, gluing, personalisation and lettershop services from Wikon.
Schär Druckverarbeitung AG
Wikon (CH) · Industriestrasse 14, CH-4806 WikonNew on Amplifa
About us
Schär Druckverarbeitung AG is a Swiss family business specialising in print finishing, based in Wikon in the canton of Lucerne. The company processes paper and board into brochures, booklets, mailings, package inserts, pocket folders and speciality products: it folds in all common styles, including micro-folding and continuous folding from the roll, die-cuts on rotary die-cutting machines with customer-specific die plates, creases, perforates, cuts, stitches and glues using cold glue, hotmelt and remoistenable glue. The offering is complemented by gumming, applying giveaways and product samples, assembling, laminating with 25 my PE film, banding as well as packaging and order picking. In the field of dialogue marketing, the company personalises addresses by inkjet, prints barcodes, QR codes and sequential numbers and, as a lettershop, handles enveloping, inserting of enclosures, postal handover and postage optimisation. Customers include printers, agencies, publishers, associations, brand companies, SMEs and public institutions; order sizes range from single pieces to large runs.
- Site
- Wikon
- Processes
- Folding (wrap fold, accordion fold, gatefold, window fold, cross fold, step fold, micro-folding,, Cutting, die-cutting (rotary die-cutting machines with customer-specific die plate), creasing,, Gluing/bonding with cold glue (dispersion): closure gluing, brochure production, ticket wallets,, Gluing/bonding with hotmelt or remoistenable glue: attaching cards, labels, bags, product samples;, Stitching (brochures, booklets) and gathering/saddle stitching, Assembly, packaging, order picking, banding, laminating (individually with 25 my PE film, Applying giveaways (samples, product samples, promotional items, sachets) to carrier products with, Personalisation & coding: address personalisation (inkjet), numbering, barcodes (EAN, 128, 2 of
- Materials
- Paper (matt coated, wood-free), Board/Cardboard, PE film (polyethylene, 25 my), Cold glue (dispersion), Hotmelt, Remoistenable glue, PE film (25 my)
- Founded
- 1988
- Employees
- 50
- Industries
- Print shops, Agencies, Publishers, Associations, Brand companies, SMEs
- 01
Data delivery & order clarification
- 02
Folding / die-cutting / cutting / perforating / creasing
- 03
Gluing, bonding, stitching, gumming
- 04
Applying giveaways
- 05
Personalisation & addressing
- 06
Assembly & packaging
- 07
Lettershop, postal handover & dispatch
Materials & Processes
Paper (matt coated, wood-free)
Standard material for folders, package inserts and pocket folders, recommended at 80–100 g/m² or 250 g/m² for the cover.
Board/Cardboard
Folding cartons, sleeves and sturdy printed products are processed.
PE film (25 my)
For individually laminating or heat-sealing products for dispatch.
Cold glue (dispersion)
For closure gluing, brochure production, ticket wallets and card doubling.
Hotmelt
Directly in the folding machine for gluing cards, labels and bags at almost any position.
Remoistenable glue
For U-shaped and strip gumming with up to 5 glue lines in two directions, e.g. on reply coupons.
Locations
Wikon
CHHead office and production
- Lot size
- Single piece to large run
- Materials
- Paper, board, PE film
- Rotary die-cutting machine with integrable downstream processes
- Folding machine with gluing/gumming unit and perforating/creasing unit
- Camera system for matching via DataMatrix code
- Inkjet addressing system
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding (wrap fold, accordion fold, gatefold, window fold, cross fold, step fold, micro-folding,Forming | – | – | – | Single piece – Large run | Paper, Board |
| Cutting, die-cutting (rotary die-cutting machines with customer-specific die plate), creasing,Forming | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Gluing/bonding with cold glue (dispersion): closure gluing, brochure production, ticket wallets,Joining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Gluing/bonding with hotmelt or remoistenable glue: attaching cards, labels, bags, product samples;Joining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Stitching (brochures, booklets) and gathering/saddle stitchingJoining | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Assembly, packaging, order picking, banding, laminating (individually with 25 my PE filmAssembly | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, PE film (25 my) |
| Applying giveaways (samples, product samples, promotional items, sachets) to carrier products withAssembly | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board, Plastic |
| Personalisation & coding: address personalisation (inkjet), numbering, barcodes (EAN, 128, 2 ofSurface treatment | – | Maximum width for printing PDF | – | – | Paper, Board, Film |
| Lettershop: enveloping of form letters, mailings, self-mailers, inserting of enclosures,Assembly | – | – | – | – | Paper, Board |
| Mailing production incl. special shapes, self-mailers with adhesive closure, special formats &Assembly | – | – | 5 kg (per bundle) | – | Paper, Board |
| Pocket folder / pocket card / pocket guide (pocket fold, foldable down to credit card format,Packaging | – | – | – | – | Paper 250 g/m2 (cover), Paper 80-100 g/m2 (folder) |
| Data handling & print data delivery (CSV, text, Excel, PDF; inkjet addressing;Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary die-cutting machine (with die plate, downstream processes integrable) | – | – | – | – | Wikon |
| Folding machine (with gluing/gumming unit, perforating/creasing unit) | – | – | – | – | Wikon |
| Camera system (matching via DataMatrix code) | – | – | – | – | Wikon |
| Inkjet addressing system | – | – | – | – | Wikon |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1988
Founded by Kurt and Lydia Schär; first orders from printers in the region.
- 2001
Conversion into a public limited company (Schär Druckverarbeitung AG).
- 2006
Handover of the company to Paul Bucher as of 1 July.
- 2015
Decision to construct a new company building in Wikon.
- 2016
Start of construction of the new company building on 24 June.
- 2017
Move into the new company building in Wikon on 19 June.
- 2020
Handover of management to Yannick and Marina Bucher (third generation).