Print finishing method and corresponding device

A print finishing process comprising the steps

• supplying sheet-type print products,
• laminating the sheet-type print products (D) in a laminating module,
• coating the sheet-type print products (D) in a coating module, and
• foil stamping the sheet-type print products (D) in a foil stamping module, wherein the steps of laminating, coating and foil stamping are carried out in any order, and
• wherein the print product (D) to be finished is first detected and aligned at each processing module.

A print finishing machine for a sheet-shaped print product (D) comprising:

• a sheet conveyor system (11) for conveying the sheet-type print product (D);
• a laminating device for laminating the print product (D) with a laminating film;
• a coater for coating the print product (D) with a coating, and
• a foil stamping device for transferring a transfer layer adhered on a carrier foil onto the locations of a print product (D) intended to be printed,
• wherein
• the laminating device (2), the coating device (3) and the foil stamping device (4) each include at least a portion of the conveying means (11),
• the laminating device (2), the coating device (3) and the foil stamping device (4), with their portions of the conveying means (11), are formed as modules with standardized transfer interfaces (5),
• the sections of the conveying means are suction belts (21, 31, 41),
• each conveying section (21, 31, 41) upstream of the respective print processing has print product sensors and aligners (22, 32, 42) for determining the position and orientation of the print product (D), and
• the transfer interfaces (5) have mechanical and electrical centering and coupling elements.