Launch & rollout kits
Combine printed materials, products, instructions, inserts, labels, and packaging into complete recipient or location kits.
Handwork & Print Assembly
The manual steps that turn printed pieces into finished, ready-to-go jobs.
Some print projects need more than printing and automated finishing. Voom handles manual assembly, collating, matching, inserting, labeling, kitting, sorting, packing, and other steps that need to be completed by hand.
Send the pieces, quantities, versions, packaging, destination, and what needs to happen or simply send what you have. We’ll help organize the sequence from printed components to a finished job ready for mailing, fulfillment, delivery, or shipping.
Handled in Plano
Matching + Collating
Kitting + Assembly
Mailing + Fulfillment Prep
Quick Answer
What is handwork in printing?
Handwork is the manual assembly or finishing required when a print job cannot be completed entirely by automated equipment.
It can include matching, collating, inserting, labeling, sticker application, kitting, sorting, packing, and other custom assembly steps.
When Handwork Helps
Some jobs need people to put the final pieces together.
Printed components may need to be matched, collated, inserted, labeled, assembled, sorted, or packed in a specific order before the job is ready to go.
Mailpiece matching
Match personalized letters, cards, envelopes, inserts, labels, or other components to the correct recipient.
Collating
Gather multiple printed pieces or versions in the required order before inserting, binding, packing, or distribution.
Insert assembly
Place pieces into folders, envelopes, sleeves, packages, boxes, or kits according to the project requirements.
Labels & stickers
Apply labels, seals, stickers, tabs, identifiers, or other components when automated application is not the right fit.
Sorting & packing
Sort finished materials by location, recipient, department, version, destination, or shipping requirement.
Where It Fits
Handwork often sits between printing and delivery.
Once a piece is printed, the job may still need matching, inserting, labeling, sorting, packing, or assembly before it is ready to mail, ship, deliver, or store.
Every handwork project has its own sequence. The important part is making sure the right pieces, versions, quantities, and destinations stay together throughout production.
- Match pieces by recipient, location, or version
- Collate materials in a required sequence
- Insert components into envelopes, folders, or packages
- Apply labels, stickers, tabs, or seals
- Build kits for teams, locations, or recipients
- Sort and pack for mailing, shipping, or storage
Matching & Version Control
The right pieces have to end up with the right recipient.
Handwork becomes especially valuable when a project contains multiple versions, locations, departments, languages, recipients, or product combinations. We can build the workflow around those variations.
Define the versions.
Determine what changes by recipient, location, department, language, product, or destination.
Keep components together.
Match the correct printed pieces, labels, inserts, and other components to each version.
Build the finished piece.
Collate, insert, label, fold, pack, or assemble the required components.
Send it to the right place.
Sort finished pieces for mailing, fulfillment, local delivery, shipping, or storage.
How It Works
Build the workflow around the finished job.
Send the pieces, quantities, versions, labels, inserts, packaging, destination, deadline, and whatever instructions you already have.
Tell us what is in the job.
Send the components, quantities, versions, packaging, artwork, samples, and deadline.
We work out the sequence.
We determine what must be matched, collated, inserted, labeled, assembled, sorted, or packed and in what order.
We assemble and check it.
Components are put together according to the workflow and checked as the job moves through production.
We get it ready to go.
Finished materials move into mailing, fulfillment, pickup, local delivery, nationwide shipping, or storage.
What to Send
You do not need every assembly step figured out first.
Send what you know and what the finished job needs to look like when it leaves our facility. We can help organize the manual production steps.
Pieces
What needs to be matched, inserted, collated, assembled, labeled, or packed.
Quantities
Total quantity plus counts for each version, kit, or destination.
Versions
Recipient, location, language, department, product, or other variations.
Packaging
Envelopes, folders, boxes, sleeves, labels, stickers, or other components.
Destination
Mailing, fulfillment, pickup, delivery, shipping, or storage requirements.
Deadline
When the completed job needs to be assembled, shipped, mailed, or arrive.
Connected Services
Handwork connects production to the final destination.
Printing, personalization, folding, assembly, mailing, and fulfillment can all be planned as one production workflow.
FAQs
Handwork and print assembly questions.
What is handwork in printing?
Handwork is manual production or finishing performed when a print job requires assembly steps that are not completed entirely by automated equipment.
What kinds of print jobs need handwork?
Jobs may need handwork when pieces must be matched, collated, inserted, labeled, folded, assembled, sorted, or packed manually.
Can Voom assemble kits?
Yes. Voom can combine printed materials, products, instructions, inserts, labels, packaging, and other components into finished kits.
Can Voom match personalized mailpieces?
Yes. Handwork can be used when each recipient needs the correct combination of letters, cards, envelopes, inserts, labels, or other pieces.
Can Voom apply labels or stickers?
Yes. Labels, stickers, seals, tabs, and other components can be applied manually when the job requires it.
Can Voom sort kits by location or recipient?
Yes. Finished pieces or kits can be sorted by location, recipient, department, version, destination, or other project requirements.
Can handwork connect directly with mailing and fulfillment?
Yes. Assembled materials can move directly into mailing, fulfillment, packing, delivery, shipping, or storage.
What should I send for a handwork quote?
Send the pieces, quantities, versions, packaging, mailing or shipping requirements, artwork or samples, instructions if available, and deadline.
Can Voom ship assembled kits nationwide?
Yes. Finished kits and assembled materials can be prepared for pickup, local delivery, fulfillment, or nationwide shipping.
Does Voom offer handwork and print assembly in Plano and Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes. Voom provides handwork, print assembly, matching, kitting, sorting, and packing from its Plano production facility for businesses throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, with nationwide distribution available.
Match · Collate · Insert · Kit · Pack
Send us the pieces and what needs to happen.
If the job needs matching, inserting, labeling, collating, kitting, sorting, packing, or other manual assembly, send us what you have. We’ll help organize the workflow and get the finished job where it needs to go.