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News Release from: Graphic Arts Equipment | Subject: Horizon AFC-544Ajdf booklet production system
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 August 2007
Booklet Production And Folding System
For Bindery
After upgrading its pressroom and increasing production, UK quickprint specialist, Presstoprint has now improved its bindery with automated Horizon booklet production and folding systems.
Supplied by Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE) the new equipment, including an Horizon AFC-544Ajdf, replaced an older system that only had two plates and could not do the variety of patterns Presstoprint needed, so a lot of work was being sent out, which has now all been brought back in-house Presstoprint's customer service manager, Mike Cowan, said: "Our original equipment, which was also Horizon, was over 10 years old and as our volumes were increasing we were getting a backlog
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 7 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new collating and booklet line has speeded up output a huge amount and it sets-up really quickly, handles coated paper easily, copes with a wider variety of booklet sizes and it's fast." He added: "Because it is much more flexible we can run more jobs.
With our new five-colour press we are producing more colour work and once it comes off the press it is on the bookletmaker within 15 minutes and then out of the door." Cowan explained: "We had a good experience with our original Horizon bookletmaker.
Although it was old it was still running really well and retained a surprisingly good resale value.
We looked at various manufacturers but the GAE package was clearly the best." Presstoprint operates through seven outlets in the south west of England, optimising resources in dedicated production centres.
The new Horizons - a 20 station VAC-Turbo PowerCollator with JDF-ready SPF/FC-200A 4,000 books per hour (bph) booklet production line and AFC-544Ajdf automated four-plate combination buckle and knife B2 folding system are installed at the Reading facility.
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