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News Release from: Graphic Arts Equipment | Subject: Horizon's AFC-546Ajdf six-plate folding system
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2007
Folding System Upgrades Printer's
Bindary
Horizon's automated B2 AFC-546Ajdf combination six-plate touch-cross-folding system has been bought by Calderprint to enhance its bindary.
The Horizon equipment, which was supplied by Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE) features a large icon-based colour touch-screen with 17 standard fold patterns (including roll fold, zigzag fold and DL fold) with set-ups in less than a minute, claimed the company The system also has a 200-job on-board memory, a combination of steel and urethane foam rubber on the folding rollers for gripping and folding and a patented rotary drum suction feed system that is claimed to provide 35,000 sheets per hour throughput
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 7 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Calderprint's works director, Peter Birbeck, said he chose the company's favoured finishing equipment specialist, GAE, as the supplier when making the latest bindery investment.
Birbeck explained: "Our folding machine was getting to the end of its life so we took a look at the latest models and, naturally, talked to our GAE contact.
When he talked us through all the features on the new Horizon system and showed us a video we were convinced it was pretty much unbeatable and we ordered it straight away." As long-standing Horizon users Calderprint's staff had little problem getting to grips with the new addition, he said.
And he continued: "Because we already run automated Horizon systems with the same touch-screen interface and the set-ups on the new AFC are so straight-forward, we didn't need to spend much time getting used to the new system.
It was up and running from day one and has been working round the clock most days.
In fact we are getting through 10 per cent more work." As a regular GAE customer Birbeck commented: "We know and trust Horizon.
We knew this machine would do what we wanted it to and we haven't been let down by it." Founded in 1978, Calderprint is a 24-hour operation, with 95 employees and a turnover of GBP6.5m.
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