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Automated Saddle Stitching Steps Up Efficiency

A Standard Finishing Systems product story

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Jan 18, 2007

Standard Finishing Systems has enabled Darwill in Illinois (USA) to increase its post-press efficiency with the addition of a Standard Horizon Stitchliner 5500 automated saddlestitching system.

Standard Finishing Systems has enabled Darwill in Illinois (USA) to increase its post-press efficiency with the addition of a Standard Horizon Stitchliner 5500 automated saddlestitching system with in-line three-knife trimmer.

The system is said supports conventionally offset printed work from Darwill's MAN Roland 40-inch sheet-fed presses and pre-collated output from its Xerox iGen3 digital colour press.

Since installation, the fast change-over times and productivity of the system have enabled Darwill to increase the number of different saddlestitching jobs it can efficiently process each day.

Meanwhile, Premier Printing in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) has added a new Standard Horizon AFC-546AKT automated floor-model paper folder.

The system was installed to provide quick set-ups and change-overs for shorter-run work.

Since the installation, Premier Printing has become more efficient with cross-training its bindery staff for production flexibility because of the automation of the Standard Horizon folder.

Family-owned Premier Printing has been providing commercial printing and graphic arts services for over 40 years.

And Standard Finishing Systems has helped the Printing Corporation of America, in Baltimore (USA) to strengthen its in-house short-run bookbinding capability by adding a new Standard Horizon BQ-270 automated perfect binder and HT-30 three-side trimmer.

The systems were installed to allow quick, efficient in-house production of short-run books, binding output from the company's conventional offset and Kodak Nexpress digital colour presses.

Printing Corporation of America has improved response times for ultra-short book runs without any compromise in book quality.

Printing Corporation of America has provided a full range of printing, binding, fulfillment and mailing.