Aside from the basic format of the machine, there are a number of other features and upgrade options available. The control panel is innovative as would be expected by a modern machine and is PC controlled. The folding rollers within the machine are all automatically operated and there are double-scoring rollers with manual adjustment if needed. There are error detection systems on the stitching wire, paper feeder, paper jam sensors, and safety guards throughout the machine. You can add a number of Duplo devices to the iSADDLE 5.0 these being up to 6 DSC-1060i collating towers, DCR-ST stacker (Criss Cross), and a DBM-400STR stacker for straight or offset stacking. Added to these connectable devices, there are other options that can be added to the more basic three-section machine. You can upgrade the Hohner stitching heads from two to three or four flat or loop versions and a six-page cover insert kit. There is a sheet-by-sheet air kit which can assist with the cover application on the iSADDLE 5.0 and if you require it, the machine can be linked via a network making the transfer of data and information as seamless as the job changing on the machine itself. Duplo has focused a lot of energy into producing a product that will straddle a wide range of products of significantly varied complexity. It is unusual to find a combination of equipment which when joined together has the level of automation of the iSADDLE 5.0. The production volumes of the machine can satisfy an equally varied group of clients making it a valuable asset to have if this market is one that you recognise. Brian Sims Principal Consultant, Metis Print Consultancy, www.metis-uk.eu card, or sample product. Once this has been scanned, all in synchronisation, the collator, stitching head, and trimmer will move to the relevant positions without any intervention from the operator. This has a number of advantages, as the operator can carry on with tasks such as material preparation but more importantly, the precise positioning of each of the parts of the next configuration will reduce the likelihood there will be an issue with the product. This precision not only will allow for a quick turnaround between each job but will allow an almost waste-free start-up into the next job. Do not worry about the number of jobs you may want to produce, the memory on the PC can hold almost an infinite number, capacity being limited only by the PC the operating system resides on. As for the nature of the work, whilst on first appearances the iSADDLE 5.0 may be best suited for shorter run work, due to the quick makeready, and automated job change for example. However, the final stage of three knife trimming can be formatted with three or five knife trim capability meaning you can double production capacity and as such double the speed to up to 10,100 booklets per hour (A6 format). As for the nature of product, you can run a majority of products from either digital or lithographic print process and on a wide range of substrates. Fine quality papers from 64 to 157gsm along with a cover of 300gsm and art/coated substrate from 85 to 157gsm with the same cover caliper would also pass smoothly through the iSADDLE 5.0. Production speed: 5,050 A5 booklets/hr, 10,100 A6 booklets/hr Max booklet thickness: 6mm (30 sheets of 80 GSM) Sheet size: Max: W 365mm x L 610mm Min: W 120mm x L 210mm Booklet trimmed size: Max W 354mm x L 304mm, Min W120 x L 75mm Statistics 32 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk May / June 2023 - Issue 342 UNDER THE HOOD / DUPLO ISADDLE 5.0 ► Duplo’s DKTS-200 trimming head with head and foot knives can be combined if needed with the DBMS-T5 trimmer front knives ► The iSADDLE 5.0 can produce a 354mm x 304mm booklet in one-up production in either portrait or landscape depending on size configuration
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