operator-required actions are on the same side. Also available from IFS is the Horizon SPF-FC200L, an A4 landscape booklet production line incorporating the highly automated features of the SPF/FC-200A bookletmaker, combined with the ability to feed A4 landscape sheets up to 640mm in length. The feeding system can run at a speed of up to 42,000 sheets per hour with A4 shortedge feeding. In addition, the main feeder, cover feeder, accumulator, CCD camera device, and barcode reading device can be arranged in various configurations, while a CR-400 bleed crease can trim the head and tail of each sheet from the HOF (high ouput feeder) and crease each page to improve the flatness of the stitched book. With demand for booklets showing no sign of slowing down, the onus is on PSPs to ensure they have the machinery in place to be able to provide quality printed pieces to customers across all markets. The good news for print companies is that there are plenty of options out there for them to consider adding to their production line-up; careful examination of the market and speaking with suppliers and manufacturers can help them make the right choice and put them on the path to more success. Plockmatic Group acquired Morgana Systems in February 2013 Factoid 75 May / June 2024 - Issue 348 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk a standard power supply. The top of the range DigiBook 450 comes as standard with an automatic cover feeder, as well as production of up to 450 books per hour. In addition, addressing trends related to mechanical twin-loop wire binding, Morgana offers the DocuBind Pro VFX. This features the high-speed Morgana VFX vacuum feeder, running at up to 140 pages per minute, the StreamPunch VFX heavyduty punching and creasing module, and the eWire VFX twin-wire automatic binding solution, engineered by GBC. Excel With Automation Also weighing in here is Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS), whose managing director, Eric Keane, says booklets and related materials remain a trusted way to communicate and share information, and as such demand very much remains. “What has changed, however, is the way they can be produced,” Keane says, continuing: “Moving away from long runs towards short runs, runs of one, print on demand. This ensures cost-efficient production of the volumes required. With highly responsive post-production solutions a diverse range of jobs can be quickly and easily completed. “With increasing focus placed on highly automated solutions the latest systems are more able to eliminate bottlenecks and aid smoother throughput. These have been specifically designed for minimal operator intervention, perfect for when finding skilled employees is a challenge, and light indicators provide real-time production status that can be easily viewed from a distance. Jobs can be programmed, stored, and queued for seamless production. Affordable automation elevates productivity and profitability.” So, what does IFS have to offer? Keane ◄Morgana’s DigiBook 450 comes as standard with an automatic cover feeder The Duplo DBM-700 bookletmaker range can process 60 sheets/240 paged booklets at high speeds ▼ BOOKLETMAKERS says the next evolution of the StitchLiner Mark III saddle stitcher achieves high quality booklet production at speeds of up to 6,000 booklets per hour. The new system also incorporates Horizon’s cloud-based iCE LiNK workflow as standard. Keane explains that improvements have also been made to productivity, such as the ability to manage changeable speeds without stopping while the fully automated system can better cope with a sequence of very short run products in a range of paginations. Users can set up the machine using its intuitive touch panel. The Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark IV also has a number of new design features that Keane says aid easy operation. These include a status light that indicates, at a distance, how the system is running, and an ergonomic design where all the
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