Approaching post-press processing

Easy to use, automated, reliable, flexible, versatile, and highly productive, these are the advantages of horse-riding stapler and brochure stapler manufacturers.
One thing is obvious: Today's saddle stitch binding machines and booklet binders are easier to operate than previous models. Special features such as pneumatic feed, misalignment and double sheet detectors, and operator control panels for liquid crystal displays are innovations in similar devices.
Donna Hall, MBM’s advertising department manager, said: “Customers are constantly looking for a device that can handle any job, so the device must be versatile. They want to replace the job without delay, so the device must Reliable, and they also need to set up jobs quickly and easily."
According to Ms. Hall, MBM has found a device that meets the needs of these customers, the DocuVac Pneumatic Feed Finishing System. Pneumatic feed features increase productivity, but also handle any type of paper material. The detector helps maintain device accuracy and reduce downtime. The LCD control panel adds many user-friendly designs.
According to Steve Cutler, ABDick's Postpress Product Manager, the printing company also has other performance requirements for the device, such as a saddle stitch/wire stitching method, staple length, and automatic sizing.
The company's product is the Watkiss BookMaster device with a low-impact stapler that guarantees true, maintenance-free operation. The main consumable parts are in the staple cartridge instead of the staple head, and the staple cartridge is replaced every 5000 rotations. In this way, the equipment can run more than 1,000,000 times continuously without maintenance.
Mr. Cutler went on to say, “The BookMaster staple length is about 22 sheets in thickness, and staples are shaped very well after binding. Button operations, automatic adjustments can quickly change the paper size, and are more precise and easier to operate. Although the cost of the equipment is high, the set-up time and skill requirements for operators are greatly reduced."
According to Ron Bowman, vice president of marketing and marketing at Rosback, many technological innovations in the industry have led companies to be more willing to hire relatively low-skilled binders, and the quality of manufactured products will not be reduced in the slightest. Rosback introduces the Setmaster bookbinding/folding machine and the online or Trim booklet bookbinding machine, which can be operated on-line or off-line, digitally adjustable, equipped with up to four staple heads, an online folder and a three-sided edger .
Jose Alvarez, market coordinator for Duplo America, stressed that in a business that is less booming, ease of use is critical. He said: "The ease of operation reduces the need for skilled workers, which reduces labor costs. Inexperienced workers need only a short period of rapid training to operate the equipment."
Duplo's DBM-400 booklet binder is an automatic binding machine. Installation and replacement operations can be automated without manual intervention, reducing the need for high-tech operators while also saving valuable training time.
Mark Hunt, Head of Marketing at Standard Finishing Systems, added, “By adding more system intelligence to the device, users are less and less dependent on operator expertise, and as the needs of the job are different, the company gets more employees. flexibility."
The company provides customers with the Standard Horizon SPF/FC-20A automated book production system. The SPF-20A incorporates a binder/folder and an FC-20A three-sided cutter with a servo motor and thread drive to ensure accuracy and automatic setup. Use a single icon-based touch-screen console for quick job replacement. Mr. Hunt introduced that the device has the advantages of easy training, easy operation and easy problem solving.
Another developer using the advantages of automatic control is CP Bourg, whose product is the SBM4 booklet binder. The device has an automated module design that includes several modules for bookbinding, folding, book pressing, and beveling. Bourg's automatic saddle-stitching machine allows customers to use the cartridge thread-binding head for easy opening and quick replacement, and Bourg's durable Hohner stapler can also be used.
In addition, there is the Graphic Wizard PL-60 Booklet Binding Machine, which can staple and fold 22 sheets of 20-pound printing materials and can staple up to 1,800 booklets per hour. Stapling and folding can be performed separately by rotating a changeover switch. Corner binding and end binding can also be performed.
Stitching & Bindery Products' Stitch Fold booklet binder uses ISP magnetic stapler technology. Interlocking entrances prevent operation when the device is turned on. Users can pick up, staple and fold more than 65,000 booklets at a maximum speed of 2,300 booklets per hour without stopping to fill the book. Stitch Fold's variable process thickness can handle two to 100-sheet booklets. It can also be used in conjunction with a variety of tower cranes, and it can also be used in complete systems with tower collators, booklet binders and book cutters, with clogging detection devices.



Breakthrough in binding properties



According to Felix Stirnimann, department manager of the post-press finishing operation at Muller Martini, like the booklet binding machine, the horse-riding stapler has also made breakthroughs in features such as swing cutters, feeder adjustments and other control concepts. .
Muller Martini's Optima saddle stitcher can also be used for a wide range of materials ranging in size from small summaries to large newspapers, and has been extended to 40 nozzles at a speed of 16,000 copies per hour. In addition, the swing cutter's quality of the book is very high, and even very thick products can be cut, and special cutting monitors are used to guarantee the cutting quality. Swing cutters have become a top-notch product in cutting tools, and are widely used in wireless glue binding, but are still new products in the field of saddle stitching.
The Stitchmaster ST 400 assembly machine from the company also takes advantage of the new advantages of the saddle stitcher. The servo-driven removable paper-feed unit is mounted on both sides of the saddle-stitching production chain, ensuring maximum flexibility in the production process and can be used in conjunction with a comprehensive automatic combination of presets.
The SCS 100 transfer system can connect the Stitchmaster ST 400 to a digital workflow. A CIP3 interactive interface allows the data generated by the prepress operation imposition stage to be transferred to the ST 400 press setup program.
A display with a touch screen and a keypad area can easily be pre-formatted. Guarantee reliable monitoring of all equipment functions from feeding to delivery to stapling and cutting. Another improved feature of the Stitchmaster ST 400 is a removable coverfold paper feeder that allows online folding.
The Best Osako 368AS AutoSet saddle stitcher features a PLC touch screen console that automatically sets the position and link time of the staple head within 15 seconds. The Best Osako with a speed of 12,000-cph also allows the user to manually operate the device in the event of PLC control failure.
McCain Bindery Systems has introduced a scalable McCamin S2000 saddle stitcher that can reach 13,000 cph in various formats. The standard equipment includes a movable paper feeder and an operator control module. It not only provides the operator with important equipment function information, but also has the function of shutting down and continuous start-up of the post-processing program.
Although the benefits of continuous automation enhancements are not controversial, the question remains: Does the manufacturer's equipment improvements have a limited degree? Standard's Mark Hunt thinks this will not last.
"There will be continuous improvements in speed and automation, but there are still some substantial limitations that begin to constrain the advantages of adopting current technologies."
MBM's Mr. Hall stressed that for now, the ever-increasing automation is coming. “In times of economic recession, printing companies need to enhance their competitiveness in all business areas. Various types of documents are used by end-users within the company using high-speed copying equipment. Therefore, printing companies must be able to provide more upscale, Cheaper job handling, including binding services."