Bindery Automation — Operator Friendly

There's also a potential financial benefit in this lowering of required skill levels, Walecha says. Before computerization, all of the workers in his shop had to be highly skilled in equipment operation and, as a result, commanded top pay. With the addition of automatic setup capabilities, Olympic Bindery is now able to have "a couple top-notched guys on a team with operators who used to be called apprentices," he explains.