Bindery Matters

BarCharts Buys Die Scoring And Slitting System to Run In-Line with Its Laminator

BOCA RATON, FL—BarCharts has purchased a Rollem TR die scoring and slitting system, which runs in-line with its UV laminator. They are producing laminated quick-reference guides and other products such as flash cards, posters and books.

Laminating System Adds Durability for On-Demand Books, Manuals, Magazines

CAROL STREAM, IL—Copresco, a printer that specializes in digital on-demand publications, books and manuals for clients in the general business, printing trade, technical and insitutional fields, has installed a Protopic III-540 laminating system. Copresco's production staff investigated a number of varnish, UV and aqueous coating systems, but determined that lamination was a superior process, providing unmatched durability and resistance to scratches.

"The addition of this system increases our laminated book cover capacity and provides better control and faster turnaround of client's projects," says Copresco President and CEO Steve Johnson. A major application for Copresco is the lamination of perfect-bound books, a continually expanding market segment for the company's digital printing services.

Quick Cuts

• Category 5 Imaging in Burlington, ON, has purchased an Esko Kongsberg i-XP24 cutting table, eliminating its finishing bottleneck for wide-format POP/POS digital output.
• Packaging Graphics has installed an Eco-Eagle cold foil system from Eagle Systems at its manufacturing plant in Pawtucket, RI. The system operates in unison with its Manroland press.
• Based in Blauvelt, NY, VITS International has been issued a U.S. patent on its latest stacker, the Spring Variable Data Stacker/Batcher.
• In Aurora, CO, SunShine Paper has ordered a custom, 90˝ Saber XXL paper cutter with Microcut from Colter & Peterson.