Bindery Matters
New Cutters Help Online Trade Printer Handle the Workload of Gang-Run Jobs
CLEARWATER, FL—Print Harmony LLC has added two new Heidelberg Polar cutters at its facility here to help keep pace with rising demand, 24-hour turnarounds and to compete with larger trade service providers. The Polar 115 Xplus and Polar 115 XT machines join four existing Polar cutters in use across Print Harmony’s operation, which also includes a sister plant in Easton, PA.
According to General Manager Jake Travis, heavy-duty cutters were a must for the shop, since Print Harmony typically performs more than 100 cuts on each of its gang-run, multiple-up, UV-coated sheets containing a mix of postcards, business cards and brochures.
Quick Cuts
Sandhills Publishing will add its first Goss Pacesetter 1600 saddlestitcher this spring at its facility in Lincoln, NE.
Unique Collating & Bindery, Greensboro, NC, has acquired a Muller Martini Pantera binder equipped with a Nordson EP48V slot adhesive applicator and VersaPail melter.
Kearney, NE-based Morris Printing Group has a new Zechini Roby Junior 2 semi-automatic casemaker for children’s book cases.
New Berlin, WI-based Graphicolor Printing has purchased a Polar 78 X guillotine cutter.
Publishers Press will add a third Goss Pacesetter 2200 saddlestitcher to its Lebanon Junction, KY, plant this summer. It will feature six horizontal hoppers and will be equipped for selective binding and inkjet personalization.
Harwood Heights, IL-based FCL Graphics has acquired a Heidelberg stitching line featuring six TAS feeders with Optigraf signature recognition. PI
