Collating Equipment — Collating Cravings

In the future, collating units will increase in speed and continue along the high-automation path—making it easy for print shop employees from any department to step in and use the finishing gear when needed, predicts William Golde, president of MBM Corp.

Optional Bookletmakers
The MBM DocuVac suction/air feed collator and stacker, with optional bookletmaker and face trimmer, is designed for fast production and changeovers for both offset and digital printing. The eight-bin configuration can be upgraded to 24 bins, with the addition of two more eight-bin towers. Features include preset and custom programs, and a control panel that provides step-by-step directions. Paper sizes from 5.5x8.25˝ to 12.75x18˝ and collating speeds of up to 3,800 sets per hour are possible. Online finishing capabilities include the DocuVac bookletmaker-102, which side, corner and saddle staples.