Collating Equipment — Collating Cravings

Printers are faced with the need to be more competitive in the market as digital capabilities increase outside of the "traditional" print shop, he adds.

The new Baum QuickVac air/vacuum collator is said to provide collating capabilities that friction-feed collators cannot for coated and heavier stocks. The QuickVac features a modular, compact, mobile design with either eight-, 16- or 24-bin capability. Numerous functions such as collating with insertion sheets, chips and slips with front and back cover insertion, and alternate collating, increase the productivity of the finishing operation. It handles a variety of stock including coated, art and NCR paper.