Collators — Freedom of (Much) Choice

Longford Equipment recently released "America's First Bi-Directional Collation System" with shrinkwrapper and custom stacker. The machine was built in tandem with Frederic Printing, a Consolidated Graphics company.

David Withers, advertising manager at MBM Corp., believes a collator that is fast, easy to use and versatile will contribute greatly to a company's bottom line. "In many businesses, more than one person will use the collator at one time or another, so having a machine that is user-friendly is important," he says. "Look for collators with simple control panels that ensure ease-of-operation and indicator lights to guide you through automatic procedures. A good collator should be versatile enough to work efficiently with copiers, laser printers, digital duplicators and offset presses."