COPY CONCEPTS -- Going Near-line

For the industry's most advanced finishing-on-demand solutions, Terry Sinderson and Pat Mallams, both of Bindery Systems, advised Copy Concepts to hook up with Standard Finishing Systems, the supplier of Horizon and Hunkeler equipment.

The shop's first major purchase was the Standard Horizon SpeedVAC 100 system, consisting of two collating towers connected to a Standard Horizon SPF/FC-20 stitcher/folder/trimmer and ST-40 stacker. According to Shirley, the automated suction-feed SpeedVAC, producing more than 4,000 booklets per hour, has lived up to its reputation. Applications include software manuals and benefits brochures of 80 pages or less; typical run lengths are 100 to 2,500.