COPY CONCEPTS -- Going Near-line

In addition to saddle stitching, the shop had a growing need for high-end perfect binding, especially to support its book manufacturing customers. Copy Concepts purchased two Standard Horizon BQ-340 perfect binders, one of which was originally in-line with a DocuTech.

"Our customers expect a clean, professional look, and that starts with a consistently square spine," contends Stone. He reports that the perfect binders have drastically slashed the shop's waste and have helped customers virtually eliminate obsolescence.