Digital Finishing — Binding Gets Personal

“Since the variable data jobs are often small runs, this is not so much of a problem as it would be for large runs,” he advises. “We have not yet reached a point where it is cost-effective to invest in sophisticated electronic control devices.”

A similar story is told in Streamwood, IL, where TVP Color Graphics (Think Variable Print) has evolved into a new 4.5-acre, state-of-the-art digital printing facility. The showpiece of the company’s new digs is a Xeikon 5000 digital color web press. The new addition makes four Xeikons for TVP—a Xeikon 32, Xeikon 320, Xeikon 50D and the Xeikon 5000. The company also utilizes two Konica Minolta 8050s. To finish work coming off of these digital machines, TVP relies on equipment from Rollem International for slitting/scoring/perforating, Heidelberg Stahl for folding, as well as gear from Morgana Systems for hand scoring.