Finishing — Caught in a Bind?

More sophisticated controls are being implemented on the equipment, Freeman notes. Machines boast a higher level of electronic sophistication and are now PLC- or computer-controlled. Quality control sensors are also being added to machines to detect that the right signature is going into a pocket.

QTI also manufactures ink-jet controls that allow a customer to do demographic binding. "There's a rising interest in that type of binding," he says. "It provides flexibility for the customer to do more varied types of jobs on that machine."