Digital Finishing -- Making a Stitch in Time

The specifics of a job can vary greatly, though. Orders can range from a quantity of one to thousands, specify different types of bindings, and include a variety of components, such as color or black-and-white pages, tabs, slip sheets, etc.

“Given the variability of our work and the quantities, it makes less sense for us to have a lot of in-line capabilities,” he explains. “It’s not like we are doing program print jobs with large volumes of the same piece. You need the volume to keep an in-line solution working 24 hours a day.” Mimeo.com does utilize some of the more standard finishing options that come with a digital press, including stapling and tape binding, Delbridge adds.