Heidelberg to Introduce a Host of New Products for Postpress at drupa

The pneumatic twin lay system after the first folding station transports the sheets to a twin lay at the second folding station, where two sheets at a time are processed in parallel. As a result of the sheet's shorter feed length at the same machine speed, output is increased by around 30 to 40 percent based on format alone.

A Cutting Edge for One-Shift Operations
Connectable via ordinary house current wall outlet, the new programmable POLAR 56 guillotine cutter with hydraulic drive is an apt choice for commercial one-shift and digital printers. Equipped with a 5.5˝ monochrome (56 ECO) or 18.5˝ touchscreen display for the networkable version (56 NET), the small-format POLAR 56 combining POLAR’s legendary reliability, build quality, and ease of use in a new, small-format size will be launched at drupa 2012.

Digital Book Trimming
Digital book production down to run lengths of 1, combined with commercial print quality trimming at a reasonable cost has been a challenge in the industry. Choices for trimming have been either expensive book trimmers, or cutting on standard guillotine cutters. The latter raises quality issues due to the clamp crushing the spine, unless a special clamp is used.