Materials Handling in the Bindery — Moving It on Over

According to Terry Choate, operations and general manager of Banta Catalog Group, there are many trends affecting the bindery today, which, in turn, will impact the way materials are handled. “From an operations perspective, binderies are facing severe manpower shortages,” Choate says. “Machine speeds are going up, while personnel numbers are going down. Binderies need to find more effective ways to handle the customer’s product and get it through the bindery at higher speeds and with less people.”