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Binding and finishing, along with kitting and shipping, are the last frontiers of printing process automation, according to Delbridge. Much of the equipment in these areas is yet to be connected directly to the company's workflow because vendors have been slow to implement connectivity, specifically via JDF, and there is little backward compatibility, explains its COO. He has seen some encouraging signs, though, such as the introduction of the JDF-compliant Horizon i2i bindery control system for automated job setup from a central console and interfacing to an MIS.