Minors Printing -- Staying Ahead of the Game

Productive Features

The stitcher's many advanced features contribute to the high-quality, high-volume production. The flying stitching mechanism eliminates stop-and-go motion in the stitching process for steady, high-speed production.

Paul Cooper, another Minors operator, notes the host of electronic sensing technology that ensures quality production step-by-step. The pockets each have photocell and caliper-type devices to detect missing and double signatures, ejecting any incomplete product. When the booklet is completely collated, an oblique monitor checks for proper alignment, followed by a caliper that confirms a complete booklet before stitching. "If a signature is missing or misaligned, the machine won't stitch the book. Instead, it kicks it out, and production goes on uninterrupted," says Cooper. The new missing-stitch sensor will eject a booklet before it goes into the trimmer, reducing product waste.