On-demand Finishing Finesse

As for off-line finishing, it allows a digital output device to print at full-rated speed, with the finishing device, too, working at full-rated speed. In addition, overall up-time is unaffected, since a printer can output digital jobs if the finisher is down, and vice versa.

"The need to have automated finishing in the on-demand environment is extreme. That is why the industry is experiencing and will continue to experience growing product portfolios of finishing devices designed to support on-demand," reports Paul Steinke, product manager for on-demand finishing systems at Duplo USA.