Postpress — The Buck Starts And Stops Here

Automated Graphics is currently exploring a major addition to its finishing stable: a high-speed polybagger. Despite its steep price tag, it's expected that the machine will pay immediate dividends.

"We're seeing that on the increase," Burgess says of the unit, which allows users to include additional pieces with a publication. "It's quite a large investment: $300,000 to $500,000. People who have already installed them seem to fill up their capacity quite quickly."