Postpress — The End of the Line

For paper cutting, The Challenge Machinery Co. showed its Champion 305 XT programmable paper cutter with a 10.4˝ diagonal color touchscreen display. The Windows-based system simplifies job setup.

Managers can program jobs on a PC, save them on a disk and give the disk to the operator. This, according to Challenge's Robb Gould, lets shops hire less-experienced operators. The cutter has optional air side tables, and by Graph Expo it will incorporate a pile lift device. A graphic display gave visitors a preview of the Challenge 417 three-knife trimmer, to be unveiled at Graph Expo. It trims books from 4x6˝ to 14x17˝ and up to 2˝ thick.