Quad/Graphics — Finishing First

Paschall also points out that waste is greatly reduced: less than 1⁄10 of 1 percent. It translates to roughly a dozen bad books in a 500,000 issue run. "That's how the caliper factor is on this unit," he says.

Bill Graushar, head of corporate finishing development for Quad, points out that his company can now "out-produce all other conventional stitcher-trimmers 2-to-1 on the Ferag system, especially in the specific catalog markets on which we focus. And that's with less manning."