Saddle Stitchers — A Staple of Fine Finishing

With run lengths and turnaround times continually decreasing, Heidelberg USA came up with automated makeready functions for its ST400 stitcher that were designed based on printers' input to enable them to accomplish their customers' needs, according to Steven Calov, product manager.

"Everyone in today's market is looking to enhance profits, reduce labor, increase production and position themselves with a competitive edge over others in their marketplace," Calov states. "In order to help customers in this task, we have designed our computer-driven stitchers for users that purchase a single stitcher and those that require multiple machines. Customers with one machine can still take advantage of mobile feeders because they can easily configure the machine feeders based on the job parameters. They can purchase multiple cover feeders to run four-pagers instead of folding them first and then running them through the stitcher. Users can eliminate the folding process while gaining efficiency and increasing their profits."