Saddle Stitchers — A Stitch In Time

Another plus to this method is less spoilage. State-of-the-art collator and bookletmaking accessories designed for heavy-duty use come with digital controls, and stepper motors drive all guides and stops to the proper position for changeovers. This results in first-book-off quality, which is more important on shorter runs. Wasting 100 units setting up a saddle gathering line is insignificant on a run length of 50,000, but that same 100 units is 2 percent of the total job on a 5,000-piece run.