Special Drupa Coverage — Bindery Plays A Crucial Role
Spiel Associates had its lineup of Coilmaster products on display, including the Coilmaster Jr. This tabletop unit automatically inserts coil into a book from the first hole onward, then cuts and crimps automatically. No tooling is required, and speeds of up to 500 books per hour can be attained.
POLAR introduced its PowerMonitor for POLAR XT cutters within one of Heidelberg’s two halls. It indicates critical peak loads arising in the cutting process and allows an early intervention. Similar to a tachometer in the car, the load on the high-speed cutter is displayed for each cut. The operator can easily see when the load is reaching a critical range, decide if the load has been caused by a blunt knife or by particularly hard material, and react before the safety bolt breaks or the cutting quality goes down.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
