Yurchak Printing Streamlines On-Demand Book Production

Automation Power

Yurchak Printing implemented RICOH TotalFlow BatchBuilder with Ultimate Impostrip imposition software to automatically move all incoming files to the press, without any user intervention. Being able to switch a job between web and sheetfed devices was not possible with their previous technologies. With these integrated technologies, they were able to build a centralized workflow where they could control the flow of orders and create automatic grouping and impositions to be sent directly to the RICOH IP5000. “Our scheduling department can now shift jobs across multiple presses without needing preprint intervention,” says Yurchak. 

In addition, Ultimate Impostrip specialized imposition for book printing allowed them to expand print-on-demand offerings to more than 34,000 titles. “We now receive and process hundreds of orders automatically every day,” says Yurchak.

The solution offers Yurchak Printing the ability to have “quicker file turn arounds, less human errors, improved press efficiency by reducing stops, and less press waste by printing book of one. All POD work is now automated from order to file on the press without human interaction,” says Yurchak. 

With these integrated solutions, Yurchak Printing is confident to continue growing with a five-year objective of tripling in size with a continued focus on short-run digital printing. Yurchak Printing now has a future-proofed print business with streamlined operations to handle the growing demand for short run and on-demand book printing.

“Ultimate Impostrip has been a critical tool in improving PDF automation for Yurchak Printing,” says Yurchak. “It has provided consistent results across thousands of customer PDF’s so we can provide a reliable product to our customers.”