Finishing - Digital

Three new paper creasers have been added to MBM's line of digital finishing equipment. The icrease series, consisting of PRO, EXCEL and AIR, will debut at GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago.

At GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago from Sept. 28–Oct. 1, MGI will be showcasing two of the 2014 Must See 'Ems Award Winners, the JETvarnish 3D with the "T2" upgrade and the Meteor DP8700 XL+, winners in the Post-Press and In-Line Finishing and Digital Press categories respectively.

After a long career helping to configure fairly complex mailing and finishing systems, I have learned to reduce complexity wherever I can. In an effort to reduce labor input, today's offset and digital finishing systems incorporate multiple components.

At GRAPH EXPO 2014 in Chicago from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Colter & Peterson will showcase four Microcut automated backgauge programs for paper cutters, including two making their North American debut, and the C&P Microsystems B-65 control system and a Saber 116cm (45") paper cutter.

Guests invited to the recent series of Technology Summits in Kansas City, KS, hosted by Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division, gained in-depth knowledge of wide-format applications, and opportunities to serve this growth market.

The new UD-300 on-demand diecutter with new separator and conveyor unit option from Duplo USA, can produce a variety of digital print and packaging products, such as custom-shaped brochures and direct mailers, stationery, retail packages, labels and folded boxes in quantities as low as one.

Today's cutters, folders, saddlestitchers and binders are extremely "intelligent." This is a necessity due to the need to reduce makeready time, and to compensate for the lack of "old hand" experience in the bindery. In today's digital print environment, training apprenticeships have all but disappeared, and an operator may be thrown into production with a few days worth of training.

If you're out there selling six- or seven-figure systems, make sure you spend the time and effort to ensure that your proposal clearly explains your system, its advantages and all of its configuration and options. Don't hand your prospect a price list generated by software. They deserve better.

At the BindRite 2014 annual meeting, National Print Owners Association (NPOA) president John Stewart concluded that labor costs are rising significantly faster than other shop expenditures.

According to MBO America's Director of Sales Lance Martin, the Inkjet Summit offered the perfect venue for the company to show off its latest successes and new equipment for digital and hybrid shops. Martin noted the well-targeted event allowed him to "reintroduce MBO to the digital inkjet crowd."