(L-R) Jonathan Mills, managing director, and Mark Stephens, production manager, with the Horizon AFC-566FG
Cardiff-based Allens Printers has invested in a B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder from Intelligent Finishing Systems to expand capacity.
Founded in 1966, the commercial printer has a wide range of customers in both public and private sectors. It runs Heidelberg B2 and B3 offset presses and two Konica Bizhub digital presses.
‘The Horizon has replaced two existing folders and is much more productive thanks to its full automation and job memory storage. It can make ready in minutes so work can be turned around much faster and we can complete more jobs on a day-to-day basis,’ explained managing director Jonathan Mills.
‘Turn-around times are becoming more demanding which is why the automation with the Horizon system was so important and the fact that it’s so user friendly, you don’t need to have years of folding machine experience to use one.’
The company had previously purchased a Horizon SPF-200A Booklet Maker and VAC-1000 Collator from IFS in 2016. Mr Mills commented, ‘It was a very successful investment and proved to be extremely reliable, so we were confident in the Horizon brand and IFS. We looked at other folding manufacturers on the market and also spoke with other Horizon users. They were very happy with the performance and reliability and that helped us make up our minds.’
