Foliant Mercury 530SF
The need to handle tighter turnaround times, manage a greater number of short run jobs and create a profitable streamlined production process convinced Emmerson Press to invest in a B2+ Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems.
Paul Heath, managing director of the Kenilworth general commercial printer, stated, ‘We were sending all our lamination work out and that was adding time and cost to a print job. Now we can handle the jobs as they come in and turn them around – often on the same day. We would not have been able to do that before the investment. Now we can say yes to work when we are asked. We don’t have to think about it.’
The 25mpm B2+ Mercury 530SF heavy-duty industrial laminating system features a Heidelberg suction feeder. Mr Heath continued, ‘It is easy to use which means anyone can operate it. We had two people trained up to start with and now they have trained a couple of others. We also liked the small footprint because we are short on space.’
Another plus was the addition of foiling capabilities with theFoliant Multi-functional Inprinting Unit.MrHeath added, ‘It gives us an extra option for no real cost. We can now offer more value added possibilities such as personalised business cards and invitations. We are looking forward to exploring what other opportunities it opens up for us, particularly those that would have been impossible or expensive using traditional foiling techniques.’
