The latest incarnation of the StitchLiner can produce A4 landscape booklets at up to 5300bph
Digital print, photo print and gift products provider Harrier has installed a Horizon StitchLiner Mark III supplied by IFS to enhance its book production facilities and tackle new markets.
Explaining the investment decision, James Belton, operational planning and solutions manager at the Newton Abbot firm, said: ‘We had an existing bookletmaker but wanted to upgrade to a faster solution that offered more capabilities. It will also help us move into new markets, such as variable data and personalised products. We are working on the interface to support this and once we are happy we will be offering more of that service.
‘We looked at other systems on the market but I had been watching the development of the StitchLiner and waiting for this model,’ said Mr Belton. ‘There is nothing else like it on the market. We liked its speed and robustness as well as the extra sheet length it offered for A4 landscape.’
Commenting on the effect of the StitchLiner’s introduction to Harrier’s bindery, Mr Belton added: ‘It has increased our production of books per hour and given our staff more confidence to run the machine. A good percentage of our work is personalised and with the StitchLiner there is no need to print extras or overs which is really important when we are producing such short runs.’ The company expects to achieve return on investment within three years.
