(L-R) Karl Gater, Cambrian Printers director and Lee Fowler, IFS technical sales
The Aberystwyth specialist in short run colour printing, Cambrian Printers, has installed a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer from Intelligent Finishing Systems.
The company, recently acquired by Pensord, produces periodicals, catalogues, thread-sewn hard- and softcover books on Heidelberg and KBA B1 presses and an HP Indigo digital press.
Karl Gater, Cambrian Printers director, explained, ‘We wanted to improve efficiency in our short-run book production. The Horizon HT-30 joins our Muller Martini binding line that was managing a mix of short and medium volume book binding. Eighty per cent of our work goes through the binder and time was lost when setting up our existing three knife trimmer on very short run work. There was a bottleneck.’
He continued, ‘Now with the Horizon HT-30 we can trim books almost instantly with minimal set up and operator involvement. Short run production is much more efficient. It also provides short term backup in the event of breakdowns on our existing trimmer. It will help us ensure we are always able to deliver on time.’
