Horizon CRF-362
ProCo has invested in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser/folder and a Horizon SPF-200A booklet maker supplied by Intelligent Finishing Systems.
These two new installations at the company’s Stansted site follow recent investments in Horizon BQ-270V single clamp binders at the Sheffield and Stansted sites. The Sheffield site was already using the Horizon StitchLiner 5500 with four VAC-1000 collators to complement its stitching capacity.
Production director Graeme Parry explained the Horizon CRF-362 was needed to enable daily short run folded work for web-to-print solutions, and the Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker was purchased because ‘our previous stitching line was struggling with the demand of short run booklet work and was beginning to cause issues meeting the demands of our clients.
‘The SPF-200A with the 3-knife trimmer means work can bypass the guillotine taking one process out which makes it much more efficient reducing any bottlenecks around the guillotines.’
With its barcode reader, the system also enables ProCo to deliver greater security measures for its customers. ‘We can now confidently deal with data critical work and get full verification on each booklet that’s stitched. We can then pass that data onto the client,’ said Mr Parry.
The Horizon StitchLiner 5500 was previously chosen as a short to medium run system to bridge the gap between higher run quantity work and small run bookletmaker jobs. Graeme Parry commented, ‘We added the 2-up kit to get even better production numbers on the floor. We already had a 4 tower collator from Horizon so we were able to use this as a base and build up to the full system we have today.’
The Horizon BQ-270V was chosen as an entry-level binder that would be flexible enough to manage variable perfect bound books from runs of one to hundreds. Mr Parry added, ‘Set up is quick and easy and the spine depth can be altered in the run using the calliper which in turn alters the creasing on the cover. The bind is clean and strong and the equipment is extremely reliable.’
