The Horizon BQ270V
Flexpress, Leicester, has bolstered its bindery capabilities following investment in a Horizon BQ270V perfect binder and a Foliant Taurus 530 laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).
Steve Wenlock, managing director, said, ‘We had a small laminator in house but were sending out the larger jobs which meant extra time and costs. Now we can be faster and more responsive.
‘We chose the Foliant Taurus for a number of reasons. It is versatile, handles lightweight paper and has a compact footprint. Plus it was available virtually immediately.’
The fully automatic 30 m/m Foliant Taurus 530SF has a rising pile back separation stream feeder and a suction paper feed head. It combines a feeder, laminator, and a sheet separator in a compact design.
Mr Wenlock added, ‘It is as simple to operate as any of the other systems out there. We had three people trained up on it straight away.’
The company’s Horizon BQ270V has a cycle speed of 500 c/h and, as well as completing the entire set-up and fine tuning, its intuitive icon-based colour touchscreen also accesses the on board 200 job memory store. There is a controlled two-stage book drop to protect heavier books and it is compatible with CIP4 JDF via Horizon’s pXnet system.
‘We trust IFS, their expertise and openness, and we knew of a few customers who had installed the systems and were happy with them,’ said, Mr Wenlock. With the investment we can improve our pricing, productivity and our relationship with our customers. We can be more competitive.’
