KJS Mail has invested in a Horizon VAC-1000 collator following an assessment of its binding capabilities and productivity.
The Peterborough-based print and direct mail specialist, which has also added an MKU-54 mobile knife unit, will integrate its new collator with an existing Horizon SPF-200a bookletmaker.
‘We needed a new stitcher and collator to streamline our digital and litho print,’ said managing director Stuart Speechley. ‘We also wanted a solution that would endorse A4 booklets to A5 because a lot of the mail we manage is C5. We were looking to speed up the process, reduce the manual intervention and increase capacity.
‘By bringing our capabilities up to date we knew we could be more efficient and experience less downtime. We have just put an 80,000 run through the system and it has saved us many hours. We can let it run and that means our team can turn their attention other systems at the same time.’
Mr Speechley explained that it was an easy decision to opt for Horizon technology, ‘We have invested in Horizon before and know and trust the build quality, production reliability and product consistency. Our team are also used to working with Horizon’s touchscreen set up so were immediately familiar with its operation and found it easy to run.
‘We believe that this was the best solution to help us more efficiently manage our workload. It handles the jobs better and staff are confident in their ability to operate it and consistently produce high quality results.’
