Gloucester-based Severn has increased its book binding productivity with the installation of a Horizon HT1000V three-knife trimmer from IFS, in order to enhance the responsiveness of its print-on-demand capabilities.
The new trimmer will handle work printed on the UK’s first Canon VarioPrint iX2100 sheet-fed inkjet press and VarioPrint i300 cut-sheet units. Severn also runs a web-fed Canon ColorStream 3900.
Director Mark Allington expects return on investment to be achieved within the three years anticipated for all small investments made by Severn. He said, ‘We wanted to increase productivity in our book bindery and needed a highly automated solution to maximise production flexibility. We chose the Horizon HT1000V because we liked its speed, automation and ability to use barcodes to configure set-up.’
He continued, ‘We did look at alternatives but the Horizon stood out in part because it was something I had previous experience with. I knew it could help us with what we were looking to achieve.’
The HT1000V can produce books between a maximum trimmed size of 340 x 300mm and a minimum of 145 by 101.6mm; single or multiple stack books up to 65mm in thickness can be trimmed. Its user interface is said to offer intuitive operation and permits fine-tuning adjustments. 200 jobs can be memorised for repeat orders or special applications.
