Inky Little Fingers boosts capacity with Horizon binder
Published: 18 February 2022 | No comments yet
Laurence Felton (R) with his son and production manager Luke in front of the Horizon BQ-500
Inky Little Fingers, a commercial digital print company based in Gloucester, has invested in a Horizon four-clamp BQ-500 iCE Binder from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).
The 800bph binder, which was installed to increase Inky Little Finger’s production capacity, builds upon the features of its predecessors, the BQ-470 and the BQ-480. It boasts a 12.1 inch colour touchscreen, memory storage for up to 999 jobs, comes with pre-installed variable software capability and variable thickness production of 5mm.
It is also pre-installed with Horizon’s cloud-based Ice Link workflow and incorporates new design features designed to aid easy operation. This includes a status light that indicates, at a distance, how the binder is running, and an ergonomic design where all the operator required actions are on the same side.
Managing director Laurence Felton explained the rationale behind the investment. ‘Perfect binding is central to our business. The higher production speed and enhanced automation of the BQ-500 gives us a significant boost in productivity with the same number of staff. We liked the enhancements it delivered over our existing single clamp Horizon BQ-280 system. There is also an upgrade path to integrate this machine with the HT-300 for higher automation should we need this in the future.
‘Due to Covid evaluating other manufacturers equipment would have been very difficult if not impossible. We chose the Horizon BQ-500 primarily because we trust IFS and Horizon to deliver a reliable product that does what they say it does. We are a long standing customer and IFS had made us aware of this machine before it’s launch.
‘As with all of our Horizon equipment, we expect the machine to perform to a high standard for many years. It has only been installed for a few days, but we are pleased with the machine so far. Our product quality on the BQ-280 was excellent. Our product quality on the BQ-500 is also excellent. The difference is that we have greater capacity with the same number of staff.’
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