InkJet Age

SEP 2014

Inkjet's Age, a print supplement to Quick Printing, is a business and technology brand dedicated to corporate and senior management and focusing on issues surrounding inkjet printing technology in all its forms. Inkjet's Age covers the industry news,

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www.MyPRINTResource.com SEPTEMBER 2014 • INKJET'S AGE 17 What capabilities do you need? How much of a price, and how much floor space, can you afford to exchange for great finishing capabilities? And finally, what are the relative merits of going with inline or offline solutions? All are ques- tions worthy of putting to the authorities on this topic. So Inkjet's Age went out to learn what the experts have to say about these purchase decisions. Capabilities When attention focuses on finishing capabilities, the first decision to be made is what form the output should take. So said Scott Peterson, product market- ing manager for Lasermax Roll Tecnau Group, a manufacturer of feeding and finishing equipment for high-speed digital printers based in Billerica, MA. "Do you want it to come out in cut sheets or stacked sheets? Do you want a rewind roll inline with the printer, ending with cut sheets on the back end?" he asked. "Or do you want to run roll-to-roll and take care of your finishing offline?" Ryan Manieri, marketing di- rector for MBO Digital, a company that offers digital solutions that can accom- modate roll-to-roll, roll-to-stack, roll-to- book, roll-to-booklet, and roll-to-finish production for 20- and 30-inch web for- mats, said the capabilities sought depend on the needs of the PSP. Automated set-up, variable finishing, and ease of use are all important technical considerations, he said. "Fully automated machines from MBO can auto-calibrate fold plates, air pressure and alignment systems based off data in a JDF," he said. "This can greatly reduce set-up times be- tween jobs." Variable finishing has evolved as digital printing has improved. A finishing solu- tion equipped with variable capabilities can finish different length signatures from one roll. By combining different signa- W hether it's books, direct mail, transpromo, labels, newspapers or personalized catalogs, today's inline and offline solutions can keep up with high-speed inkjet output. But when ac- quiring and integrating finishing equipment in your production workflow, there's no end to the factors that must be considered. By JEFFREY STEELE Integrating Finishing Equipment with Production Inkjet Devices tures on a single roll, paper waste can be reduced on each book, greatly trimming production time. For instance, a 76-page book could be built using 16-page and 12-page signatures, Manieri said. "Combining the signatures onto one roll results in there being no stoppage for transition between rolls, no secondary Postpress: More than just folders, MBO America offers finishing solutions for high-speed continuous inkjet devices in both 20- and 30-inch widths (above). These solutions can be customized based on the needs of the PSP.

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