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Trish Talks Finishing
By Trish Witkowski
About Trish
Trish Witkowski is Chief Folding Fanatic at the online community foldfactory.com. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design and a master of science degree in Graphic Arts Publishing from Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Printing Management and Sciences (now the School of Print Media).
An award-winning designer, Trish held the position of creative director for a Baltimore-based agency for six years, and has taught design and desktop publishing at the college level. She has a specialized expertise in the area of folding and is the creator of the FOLDRite™ system, a 2004 GATF InterTech™ Technology Award winner.
Trish frequently publishes articles for graphic arts industry publications, and has written three books on the topic of folding: A Field Guide to Folding, Folding for the Graphic Arts: A Teacher's Handbook, and FOLD: The Professional's Guide to Folding.
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New RIMA Indexing Stacker Offers a Triple Threat of Quality, Speed and Economy
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New Perfect Binder Uses Fan-gluing to Achieve Strength of PUR
The Sterling Doublebinder employs a fan-gluing system that produces a book with a super-strong bind that lays perfectly flat by gluing between each sheet as well as spine.
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PUR ‘Spine Cam’ and Nozzle Technology Ensures Consistent Glue Application
Heidelberg has developed a camera recognition system for its EB4000 model perfect binder to monitor the quality of the application of glue film on the spine of the book. The unit circulates PUR through the width of the nozzle to ensure a consistent heat temperature at the point of application.
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Loading Paper a ‘Breeze’ with Side Air Assist Technology
The SAA loading device for continuous-feed paper folders injects high volume air between sheets on the feeder table prior to fanning stock. It helpshelps to solve the longstanding problems of mis-feeds, jamming and stock-sticking, as well as operator fatigue and injury.
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