Finishing - Conventional

Designed for customers wishing to create metallic colors, fine detail, half tones and 3D-holographic effects with minimal set-up costs, the CF1000PM Press mounted module, from Compact Foilers, is a low-cost module that can run in harmony with a variety of presses and operate with minimal supervision. It will be launched at GRAPH EXPO 14 in September.

The lower manufacturing costs in China have begun to look quite attractive. While a terrific number of products we buy in everyday life are made there, the presence of both Chinese-made offset presses and bindery systems in the United States have been minimal so far.

Modern Litho in Jefferson City, MO, has enjoyed a folding department free of bottlenecks, together with substantially increased speeds in folding signature work, since installing a high-performance, pallet-fed Stahlfolder KH-82 combination folding system from Heidelberg.

At GRAPH EXPO 2014 in Chicago from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Colter & Peterson will showcase four Microcut automated backgauge programs for paper cutters, including two making their North American debut, and the C&P Microsystems B-65 control system and a Saber 116cm (45") paper cutter.

Plasticard Locktech International (PLI) in Asheville, NC, has installed an Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system, that operates in unison with the company’s Komori Lithrone 40" press. "Cold Foil is a critical production component to the success of PLI, but for several years we’ve been unable to find a system that met our unique professional needs," noted Peter Krauss, COO and chief sales and marketing officer, PLI.

Aspen Marketing Services in Earth City, MO, recently installed two new Saber X15 paper cutters from Colter & Peterson. The workhorse 45" paper cutters represent a significant upgrade for Aspen, a division of Epsilon, a global leader in creating customer connections that build brand and business equity.

Duplo USA's new DC-616 and DC-616 Pro slitter/cutter/creasers offer ideal finishing solutions for the short-run, on-demand printer. Designed to eliminate white borders and prevent toner cracking on digital color documents, these all-in-one finishers can process up to six slits, 25 cuts, and 20 creases in a single pass—bringing efficiency and automation to post-press operations.

No one really expects their machinery to last 10 years because of changing industry demands and the steady stream of new technologies. These are now introduced every few months, instead of years. Make no mistake, there is a "correct" price for every machine out there, and it pays to do your research when determining the market price.

JVR Food Packaging Solution, based in Surrey, British Columbia, has installed Canada's first Goldline (1300) manual flatbed diecutter from Diecut America. “We are very excited about the opportunities that the Goldline machine provides,” said Yvonne Rochon, president of JVR Food Packaging Solutions.

A new Duplo DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser installed at SunDance Marketing Solutions allows the company to produce efficient, precise and flexible finishing for digital color documents. The new DC-646 will take the place of a guillotine cutter.