Finishing - Digital

As part of its effort to build an automated production ecosystem, Abbott-Action has invested in Esko Kongsberg C64 finishing tables.

Duplo USA has introduced the DDC-810 Digital Spot UV Coater which will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

This video demo shows production of 16-page signatures and a real-time job changeover to a 2-Up Letterfold production.

This video highlights the many benefits of MBO America’s modular approach to finishing.

This video highlights the variable page count and variable format capabilities of MBO’s digital web finishing systems.

This video highlights the UW-RW Series unwinders and rewinders from MBO America for digital web presses.

The K8 RS Digital is a folding module that brings the advantages of MBO’s RS technology to the web-finishing market.

MBO’s High Speed Letterfold System is capable of producing 8 1/2 x 11 letterfolded product at 820 ft/min or over 53,000 sheets/min.

I've been in the industry long enough to have witnessed a small parade of attempts to develop universal print-and-finishing interfaces. In the 90’s, there was an effort to develop a common interface among inkjet printers being used on offset finishing lines. In 1999, a much more ambitious effort by the CIP4 consortium led to JDF (Job Definition Format) ... So, where are we now?

By striving to stay a step ahead of their requirements, finishing system providers will take finishing to its next level of meaning and added value — an evolution with no end in sight.