MEETING DEADLINESStreamlining the production process at DXG Media meant deadlines could always be met

DOUBLE UP INVESTMENTWhittington Moor double their production capacity without the need to make cuts

OPENING DOORSCreative, eye-catching, bespoke, boutique labels with increased capacity at Elite Labels

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INVESTING IN THE FUTUREFind out why leading global print provider DG3 Group

invested in a Horizon B1 Fully Automated Cross-Folder “...after always previously buying Stahl and MBO”

The new Horizon RD-4055 Rotary Die Cutter brings your ideas to life with its ability to die cut, kiss cut, slit, perforate, crease, hole-punch and round corner small format digital and offset prints up to 400 x 550 mm.

Key benefits: Eliminates the need for traditional wooden and steel rule dies by using cost effective flexible dies Unique “Repeat Register” up to 5 times reduces the size and cost of flexible dies Quick, safe and simple job setup and changeover in less than 5 minutes with 200 job memories High capacity sheet feeder with automatic side-lay sheet registration and optical image sensor for 100% cutting accuracy One pass processing (feeding, die cutting and separating) with optional separator module Die cut digital and offset printed substrates up to 0.5 mm in thickness, including laminated prints No die cutting experience or skills required providing an everyday die cutting solution for every operator to use

CUT TO THE CHASEand save valuable time and money compared with traditional die cutters

Book your demo today on 020 8997 8053 or email sales@ifsl.uk.comifsl.uk.com

Popular applications:

Labels & Stickers Tickets Packaging & Boxes Door hangers Mailings Advertising supplements Book covers Folders

Greeting cards Invitation cards Playing cards Business cards Photos

and many more everyday and customised products.

Competitive part exchange offers available for existing die cutters including platens and cylinders.

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HELLO& WELCOME

TO CREATE A TRULY EFFICIENTPRINTING OPERATION WE NEED TOTAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK ATEVERY ELEMENT FROM THE MOMENTWE FIRST ENGAGE WITH CUSTOMERSTO THE SECOND THE JOB IS DELIVERED TO THEIR DOOR.

It’s with this complete business perspective in mind that we created Print Efficiently. Now in its fifth year we will be showcasing solutions developed to enable printers to meet today’s production challenges effectively and profitably at the Hemel Hempstead head office of our event partner Apex.

Collectively they will demonstrate how multiple manufacturers can work in harmony in a workflow from conception to completion. Key event partners include, Apex with the Ryobi range of Litho presses, Konica Minolta digital and Cron plate processors, Fujifilm and Tecnau are a first time event partners and then Vpress, Imprint with MIS and Epson dealer Colorbyte with printers for proofing and wide format displays, wire and comb binding from Renz, plus CyanX, PDC and KAS.

IFS will again showcase our bindery solutions that touch most elements of post press production. This will

include the Horizon StitchLiner, AFC566 Folder and RD-4055 Die Cutter. There will also be solutions from lamination specialist Foliant and guillotine manufacturer Perfecta.

Among guest speakers this year we are delighted to welcome Marian Stefani, IPIA CEO and general print consultant, who will discuss key industry issues and how these can be addressed.

We believe Print Efficiently has become a key calendar event for forward thinking printing companies who are keen to see how they can continually improve their operation – from end to end. With speakers such as Marian we are able to show how solutions, combined with a better understanding of the pressure operations are facing, can create a clear roadmap for the future.

We look forward to welcoming you there on October 6, 7, 8, and 20, 21 and 22.

Bryan Godwyn IFS Managing Director

HORIZON SPF/FC200A

IT WILL TAKE JUST 18 MONTHS FOR A HORIZON SPF/FC-200A STITCH/FOLD/TRIM LINE TO PAY FOR ITSELF AT MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL PRINTER DXG MEDIA LTD. COMMENTS MANAGING DIRECTOR DUARTE GONCALVES:

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HORIZON SPF/FC200A

Runs at 4,000 booklets per hour A4-Finish, Portrait User-friendly set up through a colour touchscreen All necessary settings for a wide variety of booklet formats Up to 200 job settings can be memorized for quick and easy recall A reject function allows non-stop operation

For more information or to book a demonstration call 020 8991 6624

Scan QR code to watch our stitchers in action

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It will pay for itself in a year and a half. The impact has been a 100% increase in efficiency

It will pay for itself in a year and a half. The impact has been a 100% increase in efficiency for this type of work. Our production Manager has asked how we ever coped before the Horizon came in, and that says it all for me. Previously when there were smaller jobs our team would be concerned about setting up or interrupting a long run on our larger machines. Now they can get it completed and out the door straight away. In some instances the small jobs are in and out in a couple of hours and I love that. We will now happily quote for smaller run work. We have got a really good mix of clients, from advertising agencies to marketing companies and direct

end users. Not one is more than 7% of turnover. For them we are having to meet tighter and tighter deadlines with shorter and shorter runs. Work was being produced and then put on the guillotine, then the large folding machine and then our stitching line. This was all very time consuming in particular on smaller jobs the SPF/FC200A handles the whole process in one pass. The quality is great. The big surprise was the quality of the work this little Horizon achieves when compared to systems that cost much, much more. We also liked the fact it can handle both litho and digital print, without the usual marking problems you sometimes get.

We had an old Horizon SPF/FC-20A but were sending out production of 40 page booklets and that was costing as much as £3,000 per month. It was time to upgrade the system and it made sense to bring some processes in house to make us more profitable and retain greater control on turnaround times. The fact it takes a flat sheet and stitch, folds and trims in one pass makes for much smoother and faster production. A lot of what we did before had to be collated on one tower and that was very time consuming. It will double our capacity, reduce our outsourcing costs and as a result we expect return on investment in 15 months. The main thing is we don’t have to fold everything separately with the StitchLiner 5500. Also whereas before we would have to trim the top and bottom we don’t have to now and that has resulted in a significant reduction in guillotining. That has reduced our manpower and turnaround times.

We looked at layflat binding, that shows off great panoramic views about five or six years ago but at the time the market wasn’t ready. In the last 18 months we have been pushing the layflat product quite hard and now it has really taken off. Layflat has added about £350,000 to our turnover last year and we expect that growth continue by 10% to 12% year-on-year. Our existing Horizon folder was 13 years old and we were very happy with it but it was time to swap it out. The AFC-564A has helped us to further streamline throughput and increased production 20% to 25% due to make ready and consistent running speeds. We also had a demo on the Perfecta 115 guillotine and its functionality backgauge and knife speed along with knife change option were better and faster than the Polar 137.

HORIZON StitchLiner 5500

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HORIZON AFC-564A

LAYFLATTAKE OFF

Chesterfield firm Whittington Moor is to double booklet and brochure production capacity following the installation of a Horizon StitchLiner from IFS. Explains Paul Gamble who recently headed a management buy-in of the 80-year old business:

London trade print finisher and book binder Cliftons has completed an £800,000 investment programme supporting its expansion into layflat and PUR binding with a B2 Horizon AFC-566FA. Explains Tim Clifton managing director that specialises in short to medium run PUR, casebound and layflat books:

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HORIZON StitchLiner 5500

For more information or to book a demonstration call 020 8991 6624

Capable of 5,500 bph, or 11,000 two upCF 30S cover feeder can be used to apply covers

or insert between pagesUser-friendly set up through a colour touchscreen Convenient U-shaped layout allows the operator

to monitor work in progressJob memory storage enables the specifications

of repeat work to be easily recalled

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HORIZON AFC-564A

For more information or to book a demonstration call 020 8991 6624

High performance and space efficient, featuring advanced automationUser-friendly set up through a colour touchscreenInnovative wireless remote for greater flexibility,

performance and ease-of-useUp to 200 job settings can be memorized for quick

and easy recall of regular job17 fold patternsFast, consistent feeding on a wide range of stock

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Horizon RD-4055

OPENINGDOORS

Creative, eye-catching, bespoke, boutique labels that add value have been added to the portfolio of services offered by label specialist Elite Labels after it installed the UK’s first Horizon RD-4055 Rotary Die Cutter from Intelligent Finishing Systems. COMMENTS Saabir Sidik, Manager of Elite Labels in Leicester:

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It will open new doors for us. We will now be able to offer a range of options that are creative and cost effective. We can also be faster which means we will be able to increase capacity. We got an email about the new addition to the product range and it just came at the right time. Before we were hand cutting on a guillotine and drilling holes. The RD-4055 offered greater flexibility. We can now make dies to suit orders and we can be more creative with those dies.

The Horizon RD-4055 is designed to meet the growing demand for short run die-cut product, with the ability to die-cut, crease, perforate, slit, hole punch and round corner in one process for digital and offset printed sheets. Repeat register function enables the running of multiple up imposed applications with a smaller die to reduce die cost. It can offer up to five repeats in a single pass. There is also simple and easy operation that reduces costly labour steps and increases productivity with easy setup and operation versus steel rule or mechanical dies.

HORIZON RD-4055

Runs at up to 6,000 cycles per hourMaximum sheet size

400 x 550 mmSubstrate flexibility up to 0.5mm One pass processing Eliminates the costs of making

a die Uniquely designed servo motor

with a controlled “Repeat Register” feature that allows multiple-up applications from single-up die to minimize die costSimple and easy operation

For more information or to book a demonstration call 020 8991 6624

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It will open new doors for us. We will now be able to offer a range of options that are creative and cost effective

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Horizon AFC-746F

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The investment equates to a 200% increase in capacity

DG3, a leading global provider of commercial and financial printing and graphic communications solutions, has seen a 200% increase in folding capacity following investment in a Horizon AFC-746F B1 folder and Horizon PX-56 pressing and stacking unit. DG3 UK Director Barry Page explains the investment fits with corporate strategy:

HORIZON AFC-746F

For more information or to book a demonstration call 020 8991 6624

Runs at up to 36,000 sheets per hourA wide variety of fold patterns automatically set via a large colour touchscreenThree different types of feed units can be selected for various environmentsSteel and soft polyurethane rollers ensure superior grip and sharp foldingThe folder can be enhanced with JDF workflow using pXnet bindery

control system

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We are continually reviewing our business models in search of improvements to productivity and efficiency because if you stand still, you are going backwards,” he says adding: “Automation reduces the level of skill needed to operate the folder, thus expanding the pool of staff that can be assigned to it and making life easier for production workflow and peak capacity times. “The investment equates to a 200% increase in capacity. The Horizon AFC-746F B1 folder tackles the issue of coping with shorter run jobs that are needed immediately without building vast amounts of redundant capacity into the operation. Our extremely pressurised production windows, particularly at night, have been made more manageable due to the speed, durability and full automation of this particular machine. Our staff were used to German engineering, so the task of keeping them on board with the Horizon buy was important. Ultimately, though, they made the decision to buy. The level of automation means the folder is equally at home producing 8pp, 16pp or 32pp sections thanks to an additional mobile knife unit, as it is coping with short run work. The PX-56 pressing and stacking unit at delivery makes single-man operation possible. We like the way it recalibrates itself every time it is switched on, meaning that the pressures between rollers remain constant, compensating for any wear and delivering more up time. The one-minute make readies, mean that we can be confident about lifting a long run job to slip in an urgent shorter job before returning to the original work. The only other way to cope would be to have two or possibly three more folders.

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