A Stitch In Time

"You should make sure the company is large enough to have a structure in place for after-sale support," he says.

In considering the cost of a saddle stitcher, managers should also consider the cost of losing saddle stitching business, whether by outsourcing it, or worse, not seeing the business at all. Ron Bowman of Rosback believes that if an in-plant is farming out work to an outside printer, it should strongly consider investing in saddle stitching equipment.