Automation Equals Speed and Ease

Even with the aforementioned praises of saddle stitchers, there are still some features managers would like to see on their machines to make their lives easier.

"I believe if I had the opportunity to have a vertical collator that's a space-saver, that would be great," says Charles Mannino, supervisor of the print shop at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. "Like a 10-station tower instead of the 30-station we have. But I don't know how many people would actually be able to reach a 10-station tower," he admits.