Finishing The Job?The Right Way

"A gatherer collator for perfect and mechanical binding runs at a much faster level," he continues. "This machine can collate 5,000 an hour as opposed to 2,000."

When you're ready to buy, adds Hunt, of Standard, you need to look for three key utilities: speed, reliability and programming.

"In-plants need to look for ease of operation with simple computer operator interfaces, advanced programming that produces a high level of productivity, and reliability in speed and uptime."