Sorting It Out With Collators

"I've been here 10 years, and there was a collator here when I arrived. It was a Standard Horizon Vac 10, which replaced an older machine," he recalls. "The obvious benefit of the newer machine was speed and dependability, quicker setup and much less down time. It also took [up] less floor space."

Several years ago, Parker, recalls, that unit was replaced by a Standard Horizon SpeedVAC 100 collating and booklet making system with an ST-20R stacker and SPF/FC-20 bookletmaker, which he says was "definitely a good investment." This 30-bin, three-tower unit has several features Parker says are valuable to his operation.