The Flat Sheet Alternative

In-plants want a better way to profitably produce low-volume saddle-stitched jobs. Collators with in-line stitching, folding and trimming may be the answer.

Traditionally, in-plant printers have produced their saddle-stitched products using the time-honored method of printing multiple-up on a large-format press, taking the product off-line for perforating and signature folding, then loading the eight-, 16- or 32-page signatures into a saddle-gathering machine, where they are gathered and stitched. The final step—three-side trimming—is completed in-line or off-line.