A Workflow Overhaul

Following printing, projects move to the bindery where the jobs are finished on either a new MBO or Stahl high-speed automated folder. These units, working at 18,000 sheets per hour, created another potential bottleneck which was alleviated by adding a high-speed, automated shrink-wrapping machine.

This entire process required the cooperation and dedication of many vendors, who all worked in a seamless manner to achieve the desired workflow. While the JDF/JMF integration is not yet complete, it is anticipated that all the new equipment and software from job inception through bindery will be JDF-enabled by the end of 2009.