When Sheffield commercial printer Myprint Partners reviewed ways to create a responsive and streamlined bindery it chose a Horizon CRF 362 creaser folder supplied by Intelligent Finishing Systems Ltd.

Myprint Partners operates a Heidelberg SpeedMaster SM74 and a Xerox J75 and specialises in short to medium run fast turnaround general commercial work. In 2015 it invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch fold trim line.

Director Richard Green, who set up the operation with Ian McCloskey in 2014, says: “We had separate folder and creasers that were a couple of years old and wanted to replace them with something that was faster, easier to set up and at the right price.

“It has streamlined the process and when you are only in control of what happens in these four walls that has a big impact on productivity. Most of the digital jobs we have use heavy weight materials which means everything needs a crease.

“Using the creaser folder takes out a process and that drastically reduces the amount of time each job takes. It more than halves the time. Jobs that took two hours now take 45 mins.

The Horizon CRF-362 creases and folds in one pass a wide range of light and heavy weight stocks, coated or uncoated. Capable of up to ten crease lines on a sheet, it uses an impact scoring technology that eliminates or minimizes cracking of the stock or printed image. Set-up and changeovers – including fold pattern, creasing number, and up/down crease selection – are completed on the high resolution intuitive color touch screen.

Green did look at other systems but chose the Horizon CRF362 for a number of reasons: “It was faster, well built and came with IFS’s sales and support. Because we have the Horizon SPF/FC-200A our team knows how to set it up and run it quickly and easily. They know where they are. That was a big deciding factor for us.”

He adds: “It more or less runs itself and the fact it was a good price helped sway our decision.”