Digital print specialist Concept Communications, part of print and integrated communications provider group ProCo, has chosen to increase production capacity and flexibility with a Horizon BQ270V perfect binder featuring variable software from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

“We bought it to help with an annual spike in demand,” explains Alex Saunders, Production Director of the Stansted operation that runs Indigo presses and works with national and regional accounts including WHSmith, NFU and MTV.

“We needed it to help produce 25,000 annual report and accounts in five weeks. But it will also enable us to more efficiently meet demand all year round and ultimately that will give us extra capacity.

He continues: “We had a Morgana but that required offline creasing and set up time was a lot longer. The Horizon’s efficiency will allow us time to complete more work per shift.”

The 500bph BQ270V with an intuitive touch screen set up enables the single clamp to be pre-set for the next book block in the job queue. It will help the operation have seamless production connectivity from pre-collated digital book blocks with a minimal amount of set up to reduce dead time in production.

Mr Saunders did review other market available alternatives before choosing the variable book binder. “We looked at Duplo and Morgana but there were a number of reasons we chose the Horizon. We like its efficiency, easy set up using the touchscreen, make-ready times, reliability and service programme. It is cast iron in the market place.

“We are very happy with it,” he concludes: “It is running great. Installation was easy. It has only been in a couple of months but it has been a fantastic addition. I can’t fault it at all.”