SPF/FC200A delivers four fold productivity increase at Melody Press

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Production in Melody Press Printers’ bindery is smoother, more streamlined and bottlenecks have been eliminated following its investment in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch/fold/trim line supplied by Intelligent Finishing Systems Ltd.

Seamless production has been introduced at the Guernsey general commercial printer, which is this year celebrating its 60 anniversary. Working with the financial sector and government departments as well as local customers, it produces litho print on a four colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 52, two two colour Heidelberg Quickmaster 46s and digital on a Xerox 700 and Xerox 75 presses.

‘It is making a huge difference,’ statesd group head of operation Alan Jackson. ‘It is a lot more efficient. We have seen a four fold increase in productivity. For some jobs we have gone from being able to complete 300 booklets per hour to 1800.’

He continued, ‘The bindery used to be a bottleneck but the Horizon has completely removed that. We will be able to take on more work confident in our ability to meet our clients’ deadlines. It will pay for itself in spades.’

On choosing the Horizon SPF/FC-200A he said: ‘Our existing Horizon stitch fold trim line was 25 years old and it was not as reliable as it once was. Having run a Horizon system for so long we knew any like for like replacement would be reliable. We had more confidence in its abilities. We also knew we would have a great service relationship with IFS. It was a no brainer.’