Stitchmaster ST100 Leads a Resurgence in the A2 Market
Heidelberg's Stitchmaster ST100 has enjoyed a resurgence in the
A2 market with more than six machines being sold this year.
The success has been attributed to an increase in the volume of short run saddle-stitched products being produced in the A2 format which has made investment in the Stitchmaster ST100 a smart option.
Whilst there are lesser, lower priced units and binding methods available, these do not compare to the quality and 'industrial strength' output of the ST100.
One such company, Cranbrook Press in Queensland, puts it this way:
"It's essential that to manage the extra work that is coming in, you have to buy faster machinery," says Greg Vayro, Director of Towoomba-based Cranbrook Press.
"We've made an investment in post-press to deal with the volume of finishing work," says Vayro, "which has grown significantly since the company moved premises seven years ago." He adds that in the first five years after the move, turnover increased by 20 per cent per year and it has grown by 10 percent per annum still since 2005.
The majority of Cranbrook's business is short-run work - "anything from 500 to 50,000" - but the company manages a lot of binding work for other printers, hence the investment in the Stitchmaster ST100.
Cranbrook purchased the equipment for two reasons: Heidelberg's reputation and the speed of the machine. "We have doubled production speed since we installed the equipment a mere six weeks ago," he says, adding that the company purchased a Stahlfolder Ti52 at the same time.
The small footprint of the Stitchmaster ST100 - and the ease of use are two important features that also drew Cranbrook to purchase the machine
Further Information:
Rudi Kolbach
Product Manager
Tel. +61 2 9318 5224
Email: Rudi.Kolbach@heidelberg.com
The success has been attributed to an increase in the volume of short run saddle-stitched products being produced in the A2 format which has made investment in the Stitchmaster ST100 a smart option.
Whilst there are lesser, lower priced units and binding methods available, these do not compare to the quality and 'industrial strength' output of the ST100.
One such company, Cranbrook Press in Queensland, puts it this way:
"It's essential that to manage the extra work that is coming in, you have to buy faster machinery," says Greg Vayro, Director of Towoomba-based Cranbrook Press.
"We've made an investment in post-press to deal with the volume of finishing work," says Vayro, "which has grown significantly since the company moved premises seven years ago." He adds that in the first five years after the move, turnover increased by 20 per cent per year and it has grown by 10 percent per annum still since 2005.
The majority of Cranbrook's business is short-run work - "anything from 500 to 50,000" - but the company manages a lot of binding work for other printers, hence the investment in the Stitchmaster ST100.
Cranbrook purchased the equipment for two reasons: Heidelberg's reputation and the speed of the machine. "We have doubled production speed since we installed the equipment a mere six weeks ago," he says, adding that the company purchased a Stahlfolder Ti52 at the same time.
The small footprint of the Stitchmaster ST100 - and the ease of use are two important features that also drew Cranbrook to purchase the machine
Further Information:
Rudi Kolbach
Product Manager
Tel. +61 2 9318 5224
Email: Rudi.Kolbach@heidelberg.com
Saddlestitching
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