With the launch of its latest bizhub PRO 1050e with additional accessory, the Perfect Binder, Bidvest Group company, Konica Minolta South Africa (KMSA) is strengthening its foothold in the production printing market.
The Perfect Binder for the bizhub PRO 1050e, which produces high-quality bound and finished documents at the machine, is the ideal finishing solution for in-house printers, digital printers and the print service market. It is able to bind a large number of pages and produce professional-looking books of high durability.
KMSA monochrome division manager, Paul Symonds, says the Perfect Binder gives the bizhub PRO 1050e five additional configurations, bringing the total number of different configurations to 18.
"In addition, the inline processing of the Perfect Binder automates binding from output to finish, which reduces the number of steps and the size of the workforce required to offer high-quality services," he says.
When multiple books are being produced, incoming sheets of a printed book are stored in the buffer tray, while the binding process of the previously printed book is carried out. This allows binding to be completed without interrupting output from the bizhub PRO 1050e.
With the Perfect Binder the need for offline trimming is eliminated. The cover is trimmed inline to precisely match the size of inner pages. In addition, it can use cover sheets coming from other compatible finishing units such as the folding unit, making the entire binding process fully customisable.
The bizhub PRO 1050e is a robust machine, printing at 105 pages per minute, that can handle average monthly volumes up to 1.5 million A4 sheets a month. Air assisted feeding rollers in each tray and a double-feed detection mechanism ensure the machine runs smoothly. Remote diagnostic software and customer replacement units (CRU) will also enhance its uptime performance.
Features of the Perfect Binder include a hot melted glue process, a cover tray for up to 1 000 covers, in line cover trimming to match inner pages, a buffer tray for collecting content sheets and compatibility with paper sizes A4, B5, A5 and irregular sizes.
The maximum page size it can accommodate is 307mm x 221 mm). In addition, its paper weight compatibility ranges from 64 to 91gsm and the minimum number of bound that can be pages is 15 and maximum, 300 sheets. The maximum loading capacity (book stacker) is two 11 book-stacks (up to 30mm thick).
Additional finishing units for the bizhub PRO 1050e include a folding, punching and post insertion unit with six folding versions, a booklet maker (50 pages with up to 200 images) with saddle stitching and a large stacker, which is trolley mounted and can accommodate up to 5 000 sheets.
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