Murodigital (20/B628) and Wigan-based PFS are the first two companies to be confirmed as distributors, with more expected to follow.

According to Perfikt sales director Marc Barnes, the aim is to have 10 distributors in the UK and Ireland.

"The machines are manufactured in China to our specification," he said. "We exhibited our equipment on Murodigital's stand as a test run and they've now decided to distribute our range.

"While we have not had any orders on at the show, we have got several hot leads and off the back of Ipex we hope to make around five or 10 sales. We are happy with the way the show has gone."

Models include the Hydracut 520 guillotine, which is the biggest in Perfikt's range.

In addition, there's the Electrocut 450, which is being demonstrated on Oki's stand (12/C110). This entry-level guillotine uses two motors for clamping.

"We also have a range of perfect binders with side gluing and creasing features," added Barnes.

The Electrobind range includes the 950z, a system designed for hotmelt glue-binding.

It can make booklets up to A4 size and up to 220 books can be produced per hour. The next step up is the 980z, a machine that can make books up to A3.