The Swedish manufacturer claims the ribbon stitcher is only half the size of a traditional stitcher and is ideal for stitching newspapers, inserts and commercial print.

The system offers cross-web stitches at up to 60,000 copies an hour and is equipped with an easy to use control system that includes a compact touch screen.

Jan Melin, chief executive at Tolerans, said: "Being the most innovative stitching company in the world means listening closely to the market and we have noticed an increased demand for in-line stitchers for certain presses where there hasn’t been enough space for a traditional stitcher and where only basic functionality is needed.

"We are proud to have developed CompactStitch, a stitching solution with basic functionality which makes it an affordable solution for printing operations that haven’t had the possibility to incorporate in-line stitching before."