Digi-cut, Wohlenbergs smallest machine, will handle a full 620mm cutting length, with a surprisingly high stack height of 95mm. Like all Wohlenbergs guillotines, it is CIP3 compatible, has stainless steel beds, job storage and recall, and uses a cut-down version of Wohlenbergs Cut-tec control and set-up software to semi-automate the set-up process. Selling for a highly competitive 11,000-12,000, the Digi-cut will begin shipping immediately after Drupa. Were very pleased to have the Digi-cut, because theres been a real explosion in the small-format finishing market, and this is an ideal machine to take advantage of the growth, said Wohlenberg UK agents finishing specialist Roger Cartwright.
The five-clamp Quickbinder is a short-run, lower-speed version of Wohlenbergs larger perfect binding lines which retains most of the features on those larger machines, including the facility for gauze feeding, a semi-automated set-up, the facility to swap glues between hotmelt, PUR and PVA, cam-controlled glue length and twin-roller glue application. Its not particularly small, being the size of a ten-clamp binder, but is priced much lower than a 10-clamp, and can be operated by a single person. Within the next year, Wohlenberg will introduce a gatherer for attaching to the Quickbinder; on its own, the Quickbinder will sell for around 100,000. This part of the bindery market is largely unexplored, and were delighted to be the first in there, said Cartwright.
Story by Karen Charlesworth
