A raft of new gatherer-stitchers has been launched at Drupa by Ferag. The line-up includes the long-awaited CombiDrum machine, a mid-range version of Ferags existing 40,000cph gatherer-stitcher technology. The 340 x 310mm CombiDrum can be manually fed by up to six signature feeders with three additional infeed stations for glue-ons.

The CombiDrum will clearly distance Ferag from the competition as far as performance and flexibility is concerned. Our competitors view is that it is flexibility that counts in the gathering-stitching process, not performance, said sales director Rene Luchsinger.

Ferag also launched the MultiSertDrum Compact (MSD Compact), a compact version of the MultiSertDrum technology. The MSD Compact permits structuring, regionalisation and inserting of up to six different inserts into publications at speeds of up to 45,000cph.

Story by Karen Charlesworth