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PRESS RELEASE11 November 2004
Watkiss Vario BookMaker certified for use with Océ PrintersThe Watkiss Vario BookMaker has been certified by Océ Printing Systems GmbH for use online to its VarioPrint 5000 family printers. It is already compatible with most other Océ cut-sheet printers. The Watkiss Vario BookMaker is a finishing system for digital print applications which links online to the printer, allowing printing and booklet making in one simple operation - converting digital print into high quality finished booklets. The BookMaker offers the flexibility to finish the output from the entire print room since it can be easily switched between online or offline operation. Used online, it accepts sheets from the printer, adds additional covers if required, and then passes them through an online booklet maker. Used offline, it can be used as a booklet maker for electronically-collated digitally printed work, or it can be used as a conventional collator and booklet maker for batch printed work. Additional sheets, printed from another source, are inserted automatically. This may be covers and/or extra insert sheets, including coated or laminated heavy cover stocks which have been printed separately on an offset press or another digital printing device. The BookMaker can have up to eight suction feeders; this means that the system can also be used offline as a conventional collator & booklet maker. This increases the flexibility and utilisation of the equipment, especially as many digital print environments also have offset or other batch-printing facilities. With the BookMaker online, the printer still operates at its normal production speed. A4 sheets can still be printed in landscape orientation in order to maximise the printer speed; the BookMaker will automatically rotate the sheet into the correct orientation prior to booklet making. The BookMaker system can also include the Watkiss SpineMaster which produces SquareBack books by post-processing stitched or stapled booklets to give them the professional flat appearance of a perfect bound book, but with the security of a stitched spine. It enhances the overall quality of the finished booklet. Watkiss offer five different link-bridges for the BookMaker for connection to a wide range of printers. It is currently compatible with most other Océ cut-sheet printers including Océ 31x5E, 84x5, VarioPrint 2045-65 and 2050-70 families, VarioPrint 2090, 2105, 2110, 3070 and 3090. Connectivity to other printers is ongoing. - ends - Press contacts:Jo Watkiss |
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