The machine is compatible with two bookletmakers, the DBM-120 and the DBM-350.

GBC introduced the machine into the Australian market earlier this month with the intention of targeting customers who could not previously justify purchasing a sheet feeder.

“Customers who were doing low volumes just didn’t want to invest in a sheet feeder, but because this machine is going in at a lower price we are hoping that smaller offset printers will find it more suitable,” said GBC national product manager Jimmy Nguyen.

GBC have been primarily talking to printers already operating the DBM-120 and DBM-350 and are planning a major launch of the product in coming weeks.

“The machine can be easily integrated with the jogger and booklet maker at the same time, so customers already using the DBM kit have been interested,” added Nguyen.

The 10-bin machine can run at speeds of up to 7,200 sets per hour. Each bin is equipped with adjustable fans that help to ensure accurate feeding.
 
The new machine fits into Duplo’s collator range above the DFC-100 and DFC-120 friction collators and below the professional DC-8/32 and DC-10/60Pro towers.

Jolly said the towers are modular so existing users of Duplo collators can easily switch to the DSC 10/20, or from it to a larger product.

Other features include block mode, interleaving, sheet insertion and a ‘waiting’ mode, which was previously only available on the higher capacity DC-10/60Pro collators. This feature enables the user to keep productivity up by keeping all feed heads at the correct height instead of them being reset after a miss or double feed.

The key difference between the 10/20 and the 10/60 is that the 10/20 has 35mm bins, which are almost half the size of the 10/60.

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