The book factory, which has been in operation at Griffin Digital’s Adelaide facility for less than six months is capable of producing books of 15 to 350 page extent on 80gsm or 40mm paper stocks.
Sheets are fed in-line to the Nuvera 288 production printer and directed to a choice of CP Bourg finishing devices. The top production speed for Griffin Press is 200 books per hour, with each book having approximately 250 pages each, according to Fuji Xerox.
A4 printed sheets are sent to a Bourg Perforate-Rotate-Fold module (BPRFx) and turned into signatures. These are transferred to a binder and trimmed as perfect-bound books, for immediate delivery. Saddle stitching is also possible in-line, with the books going direct to a Bourg Document Finisher.
Griffin Digital has also added Fuji Xerox FreeFlow Print Manager and Fuji Xerox FreeFlow Process Manager workflow solutions to its operations.
Ben Jolly, general manager of Griffin Press says, “Our goal was to produce a book totally in-line without manual labour. There was no way we were going to get where we needed to be with any form of off-line binding. Instead, a whole reinvestment program for digital was required.”
Meanwhile, Paul Sanelli, marketing manager production printing systems at Fuji Xerox Australia says, “Griffin Digital requested that the system meets a productivity number of 85 per cent and it has been operating at around 92 per cent. Print quality has exceeded expectations too. Most importantly, the Book Factory has enabled Griffin to almost triple their digital book production.”
He continues, “Part of Griffin’s success story is that by offering true on-demand printing, the publishing industry – that is incredibly conscious of environmental issues -can meet all its green objectives and still keep costs low. Publishers can order books in quantities of one, 100 or 1000 and still enjoy the benefits of unit price, quality and turnaround.”
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