Sussex printer completes £250k Duplo spend

Released 16/11/2011

Duplo tailors integrated folding and booklet-making systems for Footprint printing company

Sussex-based printers Footprint has completed a £250,000 finishing spend with the purchase of a Duplo DC-645e with integrated folding system and the hybrid booklet-making system, the Duetto.

Following the investment in the digital presses, Footprint soon identified a bottle-neck in their production. With shorter runs and a more varied range of work, the need to invest in efficient digital finishing became apparent.

Footprint partner Matt Mitchell commented:"We visited Duplo with the intention of looking at the DC-445 with integrated folding system to solve our creasing and folding needs. Following two visits to Duplo's showroom, we found ourselves buying not only the DC-645e with Integrated Folding System, but also a unique Duetto bookletmaking system."

Footprints unique requirements led to Duplo tailoring the configuration to improve performance for litho production. The unique digital SCC (slit/cut/crease) unit now sits between the digital sheet feeder and the collator, increasing the speed of traditional collation.

Mitchell continued: "Finishing business cards have also traditionally been a real head-ache for us. Cutting cards on a guillotine took around five minutes per set. The 645e has not only saved us hours of time, but with the machine being automated, we are able to leave it to do its job and carry on with other tasks.

"We are delighted with the support we have had from Duplo. Our business is fairly unique, and Duplo's willingness to adapt to our needs was a great help. As the purchase was made on my wife and partner Amber's birthday, Duplo were even kind enough to gift wrap it for me."

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