67 March / April 2025 - Issue 353 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk If you were to ask a printer to name the different services they offer, nine times out of ten they are going to include booklets. One of the most common forms of prints, booklets offer print service providers (PSPs) a steady revenue flow throughout the year. However, while this may be true, what is also apparent is the level of competition for this type of print. Yes, work may be plentiful but with so many PSPs offering this service, it is crucial you can deliver superior prints. Investment in new technology is one way to achieve just this, with the latest solutions allowing you to produce more pieces at higher quality. In this article, Print Monthly speaks with several manufacturers and suppliers about their latest and most popular offerings within the bookletmaking sector and learns how these advancements can support PSPs. Trust Your Supplier One brand that is synonymous not only with bookletmaking but print finishing as a whole is Morgana, part of the Plockmatic Group. Ray Hillhouse, vice president of sales and marketing for the Plockmatic Group Offline Business Unit, believes that bookletmaking is very much still a growth sector, with more printers seeking routes into the market. However, when it comes to new investment, Hillhouse says that it is important not to view bookletmaking as a “one size fits all” activity. He explains that Morgana, with its offline solutions, and Plockmatic, with online solutions, provide bookletmakers in a variety of configurations and an equally varied range of price points. So, with this in mind, what should PSPs be looking for when investing? Hillhouse advises: “First and foremost, any print business seeking a new, or used, bookletmaking solution should look for a name that it can trust. Quality is important. Questions about your specific requirements are key; suppliers such as Morgana have a range of bookletmaking solutions to suit the range of work printers want to produce. “Go see real life demonstrations of several machines before deciding. A wellLOOKING TO BOOK IN A PROFIT A staple part of production for many print companies, Rob Fletcher takes a closer look at some of the latest developments in bookletmaking, and speaks with manufacturers and suppliers about how this can help users grow BOOKLETMAKERS
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