Another Duplo option for high-production, heavy duty working is the iSaddle Senshi, which, with multiple tower collators and a high-speed folding system, it can produce up to 120-page flatto-finished booklets with minimal setup time. “Duplo’s range of solutions ensures businesses can meet evolving customer demands while maintaining superior quality, operational efficiency, and longterm profitability,” Harry adds. New Developments Concluding our round-up is Encore Machinery, which recently became the UK distributor for the CP Bourg range. Paul Davidson, UK sales and business development manager at Encore, picks out an upcoming launch from CP Bourg, which was shown at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2025. Based on the successful BMe platform, the BBM 40/60+ bookletmaker can create booklets up to 12mm thick, using up to 60 sheets, 240 pages of 80gsm paper, with or without a square back finish. For those who do not require more than 40 sheets, a 40-sheet version is also available, with an option to upgrade to 60 anytime. “Renowned for its reliability, CP Bourg’s equipment supports variable digital short runs for single copies and multi-shift long production runs,” Davidson says adding: “The BBM 40/60+ is also capable of corner, head or side stitching documents, and is an effective alternative to tape or mechanical binding.” The modular system on the machine can be configured to meet customer needs and scaled for increased productivity, while additional features such as full bleed, perforation, cutting, creasing, and folding can be integrated into the Bourg Preparation Module (BPM) and Bourg Perfect Stack (BPS) can be added to enable automated book block production for perfect bound applications. On top of this, CP Bourg is also introducing Bourg Analytics to enhance visibility into all equipment performance. This approach, Davidson says, will allow customers to measure production output and proactively manage service needs, helping to improve the overall equipment performance. Clearly, there is plenty going on with bookletmakers. There are lots of ways printers that are involved in this line of work can evolve their offering to deliver even greater quality to their customers, especially if they can work with reliable manufacturers and suppliers to identify the most effective and suitable solution. 70 March / April 2025 - Issue 353 www.printmonthly.co.uk ▼ Encore Machinery recently became the UK distributor for the CP Bourg range BOOKLETMAKERS compact system supports hand-fed and automated workflows with the ability to integrate with intelligent towers and digital feeders. Also from Duplo is the DBM-350 bookletmaker, a scalable solution suited for digital and light commercial print runs, offering square spine finishing and modular expansion options to meet growing business demands. Then, for high-speed, high-volume booklet production, the DBM-700 bookletmaker can process up to 60 sheets and incorporates a square spine module that Harry says creates flatter, more presentable booklets. Duplo’s iSaddle Senshi can produce up to 120-page flat-to-finished booklets with minimal setup time ▼ While print runs have become shorter, the demand for high-quality, professionally finished booklets remains strong and is even increasing
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