HORIZON FOLDER REACHES SUMMIT
New South Wales-based Summit Press Printing has installed an Horizon AFV-564FKT fully automatic folder, supplied by Currie Group, with the company praising its ease-of-use.
The company’s owner, Trent Willoughby, told Print21 that the new folder was installed as a replacement for a previous, older machine, which it had been using for the past 16 years, so upgrading to a new machine was the right choice.
Willoughby said that as the previous one was also a Horizon from Currie Group, he knew it would be easy to change over, and that the new machine would have a lot of similarities. He said, “The reliability, consistency and quality of work on the Horizon folder has stood us in good stead over many years.”
“It was easy to set up,” he said, adding that the folder is also easy to use, and that he can teach anybody to use it.
“It’s made for anyone, even me,” he joked.
The automated Horizon AFV-564FKT Folder is a 4-buckle folder with integrated knife/buckle cross-folding that contains 44 fully automated settings for improved efficiency, more operator-friendly production, and reduced waste and make-ready.
According to Horizon, roller gaps and buckle plates can be “easily” fine-tuned from the improved touchscreen control panel. Automated stop adjustment under the knife, and trailing edge roller adjustments, reduce operator intervention and maximise machine uptime.
Summit Press Printing has been serving the community of the Tweed Coast for 20 years, with 12 specialised staff, some with 23 years industry experience. The company offers a complete in-house design/pre-press department, providing conversion of customer-supplied files through to final artwork, design, typesetting and layout. The product range includes business cards, catalogues, post cards, menus, leaflets and posters. It offers 24-hour turnaround on its digital print jobs.
It also offers a variety of recycled papers and uses soy-based inks for both offset and digital printing, all as part of its environmental commitment, which also sees it recycle 100 tonnes of paper waste each year.
Michael Mostyn, Qld sales account manager, Currie Group, said, “Horizon forecast the skills gap and need for increased efficiency and productivity through finishing automation more than a decade ago. All Horizon finishing products are designed and built from the ground up with this philosophy in mind. Horizon have taken another leap forward with the AFV series of folders. We knew it would have, but It’s fantastic to hear directly, the positive impact its having on Trent and his business."