With the focus increasingly on supplements and inserts, newspapers are gaining experience of producing compact digest-sized products inline, mailroom systems developer Ferag says.

One German customer, Evers-Druck in Meldorf, to the north of Hamburg, has extended its offering with the installation of a UniDrum 480, the company’s third drum gatherer-stitcher. The module adds to the range of formats which can be produced inline, boosting productivity on catalogues, brochures and magazines.
Competitive production of compact formats smaller that A4 has been a focus.

Processing over a number of years on Ferag’s SHT-350 and UniDrum 420 gatherer-stitcher drums has been complemented this year by the new 480 system, which delivers compact formats between DIN A5 and A4 with gathering-stitching two-up.

At Evers-Druck, it has been teamed with a format-compatible SNT-50 trimming drum and SplitTrim separating module. The installation is augmented by EasySert inserting so that supplements can be added to the commercial products inline.

Technology manager Matthias Langenohl says especially high levels of output are being achieved with the two UniDrums operating in combination with card gluers, an A5 stacker and palletiser.

Pictured: The UniDrum 480 at Evers Druck