Did you say... variable data, variable thickness and quick turnaround?

Bound & Determined to our commitment to serve you, our customer from the leading edge of finishing technology, Plastikoil is pleased to present the StitchLiner 5500 saddle binder collator. What does this break through saddle binding technology mean to you?

• CAPABILITY! - collate, score, fold, saddle stitch & 3-knife trim in ONE PROCESS!

• FLEXIBILITY! - Option to feed pre-collated sets including variable data & variable thickness sets!

• SPEED! Speed the prepress process with simple layouts. Forget about hassles with folding layouts that slow down Pre-press, the StitchLiner's 4 page layout format is as simple as it gets!

• SIMPLIFICATION THROUGH ELIMINATION- eliminates separate bindery processes!

• The Stitch Liner ELIMINATES the process of pre-folding signatures. 

• The Stitch Liner in-line scores prior to saddle binding which in most cases ELIMINATES the process of pre-scoring press forms.

• ELIMINATED bindery processes means reduced make ready waste.

• ELIMINATED make ready sheets means RETAINED VALUE FOR YOU

• AUTOMATED -Automated Make Ready means LOWEST MAKEREADY out there! Convert flat sheets to high quality in hand finished product in minutes.                  

Whether you need to bind a hand full of pre-collated sets or saddle bind books 2up at speeds up to 11,000 per hour, Plastikoil is BOUND & DETERMINED to deliver "REAL-TIME FINISHING" in this “On-Demand” era.

Did you say variable data?

Digital printing with variable data technology offers tremendous opportunities marketing to highly profitable segments, segments that you could well serve if only you could bind the job as efficiently as you are able to print it. Up till now saddle binding variable data has been a labor intensive … is nightmare to strong a word?

A new day has dawned in saddle binding technology and Plastikoil is Bound & Determined to deliver on this break through technology to unleash our customer’s digital print capabilities from the shackles of time consuming, labor intensive bindery processes. It's time for "On- Demand” Printing to meet "REAL TIME FINISHING". The saddle binding capability that you have been waiting for allows you to:

• Forget about the handicap pre-collated sets present to traditional saddle binding methods, particularly pre-collated sets with variable data.

• Forget about the overs required for each bindery processes prior to saddle binding.

• Eliminated bindery processes reduce chances for error.

• Automated make ready also minimizes spoilage.

• Pre-collated sets straight from your press are ready to saddle bind with no additional steps.

After all the time, effort and capital that you have invested to exploit currently untapped markets with your digital print capabilities, Plastikoil offers you "REAL TIME FINISHING" to complement your "On Demand" printing. What better way to finish your job? Bring on the Variable data saddle binding!

Did you say saddle binding variable data books with variable thickness in sequence on the same run?

Has your customers request for variable data, variable thickness saddle bound books exacerbated your ulcer? Perhaps you were not aware that it could be done.

IT CAN BE DONE!Don't reach for the antacid, send your project to The Finisher's Bound & Determined to allow you to maximize your printing capabilities. 

WE CAN NON-STOP SADDLE BIND VARIABLE DATA & VARIABLE THICKNESS BOOKS! Our StitchLiner 5500 is equipped with a HOF-30, which is a High Output Feeder capable of feeding DIGITALLY PRINTED PRE-COLLATED SETS CONTAINING VARIABLE DATA & VARIABLE THICKNESS SETS. Let Plastikoil show you where to print Variable Data Marks which simply consist of black rectangles specifically positioned outside the image area on the cover and centerspread and our system will non-stop feed and bind your books, even if the first book is 8 pages, the next 32 pages and the following 16 pages. Perfect for benefit packets, financial information and other sensitive / secure variable work. Even add covers printed on a different stock to the pre-collated sets.

Don't let finishing bottleneck your print capabilities. Plastikoil Bound & Determined to offer Real Time Finishing solutions opens new avenues for you to generate profitable new sales.

Now that the finishing dilemma is solved, you can focus on expanding your print market!

Mid Size & Large Printers

So you have a fully equipped bindery but not enough time in the day to meet the ever increasing demands of your customer?

You need to squeeze in that next job to please a good customer, to gain a new customer or just add to the bottom line?

Are customer deadlines causing chaos with your production workflow?

Do you find yourself making multiple make readies on your letterpress, folder and saddle binder to meet customer demands? Who knows better than yourself that additional make readies add no value but are in fact most often an unaccounted cost of business?

Plastikoil is Bound & Determined to be your saddle binding solution by:

• ELIMINATING the necessity of pre-scoring.

• On our StitchLiner every sheet is scored before folding, in most cases eliminating the need for pre-scoring.

• ELIMINATING the need to pre-fold.

• With the StitchLiners flat sheet collating process each 4 page spread is collated, scored & folded IN-LINE prior to saddle binding.

• ELIMINATING long saddle binder make readies.

• Fully automated process reduces Make-Ready to minutes!!!

• We can switch in & out of production runs in minutes -NO LONG MAKE-READIES!

• Reduced make-ready time means high quality books in your hand sooner.

• ELIMINATING paper waste.

Forget about saddle binder pickups, use a smaller press sheet. A 1/8" head, foot, and face trim is all that you need to remember!

• How about Quality?

The StitchLiner with its in-line scoring is the ONLY flat sheet saddle binder capable of producing a signature gathering saddle stitcher quality bind.

• Does size matter?

• The StitchLiner with its quick set up is great for run lengths as small as 1 book but is not just for small jobs.  Bound & Determined, Plastikoil has not only added agility to your bindery capabilities but horse power!

• 1up booklet making with true 3-knife trimming at a maximum production speed of 5,500 books per hour.

• 2up booklet making with 4th & 5th knives producing up to 11,000 books per hour.

Bound & Determined to complement your existing capabilities Plastikoil now offers a high quality saddle binding solution enabling you to generate more sales by meeting tight deadlines. DELIGHT YOUR CUSTOMERS WITHOUT DISRUPTING YOUR WORKFLOW!

Would a smaller press work better for a particular project?            

Has using a larger (more expensive) press been your only option on those large page count saddle binding runs? Often the reason for this was the cost associated with traditional saddle binding methods. To get the best overall cost, a large format press was required otherwise bindery costs would be prohibitive. What was best for the bindery limited your choice of presses, you might even have had to farm out the job rather than print in house.

Bound & Determined to address this limitation and potential frustration, Plastikoil installed the StitchLiner. Use the press that best suits your shop! Do you have a 23x29 press? You are no longer forced to run an 8page signature just to fold it down to make a book. Go ahead, run the 12 page! Does it make more sense for you to run (16) 4pages rather than (4) 16 pages? Go ahead, do what's best for your shop and leave the binding to us!       

Small Format Printers

• Is printing pre-collated sets the best solution for you?  No problem!

•  Forget about other binderies requests for over-size press sheets to accommodate their bindery processes, with the StitchLiner, we can run the press sheet that you give us up to 14" x 20"

• The StitchLiner's 4 page layout format is as simple as it gets!

Tired of sinking money in your old bindery equipment? Why invest in new bindery equipment not to mention dedicating personnel to run it without the workload to support them?  Bindery is our business. Let us make bindery a worry free step in the print media production process. Saddle binding is but the latest demonstration of Plastikoil’s Bound & Determined commitment to provide our customers with comprehensive solutions to their finishing needs.

Explore our website for an overview of our equipment and services, then contact us about harnessing our finishing capabilities to meet your marketing goals.

StitchLiner Specifications

Download PDF Layout sheets below:

1-up Layout

2-up Layout