The team at Acorn have announced that they are enhancing their finishing capabilities to meet growing customer demand and to limit the rising cost of labour.
They have invested in two additional stitching lines, a Muller Prima and a Muller Brava. Both machines have improved automation to help reduce make ready times.
According to Acorn, the new stitching lines are also fed by stream feeders which will cut the amount of labour needed whilst increasing running speeds. The two lines will also be fitted with inline Palamedes to give automated bundle presentation and paper banding.
Acorn’s target is for the two machines to be operational from late summer and at the same time an older hand fed stitching line will be decommissioned.
Matt Carry, Acorn’s sales director says: “The business now housing four saddle stitchers and one perfect binder is necessary following a number of key contract wins.
“We have been trusted with over 30 new monthly short to medium run A4 magazines and a number of higher volume A5 retail catalogues too. We value that trust and want to ensure we can cope with this new demand, maintain our high ‘on time’ delivery performance and also allow for further growth.
“These investments will support the additional volume being produced in a sustainable way, whilst also addressing a potential bottle neck with capacity in key periods.”
