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| C.P. Bourg Launches the First Dual-Mode Sheet Feeder for Hybrid Digital Print Workflows |
- New Bourg BSFx Sheet Feeder permits in-line or off-line operation,
allowing shops with multiple production digital printers to achieve dramatic
productivity gains while maintaining integrity of collated output.
- Certified for use with Xerox Nuvera Production Systems, the innovative
sheet feeder will be featured at Graph Expo 2011 in Xerox Booth #400.
McCormick Place, Chicago; Sept. 11, 2011 -- At this year's
Graph Expo tradeshow, C.P.
Bourg debuts the Bourg BSFx, a new dual-mode sheet feeder that for the first
time enables a finishing production line dedicated to a single digital print
engine also to handle printed output from any number of different presses. Graph
Expo 2011 takes place in Chicago at McCormick Place, September 11-14, 2011. The
new Bourg BSFx Sheet Feeder will demonstrate high-efficiency finishing connected
to a new Bourg JDF-enabled BDFEx Document Finisher in Xerox Booth #400.
Certified initially by Xerox to operate in-line with Xerox Nuvera 100,
120, 144, 200 and 288 Production Systems, the new dual-mode Bourg BSFx Sheet
Feeder is equipped with an onboard bypass paper path that transfers printed
covers and page content directly from the Xerox Nuvera print engine to various
C.P. Bourg and other manufacturers' finishing modules.
In-Line or
Off-Line Operation
In the in-line mode, the new BSFx Sheet Feeder
functions passively as part of a dedicated booklet production finishing line
connected to a single Xerox Nuvera Production System, allowing sheets to pass
through to the finishing production line.
Like all Bourg BSF models, the
BSFx can be loaded "virtually hands free" utilizing an innovative air-table
design that allows its operator to load and easily center stacks of collated
print output from stack carts common to Xerox and other manufacturer’s
printers.
When operated in this off-line mode, the BSFx feeds covers and
content pages to finishing modules that otherwise would be dedicated to one
print engine.
"Digital print shops today typically have multiple
monochrome and color print engines, often with dedicated finishing equipment and
a stacker. Meanwhile, even the fastest cut-sheet digital print engines currently
can't match the pace of a production finishing line," said Richard Trapilo,
Executive Vice President and General Manager, C.P. Bourg, Inc.
"In this
environment, users want greater flexibility and freedom to compensate for
production bottlenecks and to take advantage of economies of scale. Using a
single finishing system for in-line and off-line production can add to a shop's
flexibility while significantly boosting productivity and efficiency -- all of
which users can translate into a much higher return on their equipment
investment," Mr. Trapilo explained.
The BSFx is a versatile, high-speed
sheet feeder equipped with two feeding compartments that can accept pile heights
of 20 inches for primary content and up to 6.3 inches for covers or other
content, and feed up to 15,000 sheets per hour to various C.P. Bourg and other
manufacturers' finishing modules.
The sheet feeder detects double or
missed sheets fed from both compartments, and detects when either stack bin is
empty. Paper sizes can range from 7 x 8-inch sheets to make finished products
smaller than a CD-ROM booklet, up to a robust 14.33 x 22.5 inches. Optical mark
recognition (OMR) comes standard, with optional barcode scanning available for
added security and set integrity using a flexible-position scanner that allows
the shop to place a barcode virtually anywhere on the sheet.
C.P. Bourg
finishing modules able to operate with the dual-mode BSFx Sheet Feeder include
the BCMx Bleed Crease Module, the new JDF-enabled BDFEx Document Finisher and
the award-winning large-format BMEx Booklet Maker. C.P. Bourg's proven
vacuum-belt technology is used throughout the paper transport system to
accommodate a wide variety of paper types, weights and sizes without marking,
scuffing or scratching.
The new BSFx Sheet Feeder is available directly
from Xerox Corporation.
C.P. Bourg -- The Print Finishing
Experts
For more than 50 years, C.P. Bourg has designed and delivered
innovative binding and finishing solutions to meet the needs of the global
printing and finishing industry. C.P. Bourg's reputation -- as the world's
leading technology developer and supplier of in-line and near-line document
feeding, binding and finishing equipment for the broad spectrum of traditional
and digital printing environments -- is built on a history of Mr. Christian
Pierre Bourg's achievement and continuous commitment to quality, innovation and
efficiency. This commitment has led to privileged relationships with numerous
digital print suppliers, and with tens of thousands of customers worldwide who
rely on C.P. Bourg equipment to turn print on paper into quality finished
products.
An award-winning supplier and Xerox Business Innovation
Partner since 1989, C.P. Bourg in May 2010 was named the Xerox Overall Finishing
Business Innovation Partner of the Year for the sixth consecutive year, and as
the Xerox iGen Finishing Business Partner of the Year. For more information
visit www.cpbourg.com.
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