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| C.P. Bourg Unveils JDF-Enabled BDFEx Document Finisher for Fully Automated “Web to Finish” Workflows |
- “Bourg Box”-equipped BDFEx communicates directly with a
digital printer to set up automatically for the next job through JDF
commands.
- The new document finisher has been certified by Xerox for use
with all Xerox Nuvera® Production Systems.
- A Web-to-Finish solution
featuring the new BDFEx will be demonstrated in Chicago at Graph Expo 2011 in
Xerox booth #400.
McCormick Place, Chicago; Sept. 11, 2011 – C.P.
Bourg, the world’s leading technology developer and supplier of in-line and
near-line document feeding, binding and finishing equipment, is unveiling at
Graph Expo 2011 an enhanced version of its proven Bourg BDF Document Finisher
capable of fully automated operation as part of a highly productive
“Web-to-finish” printing solution.
The new Bourg BDFEx Document Finisher
delivers on the promise of touchless print finishing for medium-format printing
environments through the addition of a “Bourg Box” communications module that
gives C.P. Bourg finishing devices an integral role in the manufacturing
process.
In operation, the Bourg solution “reads” a digital job ticket
generated automatically by a customer’s electronic order for print services,
enabling the Bourg BDFEx to set up for the next job under program control. Job
tickets can be written in Job Definition Format (JDF), the XML-based file format
standard for information exchange in the graphic arts. The Bourg Box is also
designed to communicate with proprietary operating systems used by digital
presses and finishers, such as Xerox Document Finishing Architecture (DFA).
In this way, the Bourg Box allows the Bourg BDFEx to operate seamlessly
in-line with a digital press as a tightly integrated unit, synchronizing
production instructions, preventing production of “impossible jobs” and enabling
automatic document size changeovers to accommodate with peak efficiency any type
of job the production system is capable of handling.
Latest in a Long Line of Proven
Finishers
The Bourg BDFEx is the
latest in C.P. Bourg’s proven line of fully automated BDF-series document
finishers that combine all three finishing functions stitch, fold and trim in a
single compact and self-contained unit able to produce booklets of up to 88
pages at rates up to 4,200 sets/hour.
BDF series Document Finishers
feature many Bourg-developed innovations, including a paper transport with a
unique lugged belt that gently pushes each set to the finishing functions
without scuffing or marking; fully automatic document size changeovers to
accommodate sheet sizes from 5 x 8-inches up to14 x 20.5-inches; top or corner
stitching from 2 sheets to 55 sheets of 80 gsm; sharp, square folds with perfect
centering and registration; and precision face trims to within 1/250th of an
inch.
To these and many other features, the BDFEx Document Finisher adds
the Bourg Box communications module with its associated software and
electronics, and a graphical user interface with touchscreen
functionality.
Due to their fully integrated and proven automated paper
handling, stitching and trimming features, Bourg BDF finishers are widely
regarded among the most efficient and reliable document finishers ever built.
They are also one of the most successful, with thousands of the compact
stitch-fold-trim units installed at user locations around the world.
“The
ability of the BDFEx to operate seamlessly and produce the highest quality print
finishing is testimony to overall BDF product design and to C.P. Bourg
dedication to quality, innovation and efficiency. These traits have made Bourg
BDF Document Finishers popular products with print finishing professionals
around the world for a broad range of applications in diverse markets,” said
Richard Trapilo, Executive Vice President and General Manager, C.P. Bourg, Inc.
Designed for Xerox Nuvera
The
new Bourg Box-equipped BDFEx is designed for use with Xerox top-of-the-line
production systems, and has been certified by Xerox for use with Xerox Nuvera®
100, 122 and 144 EA Production Systems, and Xerox Nuvera 200 and 288 EA
Perfecting Production Systems.
“As the latest C.P. Bourg finishing
product to be certified by Xerox Corporation, the Bourg BDFEx Document Finisher
highlights our 22-year relationship with Xerox as a premier business partner,
adding to our history of developing document feeding and finishing solutions
that have met Xerox’s high standards for quality and productivity and that have
contributed significantly to the business success of Xerox and its customers,”
he explained.
The BDFEx joins C.P. Bourg’s growing stable of JDF-enabled
finishing devices including the large-format Bourg BMEx Booklet Maker for the
innovative Xerox iGen4® EXP Web-to-Finish solution.
“The new Bourg Box
can enhance finishing productivity and efficiency both on-line and off-line in
digital printing environments to deliver on the promise of totally automated
touchless workflows,” said Mr. Trapilo.
“In a digital printing
environment, there’s no room or time for manual setups of machine changeovers.
To achieve peak efficiency, the finishing process must operate automatically
under process control. This is exactly what the Bourg Box enables. It’s also
what makes the Bourg BDFEx Document Finisher the perfect complement to the Xerox
Nuvera and iGen series for shops that need the reliability and efficiency of a
proven medium-format finishing workhorse, especially where manufacturing floor
space is at a premium,” he explained.
The new BDFEx Document Finisher
will be available in Q4 2011, with shipments slated to begin in
November.
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 was named in May 2010 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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