Ultimate TechnoGraphics (Montreal, Quebec) a world leader in imposition and finishing automation software, and Meccanotecnica (Bergamo, Italy), a world leader in book finishing solutions, are joining forces to provide an easy and flexible way to automate the file preparation for Meccanotecnica’s Universe Sewing automatic book folding and sewing unit for digital print finishing. “The nature of a finished book sewn using Meccanotecnica’s Universe Sewing starts with well-prepared and precisely imposed files in order to deliver specific layouts for printing and finishing,” said Ultimate. “In today’s marketplace, automation is key. Ultimate TechnoGraphics’ Impostrip provides the required file preparation containing specific barcodes and marks to automate with precision.”
“We’re glad to partner with Meccanotecnica, since books are an application which plays a central part in our organization,” said Julie Watson, Executive Vice-President at Ultimate TechnoGraphics. “Books not only tell a story, but they tell our story. In 1989, when we launched the first imposition software. We were bringing book imposition from manual stripping to a computer-driven task. The production chain has now changed, and automating manual make-ready is key.”
“We believe that automation is the answer to the complex reality that printers and binderies have to face daily to meet today’s market requirements,” said Stefano Formentini, Marketing Manager at Meccanotecnica. “The partnership with Ultimate TechnoGraphics not only will help users to save time, but also to effectively reduce paper waste due to validated, error-proof and automated imposition processes.”
Ultimate and Meccanotecnica partner to automate book finishing
