Steve Cutler

IPG checked out some of the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Steve Cutler about the features of Fujifilm's Acuity LED 1600 wide-format printer. Its low-power-consumption LED imaging system can print three layers of ink in one pass.

Ease of use, automation, reliability, flexibility, versatility and productivity are just a few advances touted by saddle stitcher and booklet maker manufacturers. by CAROLINE MILLER One thing is clear, today's booklet makers and saddle stitchers are easier to operate than the models of yesteryear. Features such as air feeding, detectors for misfeeds and doubles, and operator LCD control panels are just some of the innovations found on contemporary machines. "Customers are looking for a machine that will do any job their clients bring them, so the [equipment] has to be versatile," says Donna Hall, advertising manager for MBM Corp. "They want to turn jobs