Booklet maker - 300gsm cover ??

[Debbie B]

Hi there,

I have a new business printing Order of Service Sheets - mainly for my husbands company. I am printing about 20,000 A4 sheets per month. I currently use a Canon CLC5151 (refurbished) but would like to use this as a back-up machine, and have a machine which will take 300gsm as my current copier only takes 250 and struggles at that. They are usually 250gsm outer, 160gsm inner (either 1 or 2 sheets).

So, does anyone know of a machine that will create a booklet with 300gsm cover and 2x 160gsm inner (which won't cost the earth!!)

Huge thanks,

Debbie
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ps I have tried an Olivetti but it left black streaks all the time so is being taken back.:icon_cursing:

[Minuteman Press]

Xerox or Konica.

[Debbie B]

Thank you for your reply - any idea which model or is it just a case of the finishing unit against any model in the range?

Debbie

[Katedesign]

Xerox 700 would be good - we could get 350gsm through. It won't be cheap though! You will also really need a creaser to get a decent finish.

[Debbie B]

Xerox 700 would be good - we could get 350gsm through. It won't be cheap though! You will also really need a creaser to get a decent finish.

Thank you - at what point would you do the creasing - is it all built in or separate?

Debbie
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[Katedesign]

Separate. But we had a separate booklet maker. You can get a hand creaser for about £100 (new)

[Minuteman Press]

As Katedesign says - Xerox 700 would work and an external creaser. But... 20000 (impressions?) sounds very low - not sure of the economic viability.

Are you saddle stitching?

[Debbie B]

As Katedesign says - Xerox 700 would work and an external creaser. But... 20000 (impressions?) sounds very low - not sure of the economic viability.

Are you saddle stitching?

Yes, did think about a separate booklet maker though, but not got much further than a thaught! It's a whole new area which I know nothing about!!! AGH

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