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Duplo International System 5000 bookletmaker
Duplo's automated modular finishing system gets several jobs done quickly and efficiently. Should it be on your shopping list?
By Emily Miller
Duplo International claims its System 5000 bookletmaker can turn any novice into a finishing expert. Being relatively new to the printing industry, this sounded like an offer I couldn't refuse. As a young woman I have lots of ambitions, though becoming a finishing expert is a new one for me.
Sadly I now realise that I may have been a victim of a cunning bit of marketing speak as I certainly have some way to go after my visit to se the machine in action. A pro I may not yet be, but the fully automated System 5000 would nonetheless certainly grab my attention as an attractive proposal if I chose to swap trade journalism for a trade in print finishing.
Seamless system
The System 5000 is actually a collection of various finishing and converting devices all capable of being integrated into a seamless operating system.
The panel on this page presents a more detailed specification of a complete System 5000 line up, but in bare essentials Duplo has bought together a well proven ten-station tower collator, booklet maker with nesting facilities a powerful saddlestitcher and optional stacker.
Duplo has naturally enough gone for modularity, modern servo...