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The new IBIS Smart-binder SB-3
Plus, which has provided a game-changing solution for R+V, one of Germany's
largest insurance companies, has been featured in Postmaster-Magazin, one
of Germany's top specialist publications covering finishing systems.
In
the monthly magazine's Mailing and Mailroom section, the spotlight was on how
IBIS has helped R+V in a story that ran over one-and-a-third pages. Three
photographs were part of the feature, including two of the IBIS system that has
been repainted in red/gray colors as requested by Kern/R+V.
R+V has been using IBIS's older
model Smart-binder SB-3 during the last 6 years, with excellent maintenance and
support from Kern GmbH. This has helped R+V to produce more than a million
highly-personalised insurance policy booklets at its headquarters in Wiesbaden.
Fed from a high-speed Kern roll unwinder and web-cutter, these policies are made
using IBIS's unique and patented ISG (Individual Sheet Gluing) system.
The ISG binding technique is chosen by R+V because of its ability to produce
booklets up to 10mm thick which lay flat (for envelope inserting) and for the
additional insurance policy 'page-security' which this gluing process
provides.
A new model 'Smart-binder SB-3
Plus' has recently been installed to replace the older machine and to 'raise
the bar' for R+V by providing a 30% increase in productivity. This new
system produces high quality personalised (digitally printed) policy documents
containing between four and 180 pages, with a separately fed
cover.
As a specialist supplier to digital print finishing systems we can
provide distinct benefits for our customers . The processing of ISG glue
binding, as used by R+V and many other IBIS customers, allows continual
variation in page content without stopping or pausing the sheet flow, up to
maximum booklet thickness of 10mm. "No other system in the world is able to do
this."
 Christoph Hees, Head of the Print Centre for R+V
expressed his satisfaction in the article, pointing out that it is essential
that all documents they produce have to make a 'valued quality impression'. And
it has also stopped fraudulent manipulations, which has been the case sometimes
in the past. "Since we have been using integrated gluing we never had a doubtful
case," said Mr Hees. "We do not glue single pages but a full booklet that can
only be torn apart by force. Such a manipulation attempt would necessarily be
detected - a fraudster realises this and does not even try."
Click below to view the video of In
Line Smart-Binder running at 140 metr/minute web speed of IBIS Smart-Binder
SB-3 at R+V, Weisbaden, Germany fed from K100 Unwinder of KERN
AG.
Click below to view the video of
K130 of Kern Rotary Cutter in line with IBIS Smart-Binder SB3 Plus at
R+V,
Click below to view the video
of IBIS Smart-Binder SB-3 Plus HS
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Key Smart-binder SB-3 'Plus' system features for
R+V include:
- Feed directly from a high speed Kern roll unwinder and web
cutter
- 30% increase in productivity
- Cover feeder with new-design
Auto-loader and ability to feed covers with 'windows'
- ISG cold-glue binding
used for all booklets
- Bar code control of page sequence for variable
booklets
- 3-knife trimmer with new high-speed transport
- In-line
Duerselen system for drilling two or four 'file holes' in each
booklet
High-quality, personalised ( variable thickness )
policies, made on the IBIS Smart-binder 'SB-3 Plus' represent R+V's
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