According to We’ll Corporation Director Tsuneo Suzuki, the company again opted for a Muller Martini system (We’ll Corporation has been using solutions from the Swiss machine manufacturer since 1996, including a Tempo saddle stitcher and a Primera saddle stitcher) based on Muller Martini’s convincing demo of the print finishing solution at drupa. “Eight people from our company saw Muller Martini’s demo at drupa and were so impressed that we purchased the SigmaLine that was presented at the booth there and then.” The We’ll Corporation delegation was particularly impressed by the fact that the SigmaFolder II is now also designed for printing speeds of 1,000 feet per minute, since We’ll Corporation is planning to print teaching materials in A4 and A5 sizes in runs of 500 to 10,000 copies for some 100 school classes a month.

The SigmaLine II and the Alegro Digital ensure the seamless processing of products from the HP T490 for the production of both long and short runs. Thanks to the Connex.LineControl workflow system, which acts as a single central control unit for job management, We’ll Corporation will simply need to create a PDF. The SigmaLine II will take care of everything else in a fully automatic and touchless manner, i.e. imposition, plausibility checking, optimization of the job sequence, and parallel loading of the printing press and the SigmaLine.

Fully automated and touchless production processes require significantly less personnel, allow for shorter setup times and generate less production waste than conventional methods. Tsuneo Suzuki explains that there is greater emphasis on impeccable in-line print finishing because “we have very high standards in terms of the quality of our finished products and new production methods”.