Duplo announces Ipex kit plans

Finishing equipment manufacturer Duplo International has announced a raft of kit launches for this year's Ipex exhibition next month.

The company said it would concentrate on adding value to the print line and helping visitors to its stand to differentiate themselves.

Duplo will showcase 10 new machines at the event in Birmingham, including bookletmakers, UV coaters and perfect binders – all showing "real life" applications, the company claimed, as well as the UK debut of Duplo's Alpha Saddle Stitcher, launched in 2009.

Managing director for the UK, Tony Lock, said: "Print organisations are looking at ways in which they can add value to their services, perhaps by adding quick turnaround perfect-bound books, or by reducing their costs, which could include outsourced finishing costs.

"At Ipex, our solutions are all geared towards adding value, either by improving quality of finished print products whilst not compromising turnaround time, or by enabling printers to differentiate themselves by introducing different products or services to their customer base."

New products include the DB-280 perfect binder, the Ultra 200 UV coater and the DC-645 & DC-445 models.

  • Elsewhere, Duplo has installed its DC-645 slitter/cutter/creaser at ABC Print in Hereford. The company launched a digital facility last year with a Konica Minolta bizhub Pro 6501e. ABC Print turned to Duplo to help it ensure that short-run work could be finished in-house.