FiberMark revels in success of Prazicase EC3 at Drupa

Small-format finishing distributor FiberMark claims it had its most successful Drupa to date at the 2008 show.

The company is celebrating a "considerable" amount of interest in its Prazicase range of "one-off" case making machines – for which it is the UK distributor.

As well as receiving several UK orders at its stand, sales were made to European customers and to places as far afield as Russia.

Drawing most of the attention was the Prazicase EC3 machine, which, according to the company, stole the show from its "big brother" the Prazicase SC2.

FiberMark said the machine is ideal for anyone producing short-run cases, from 1-500. It can go from small to very large cases and there is no size change set up as the machine recognises changes between sizes and programmes itself accordingly.

The compact, American-manufactured machine handles most materials from board and cover material through to laminate. The larger unit is capable of making a single hard case in around ten seconds.

FiberMark is tipping the machine as an innovation that will drive the growth of the "on demand" book and photo book market.