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Published on: 12/14/2007
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Quebecor World, the leading print media company in North America, has set a new benchmark for print finishing speed and productivity at its Augusta, Georgia facility. ‘We established a new world record of 665,401 catalogues produced and mailed in a 24-hour period,' said Pat Quinn, vice president and general manager of Quebecor World Augusta.The new record, which involved gathering, binding, trimming, inkjetting, mailing and shipping, was achieved using a Muller Martini Supra saddle stitcher.
‘It's a matter of the right equipment, the finest people, and the right training,' said Quinn in explaining how setting the world record was made possible by a combination of the technologically-advanced Supra stitcher, the dedicated professionals at Quebecor and industry-leading support from Muller Martini.
Quebecor World Augusta is a market pacesetter in the gravure catalogue market, producing high quality products for some of North America's largest cataloguers.There are a total of 16 saddle stitchers on the floor at Quebecor's Augusta plant, including the new 30,000 c/hr.Supra, which was configured with 16 pockets. ‘Our goal was originally 16,000 to 20,000 products per hour, but due to the performance of the Supra stitcher and the great training our operators received from Muller Martini, we were able to set the record at 27,725 net good products per hour,' continued Quinn.