Sturdy construction and precision are said to be the key to this printing technology, which delivers consistent register and uniform color. Other models can convert digitally preprinted rolls into perfect-bound books at web speeds to 1,000 ft per minute. The firm will also exhibit its Booklet Master sheet collating and finishing system, which consists of a Maxima automatic sheet collator that delivers inline to a Unita stitching, folding, and trimming unit. The firm says it has created a completely new series of unique job-evaluation algorithms to control the software's more than 500 interactive formulas. In addition to calculating prices, the system creates invoices.
Users can also build an unlimited number of price lists for jobs, products, and services.
Discounts or premiums can also be applied by line item or to the entire quote. The self-regulating cover press neatly squares the spine. Production Management Hagen Systems will release its Revision 5.0, an enhancement to the Hagen OA advanced open architecture management system. With the new request for quote module, customers and sales people can use a browser-based form to request job quotes, and information from the form can be pulled into OA estimating, reducing entry time and speeding response time to clients. Additional features include real-time stock prices, industry news, a career board, and machinery listed for sale.