24.10.11 - Imprimerie Saint-Paul, owned by Saint-Paul Luxembourg S.A., is expediting its entry into the semi-commercial business. Since August 2011, its own daily and weekly newspapers have been produced on a fold n’ stitch folding and stitching line from Ferag, alongside commercial products. The goal is to boost the value of published and commercial products and generate more business. Locating the quarterfold and stitching process outside of the printing machine means that Imprimerie Saint-Paul S.A. will become more competitive thanks to more economical and flexible production. With fold n’stitch, there has already been a shift of products from heatset into coldset.

The fold n’ stitch folding and stitching line combines two technologies, developed by Ferag and tried-and-tested over a number of decades, in a single system. The precision fold is assured in paginations ranging from four to 64. The stitching heads originate from rotary gatherer-stitcher technology and can match the toughest demands. By the end of the year, a sheet hopper will be available that, in conjunction with fold n’ stitch, will enable the inline production of high-quality magazines with a heatset cover and coldset contents at speeds up to 40,000 copies per hour.