Innovative Digital Finishing Solutions  
www.ibis-bindery.com
May 2009

IBIS celebrates its 10th Birthday !

This month, May 2009, we are celebrating 10 years since our IBIS business started in 1999. During this time we have established ourselves as the leading supplier of high-end digital-print finishing machinery.

Here are some milestones during this first decade of our company history:

On May 12, 1999, the IBIS business was formed by a group of managers and engineers (many ex-Heidelberg) to design, manufacture and supply in-line saddle-finishing machines for the fast-growing digital web print market.

Our first product, the Digi-Stitcher DST2, was designed and built in record-breaking time and exhibited at Drupa 2000 in connection with an Oce 7000 printer.
During the next few years over 50 DST2s were sold to digital web printer users around the world.

At Drupa 2004 we launched the new Smart-binder SB-2 and SB-3 systems
on the Océ, Kern and Xerox stands, to replace the DST2. For the first time we exhibited books being made using our unique ISG cold-glue saddle binding system in place of wire staples.
At IPEX 2006 we demonstrated our SB-4 version of the Smart-binder which combined saddle-stitching, the ISG cold gluing system SB-3 and an in-line perfect binder.

Early in 2008 we moved into our current new larger premises (9, The Gateway Centre, High Wycombe), with product development, showroom and training facilities.

In November 2008 we shipped our 100th machine, and at this time (May 2009) we have just manufactured our 120th machine.

During the last 10 years we have trebled the size of our IBIS team. We are focussing over 50% of our resources on new product development in order to create innovative new solutions for the future.

We continue to work closely with our digital print-engine manufacturing partners, and to respond to customer-needs with the most up to date digital finishing technology.

As a result of your continued support, we have been able to develop and grow over the last 10 years. Our goal is to assist your business to become ever more profitable and we look forward to working alongside you in developing the next generation of high-speed book-producing solutions in the coming decade.

Yours sincerely

John Cracknell

Managing Director

IBIS Bindery Systems

www.ibis-bindery.com

Sales N. America :
Sales General :   

Don Piontek

tel +1 952 937 5100  

Don.Piontek@ibis-bindery.com

 

CP Bourg Inc.

Chuck Taylor

tel +1 508 998 2171 

c_taylor@cpbourg.com

John Cracknell

tel +44 (0) 1494 561950 

John.Cracknell @ibis-bindery.com