July 2021: Smart-binder Project Guide
The latest, updated edition of the IBIS
Smart-binder Product Guide, version 34, which was first published
in 2005, has recently been released. This comprehensive manual seeks
to provide all information needed by our customers to assist their
evaluation and selection of the Smart-binder system.....MORE
April 2021: IBIS Smart-binder produces product
manuals at high web speed, with 45 gsm paper
IBIS recently
installed a number of new Smart-binder systems to produce such A5
user-manuals at printing sites in Europe. A buckle-folder is used
to fold sheets in half before they enter the Smart-binder allowing
these systems run at web speeds of 130 - 150 meters/min with paper
weight 45 gsm.....MORE
Sept 2020: IBIS and Best Graphics participated
in the Napco 2020 ‘virtual’ Ink Jet Summit
IBIS participated
in the annual ‘Ink Jet Summit’ which was conducted on-line
from Aug 17-26 2020. Our focus for this year’s summit was on
new IBIS solutions for inserting/mailing of digital printed booklets.....MORE
Feb: 2020 Smart-binder
add-on for the IBIS Smart-binder system
IBIS are now
offering an add-on package for the Smart-binder digital saddle-stitcher
which captures and displays machine performance data in an easy-to-use
format......MORE
Dec 2019: New customized Smart-binder saddle-stitching solution
for Fiserv, USA
Fiserv installed a customized Smart-binder
system in the USA, summer, 2019. Dan Aiken, Business Process Engineer,
Friserv, comments as follows....MORE
Oct 2019: Customized Smart-binder installed at Lellyet and Rogers,
USA
IBIS recently developed a highly customized
finishing solution for the US printer Lellyett and Rogers ....MORE
April 2019: IBIS enters Middle East
IBIS is pleased to announced a first sale
of its flagship Smart-binder system to the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) in the Middle East.....MORE
March 2019: IBIS exhibits at Hunkeler InnovationDays 2019
IBIS exhibited at Hunkeler InnovationDaysin February. The Smart-binder
ran in-line with a Xerox Trivor printeras well as off-line from
an SB-097 sheet pile feeder. We produced a range of high quality
stitched and glued booklets, as well as the exhibition's'Show Daily'
magazine....MORE
Dec 2018: Smart-binder for 'small-format' booklets
IBIS have recently installed a number of Smart-binders to produce
small-format booklets, eg size 90 x 120 mm (spine).......MORE
Personalized Finishing at Print 2018
We demonstrated the IBIS Smart-binder SB-3 Plus HS (off-line feed
from a Sheet Pile Feeder) at Print 2018 in Chicago (30 Sep - 02
Oct).......MORE
Sept 2018: IBIS launches the Smart-binder saddle-binder into the
Korean market
The Smart-binder was exhibited at the K-Print trade exhibition
by SOLVUS our newly-appointed Korean Distributor.......MORE
Aug 2018: Feedback from Alphabet SA, Greece. They use a Smart-binder
SB-4 to produce perfect-bound books
Alphabet have used their SB-4 during the
last 12 years to produce perfect-bound books made using a combination
of ISG cold glue binding and conventional hot melt (EVA) glue.......MORE
March 2018: Feedback from Colourtech printing, South Africa
We speak regularly with our customers around
the world to obtain feedback about our products, our parts supply
and our service support. Colourtech Printing purchased a new Smart-binder
a year ago.......MORE
Nov 2017: IBIS Service support and Parts supply - Customer Feedback
Our customers give their feedback on IBIS
parts and service support and how it enables them to achieve high
production volumes.......MORE
Nov 2017: Best Graphics to distribute IBIS products in North America
We are delighted to annouce a new sales and service distribution
partnership with Best Graphics Inc, based in Milwaukee, USA. Best
Graphics wll focus on IBIS 'Smart-binder' sales to the Digital print
market........MORE
Sept 2017: IBIS at Print 17, Chicago Sept 10-14
There will be an information desk on the Best Graphics booth (#4709)
at Print 17 Chicago........MORE
May 2017: A Smart-binder SB-2 produces Government Census documents
Enotria's product manager, in Peru, gives feedback regarding their
use of a Smart-binder SB-2 to produce 8 million A4 Govenment Census
documents in a 3 month period........MORE
May 2017: IBIS nominated for 'Best Case Study - Publishing' at Inkjet
Summit 2017
IBIS was the only finishing systems vendor nominated, from approximately
300 total attendees (view the case study on the 'more' link page)........MORE
April 2017: IBIS sponsors Inkjet Summit 2017
We are pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Inkjet Summit
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Jacksonville, Florida, US........MORE
March 2017: IBIS at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017
We exhibited our flagship SB-3 'Plus HS' at the HID show in-line
with Domino's K630i ink jet press and a Hunkeler web cutter and
plow folder........MORE
Jan 2017: IBIS to exhibit at Hunkeler Innovationdays exhibition
(Luzern, Feb 20-23)
We are pleased to be exhibiting our Smart-binder SB-3 Plus HS
at the 2017 Hunkeler Innovationdays show in-line with Domino's K630i
ink jet press and a Hunkeler web cutter and plow-folder. .......MORE
Dec 2016: Digital Exam-Paper production in Chile
AMF Impresion Variable S.A, a leading printing
solutions company in Chile, have purchased an IBIS Smart-binder
SB-3 fed from a high pile sheet feeeder to produce examination
booklets.......MORE
Oct 2016: IBIS Smart-binder at Canon Commercial Printer Business
Days
We were delighted to exhibit our IBIS Smart-binder
SB-3 system at the Canon Commercial Printer Business Days event
in Munich, Sept 20-22.......MORE
Aug 2016: John Patrick installs a Smart-binder for Church Bulletin
production
Continuing its momentum in serving the needs
of church-bulletin printers, IBIS has installed a Smart-binder
SB-3 'Plus HS' at John Patrick Publishing Company (JPPC) in
Trenton, New Jersey, USA .......MORE
Aug 2016: Digital Goes to Church
Liturgical Publications is the largest printer-supplier
of weekly church bulletins in the US. They have greatly increased
production with the use of three IBIS Smart-binder 'PLUS HS'
saddle stitchers .......MORE
June 2016: Trend Offset sign for Smart-binder purchase at Drupa
The large US printer Trend Offset decided
at Drupa 2016 to invest in a new Smart-binder SB-3 ‘Plus HS’.......MORE
June 2016: IBIS exhibited high speed Smart-binder SB-3 'Plus HS'
att Drupa
We exhibited our SB-3 in line with a Domino
K630i monochrome digital press web and a Kern web cutter.......MORE
May 2016: IBIS to partner with KOLBUS America
We are pleased to announce a new strategic
partnership between IBIS and KOLBUS for the sales and support of
IBIS Smart-binders in the USA.......MORE
May 2016: IBIS Smart-binder to make personalized booklets with matching
covers
The optional BCR-100 cover matching system
compares cover IDs with the ID of inside sheets and matches them
accordingly. This allows personalized data on the inside sheets
to be matched to the correct covers.......MORE
May 2016: IBIS Smart-binder installed at Maqprint, France
At their print factory close to Limoges,
Maqprint use a unique system, an IBIS Smart-binder SB-2 'Plus HS'
with two additional buckle-folders and a sheet rotator, to produce
personalized (individually addressed) stitched and trimmed booklets,
format size 15 x 21 cm, from rolls printed on an HP web printer.......MORE
March 2016: IBIS at Drupa 2016
We are pleased to announce that we will exhibit our latest model
high speed Smart-binder SB-3 'Plus HS' in line with a Domino K630i
monochrome digital press web (running up to 150 meters/min web speed)
and Kern web cutter on the Domino stand A23 in Hall 5 at Drupa.......MORE
Feb 2016: IBIS High volume exam paper production
An IBIS customer with four high speed digital
web ink-jet printers is consistently printing 3.6 million A4 impressions
(pages) daily and processing these printed sheets into stitched
and trimmed 'exam booklets' using in-line IBIS Smart-binder SB-2
'Plus HS' systems.......MORE
Jan 2016: IBIS Smart-binder delivers optimum book quality
One of the reasons our customers choose the Smart-binder to produce
digitally printed booklets is booklet quality. The Smart-binder
process ensures high quality fold, bind and trim operations and
avoids paper stock markings.......MORE
Dec 2015: New IBIS sheet pile feeder (SB-097) provides additional
flexibility for in-line smart-binders
A new-design sheet feeder (SB-097) is now available for use with
in-line connected Smart binders to allow sheets to also be fed from
a sheet pile ....... MORE
. View a video HERE
Oct 2015: New IBIS line up for in-line 'Perfect Binding' (hot glue
binding)
IBIS is known mainly for innovative saddle-binding solutions (our
Smart-binder range) for digital web finishing. We also supply dedicated
perfect-binders (our Sprint-binder range) which can run in-line
with digital printers, or near line.......
MORE
Oct 2015: IBIS customized solutions
Our customers often require a solution to meet their specific
book finishing needs. Many of the IBIS Smart-binders that we supply
are therefore especially modified, or include additional special
features, to give maximum customer benefit.......
MORE
Aug 2015: IBIS re-manufactured Smart-binders
At IBIS we not only manufacture 'brand new' Smart-binders, we
also take pre-owned machines (eg 'end of lease' machines) and put
these through our re-manufacturing program.
....... MORE
June 2015: IBIS Smart Binder for Exam Paper production
More printing companies are using IBIS smart-binders to produce
exam papers than any other digital finishing system. The reasons
are as follows: booklet integrity; tighter control of printed sheets
using in-line finishing; high reliability with minimum maintenance;
high speed output; variable page extents; cover matching; document
personalization; data tracking; insertions of answer sheets and
allowing for automated marking; and wire stitching or ISG cold gluing........
MORE
Mar 2015: IBIS/Canon/Hunkeler booklet production system at the Hunkler
'Innovation Days' show, Feb 2015
Large quantities of high-quality colour booklets were produced
during the 4-day show. Binding of all booklets varied continually
between wire stitches and IBIS's unique ISG cold-glue binding system
and visitors could see the new IBIS 'Smart-buffer' and 'Dynamic
Stitching' systems in operation.
. ....... MORE (including
a video)
Dec 2014: IBIS announce their participation at the Hunkler 'Innovation
Days' (HID) exhibition in Switzerland, February 2015
IBIS will exhibit a Smart-binder SB-3 'Plus
HS' running in-line with a high-speed continuous-feed inkjet printer
and web cutter at speeds up to 127 metres/min. The exhibition runs
from 23-26 February 2015
. ....... MORE
Sept 2014: IBIS is awarded top marks for exam booklet production
around the world!
IBIS has installed around 30 Smart-binders
around the world for producing examination booklets, and we have
recently received orders for five more machines. This makes
us indisputably the 'number-one' supplier for high security
production of exam booklets in-line with digital printers.
....... MORE
Mar 2014: IBIS signs deal with Meteksan at IPEX
IBIS has signed a deal on its stand at IPEX to provide its latest
high-speed model Smart-binder SB-3 'Plus HS' to Meteksan, one of
the largest security print specialists in Turkey.
. ....... MORE
(article on MyPrintResource.com)
Mar 2014: IBIS prepare for IPEX 14
Have you booked your tickets for IPEX yet? We will have a Smart-binder
SB-3 ‘Plus HS’ system running together with a roll unwinder
and web cutter on our IBIS booth N3-D275. ....... MORE
Feb 2014: IBIS to exhibit a Smart-binder 'PLUS HS' system at IPEX
14
IBIS will demonstrate its latest model Smart-binder SB-3 'PLUS
HS' on its own stand number N3-D275 in the North Hall at IPEX, ExCel,
London from March 24 - 29........ MORE
Jan 2014: Confidence high as Ibis grows digital output into 15th
year of business
With some more groundbreaking announcements to be made in this
important 15th year of business for Ibis, and a healthy order book,
there are exciting times ahead........ MORE
Oct 2013: New version 'stretched' Smart-binder ('X' model) for
tabloid size output, or two up A5 portrait! Visit PRINT 13, Chicago
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new version IBIS
Smart-binder which has been stretched in both length and width to
increase the maximum output to tabloid format size........ MORE
Oct 2013: IBIS to exhibit at MBO's International Open House
We are exhibiting our new model Smart-Binder ‘PLUS HS’
at MBO's International Open House in Germany from 21st to 26th October
2013........ MORE
Sept 2013: Visit Booth 531 at PRINT 13, Chicago, for world premiere
of Smart-binder 'Plus HS'
We will be delighted to demonstrate to you the ‘Plus HS’
producing varying thickness booklets at 160 - 180metres/min (525-590
feet/min) web speed in conjunction with an MBO roll unwinder, sheeter
and dynamic buckle folder........ MORE
Aug 2013: IBIS strenghens sales and support in USA and China with
new OEM partnerships
New agreements with MBO mean they are now able to distribute IBIS
products in both the USA and China. IBIS Smart-binder customers
in the USA may now obtain product support from Bell and Howell.
Bell and Howell can provide fast response on Smart-binder maintenance,
technical support, product upgrades and new replacement parts. .......
MORE
July 2013: R+V, Wiesbaden, Germany invests in a new IBIS Smart-binder
The new IBIS Smart-binder SB-3 Plus, which has provided a game-changing
solution for R+V, one of Germany's largest insurance companies,
has been featured in Postmaster-Magazin, one of Germany's top specialist
publications covering finishing systems. ....... MORE
July 2013: IBIS Smart-binder PLUS HS breaks the sound barrier
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new higher-performance
version of our Smart-binder product for production of variable page-count,
digitally-printed booklets and books. ....... MORE
Mar 2013: Do you know where YOUR booklet is?
The IBIS Smart-binder is the ideal machine for variable-data finishing,
with full sheet and booklet-level accountability. For data-critical,
personalized booklets, the IBIS Smart-binder is 'the one'! .......
MORE
Jan 2013: R+V invests in new IBIS finishing solution
IBIS has provided a game-changing solution for R+V, one of Germany's
largest insurance companies, which produces more than a million
highly-personalised insurance policy booklets at its headquarters
in Wiesbaden....... MORE
Dec 2012: Article in 'PrintWeek' about 'DST Output's investiment
in the Smart-binder SB3
The PrintWeek 'Me and My' feature, published 29 November 2012,
focused on the benefits which the leading UK printer 'DST Output'
has found from investing the IBIS Smart-binder SB-3....... MORE
Dec 2012: IBIS installs a new in-line binding saddle stitching solution
in Rome
We have installed a new in-line binding saddle stitching solution
for a government printer in Rome. This customized installation is
the only one of its kind in the world....... MORE
Oct 2012: An article about IBIS in Printweek magazine
An article about IBIS entitled "IBIS targets US transactional
market with Smart-binder SB-3 Plus" has been published
in 'Printweek ‘ magazine on 16 October
Oct 2012: IBIS launches new Smart-binder 'PLUS' model in the USA
We successfully exhibited the Smart-binder ‘Plus’ at
Graph Expo in Chicago, representing the launch of the new Plus model
in the USA..... .. MORE
Aug 2012: 100th Smart-binder to ship to SPIRE in Boston
Two new Smart-binder "Plus" machines will perform critical
roles in producing saddle-stitched booklets during the month of
September, says Spire's president Rick Dyer....... MORE
April 2012: Press Release; Saddle-Stitching and Perfect Binding
In The Digital Age
Despite the challenge that print faces from the plethora of current
electronic devices, it still scores very high in impact with both
customers and businesses. The key is to make print more relevant
and immediate to the recipient....... MORE
(opens a PDF file)
April 2012: IBIS at Drupa 2012
We are exhibiting our new model Smart-binder 'PLUS' saddle-stitcher
in partnership with JMD Machinery on the JMD stand B10 in Hall 13.
We hope to see you there...... MORE
Jan 2012: O'Neil Data and IBIS establish a long-term partnership
for the future
When Los Angeles basd O'Neil Data Systems made the decision to
expand eastward by opening another plant in Plano, Texas, the call
was made to IBIS to acquire two more Smart-binders for this facility.....
MORE
Dec 2011: 'Smart' move for Innovative Output Solutions, a leading
U.K. digital colour bureau
IOS's facility in Dagenham, London, UK, recently installed an IBIS
Smart-binder SB-3. The Smart-binder is used to produce variable-data
personalized booklets of up to 200 pages..... MORE
Sept 2011: The off-line IBIS Smart-binder SB-3 will be on display
at GRAPH EXPO in Chicago.
The off-line IBIS Smart-binder SB-3 will be on display at IBIS's
Booth nr. 4058 at GRAPH EXPO in Chicago (Sept 11- 14, 2011).. ..
MORE
Sept 2011: IBIS launch an in-line perfect binding system for continuous-web
digital printers
IBIS announces the launch of an attractively priced in-line perfect
binding system for continuous-web digital printers, called the Perfect
Binder PB-600S. .. MORE
June 2011: IBIS exhibit the Smart-binder SB-3 at the Oce Production
Printing Summit
IBIS are exhibiting a Smart-binder model SB-3 at the Océ
Production Printing Summit held in Poing, Munich, from 7- 11th June
2011... MORE
Sept/Oct 2010: Trolley pile loader maximises Smart-binder productivity
The new-design IBIS pile loading trolley PLT-100 provides a fast
and simple way to load large piles of sheets into the off-line Smart-binder
sheet-feeder... MORE
Sept 2010: IBIS news Graph Expo 2010
IBIS are proud to announce that during the forthcoming Graph Expo
exhibition in Chicago they will be demonstrating the IBIS Smart-binder
running in-line with the Infoprint 5000 colour printer... MORE
Sept 2010: Smart-binder, a benchmark for bindery systems
The Smart-binder can be equipped with a vast array of options to
allow on-line and off-line finishing of digital print, including
wire stitching (including loop stitches) and ISG glue saddle-binding.
No other binder comes close to the customisation options that the
Smart-binder offers ... MORE
June 2010: Smart-binder shines through under the heaviest of industrial
loadings
From time-to-time we are asked how productive the Smart-binder
is in real production use. We recently received news from a Financial
printer in the USA who recorded their best ever year with 216 million
letter size pages through a single Smart-binder in 2009 ... MORE
May 2010: IPEX news
IBIS Bindery Systems are proud to be exhibiting the market-leading
Smart-binder model SB-3 at IPEX ... MORE
March 2010: How are we doing?
We invite comments or suggestions regarding our present product
offering. It is only by listening that we will improve and develop
the products that you need for the future ... MORE
Nov 009 News bulletin: Smart-binder system modularity offers digital
printers the opportunity for growth.
Whether you are already a Smart-binder owner, or whether you are
looking at adding a binding capability to your print room, the modular
design of the Smart-binder offers a cost-effective method of meeting
your bindery needs.
The entry level SB-1 offers saddle-stitched booklet-making from
online digital printers, unwinders, or pile feeders ... MORE
July 2009 News bulletin:In-line booklet production at high web speeds
and light-weight paper
The speed of digital printers continues to get faster and faster,
but we are pleased to confirm that our IBIS Smart-binders continue
to be able to run in-line with the highest speed printers available.
As printer speeds continue to increase, we will continue to provide
faster finishing solutions to keep pace...MORE
June 2009 News bulletin: New IBIS transfer unit for CP Bourg BB3002
Perfect Binder
We have recently supplied our new Smart-binder perfect binding
solutions to a number of different customers around the world, for
the production of perfect bound books in-line with digital web and
cut sheet printers...MORE
Mar 2009 News bulletin: Smart-binders exhibited at International
Trade Shows
Last month, February 2009, a Smart-binder SB-3 was shown at the
Hunkeler Innovation days Show in Lucerne...MORE
Feb 2009 News bulletin: IBIS exhibits the Smart-binder SB-3 at Hunkeler
Innovation
We are pleased to announce that a Smart-binder SB-3 will be exhibited
at the Hunkeler ·Innovation Days exhibition in Lucerne this
month, in cooperation with Buhrs and Hunkeler...MORE
Jan 2009 News bulletin: IBIS Enhanced Customer Service
To ensure our customers obtain maximum value from their investment
in an IBIS product, we are committed to providing ongoing product
support. To this end, from January 2009 onwards we will improve
our product support in the following ways:..MORE
December 2008 News bulletin: Nine critical
steps when selecting a digital print finishing system
The IBIS Smart-binder system was
developed specifically for producing books/ booklets from digitally
printed sheets . Smart-binder models SB-1 or SB-2 produce only saddle
wire-stitched booklets. The SB- 3 provides the choice of traditional
saddle-stitched or saddle cold-glued books (cold gluing is becoming
the preferred method due to increased book strength...MORE
November 2008 News bulletin: Digital
continues to grow at Graph Expo
For those of you observing the growth
of the Oce, Xerox, HP, Kodak, and IBM (Infoprint Solutions) booths
at Graph Expo over the years, it·s official . Digital print
technology accounted for 55% of the floor space at this year's show,
displacing offset as the ·key· print technology...MORE
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