I am delighted to report a successful 2007 business year . We increased our Smart-binder system sales to a record level during the last 12 months, and opened up new territories for installations around the world. We doubled our Smart-binder manufacturing output to respond to increasing demand and increased our IBIS staff by 50%.

During the year we were delighted to receive repeat orders from a number of existing customers who clearly recognise the Smart-binder benefits. One of these customers has confirmed that “the Smart-binder can outperform other digital 'saddle' solutions by a factor of 2 to 1.”

 2007 was a year of continued enhancement of the Smart-binder system, including:

• Three-way matching of personalised VDP books (text, cover, and personalised insert sheet).
• More in-line integration with folders, inserters, drills, and more.
• Increased customer-recognition of the benefits of IBIS's ISG cold glue book finishing.
• Integrated dynamic sheet micro-perforation option (true 'perforation on demand').
• Pre-feed system for enhanced cover feed position accuracy.
• Dual cover feeder for on-the-run cover changes.
• Enhanced book registration system and side joggers for the trimmer. 
• Unique trimmer knife clamp system to avoid spine corner-tearing on very thick books.
• In-line connection option for cut-sheet printers (including sheet direction-changer and DFA/DFD interface) 
• Optional in-line hole-punching and book-stacking.

As a result of our business growth during 2007 we are moving into a prestigious new head-office building (still in High Wycombe, UK) with a new product showroom, demonstration and test area and training center.  You are welcome to visit us in our new offices if you find the opportunity in future.

I would like to thank all our much-valued customers and partners, for your help and support during the last year. We look forward to working closely with you to ensure our joint continued success during 2008 as the market for high-performance digital print finishing continues to expand!

Yours sincerely

    John Cracknell   

Managing Director

IBIS Bindery Systems

www.ibis-bindery.com

Smart-Binder: giving you competitive advantage through book quality, uptime and reduced production costs.

Ø      Heavy duty system for maximum up-time.

Ø      Operation in-line with highest speed digital web printers, or off-line from a pile feeder (or both).

Ø      Unique ISG cold-gluing gives improved strength and better lay-flat compared with saddle-stitching

Ø      Individual sheet folding for optimum lay-flat and saddle-bound books up to 10 mm thick.

Ø      Bar code sheet tracking for variable thickness personalised books.

Ø      Four different models available including SB-4 for saddle bound books and perfect bound books up to 60mm thick.

Ø      Large selection of optional modules available to suit individual customer needs:

IBIS Contacts

Sales. N. America :   

Don Piontek

Tel +1 952 937 5100

E Mail:  Don.Piontek@ibis-bindery.com

Sales. General:

John Cracknell

Tel +44 (0) 1494 561950

E Mail :  John.Cracknell @ibis-bindery.com

Head office:

IBIS Bindery Systems Ltd.,

7,York Way,

Cressex Business Park,

High Wycombe

HP12 3PY

UK

Tel +44(0) 1494 561950