ROEL have produced their first one million A5 instruction manuals for washing machines using a recently-installed IBIS Smart-binder SB-2 running at 150 meters/min web speed, and fed from a Tecnau roll unwinder and web cutter. As a result ROEL have now ordered their second Smart-binder which will be installed this month.

The Tecnau unwinder is loaded with rolls printed on a Ricoh V20100 mono printer. These rolls of 65 gsm printed stock are unwound at 150 meters/min and cut into 8pp sheets by the Tecnau web cutter. They are then folded in half by an MB buckle folder before entering the Smart-binder SB-2. Running two shifts a day, the system produces large volumes of high quality A5 wire-stitched and 3-side trimmed manuals containing between 16pp (printed pages) up to 104pp.

A video of the IBIS Smart-binder in operation at ROEL can be viewed HERE and ROEL’s presentation of the complete solution, including Ricoh printer and Tecnau web cutter, can be viewed HERE

More information about Roel

ROEL was the first company to bring inkjet roll printing equipment to the Romanian market, together with a complete package of service, maintenance and customer training. Since 1991 ROEL has been a pioneer in the outsourced services industry for all document printing in Romania. With over 30 years of experience and with over 1,000 customers from 13 different industries, the company provides a complex portfolio of equipment, solutions and services and offers immediate support to its customers through its own service network with national coverage from 25 branch offices.

ROEL specialists have been trained by Ricoh and IBIS at their international training centers to enable them to set up and connect the printer with all finishing equipment, deliver training for its customers' operators and provide product maintenance. The synergy between Ricoh, IBIS and other finishing suppliers allows ROEL to offer Ricoh’s entire range of continuous feed equipment, in order to fully represent Ricoh in Romania and offer complete turnkey solutions. This has now positioned the company as a strategic partner in the market for business success.

John Cracknell, Managing Director