The new 20,000 an hour Kolbus and Ferag
Rollstream Binder was launched at DRUPA

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Kolbus - Ferag
Rollstream Binder

The RollStream binder utilises the Ferag gathering technology used for collating inserts and gathers the sections together at 90^o to the binder.  The jet feeders, rated at 40,000 per hour can be fed by either a roll or a bundle feeder, lay the separated section down as a shingle with one stream on top of another.  All the spines are aligned so that the collated sections can easily be separated from the mat.  The sections are then registered in the cross rotary sequential feeder before being fired into the binder.  The binder has a reduced clamp pitch of 320 mm, making it ideal for A4 products but this also enables the binder to run at a faster speed without increasing the linear chain speed.  After binding the product can be trimmed on the new uprated HD 152.P before passing on to the downstream machines.

A further collaboration with Ferag has resulted in the Ferag Rollsert product now being suitable for inserting perfect bound products.  With a top speed of 30,000 per hour there is now no constraint on running speed of these lines.

Development of these machines continues and we look forward to seeing the first installations in 2005.

End of an Era for a Casemaking Legend

After 37 continuous years of production the curtain has finally fallen on the DA 36 family of casemakers.  The first double headed casemaker, the DA 36 was produced in 1967 and a total of 1,218 were produced until it’s withdrawal in 1995.  It’s large format brother the DAS introduced in 1976, however, remained in production despite falling demand until this year when the last, the 208^th was produced. 

Despite it’s long make readies, many of the machines remain in production due to their ability to handle a vast range of cloths and are looked back on with nostalgia by a generation of skilled casemaker craftsmen.  As with all discontinued machines, Kolbus will continue to provide support with spare parts and service.

From apprenticeship onwards
Tony Wills has always worked as an electrician, joining Kolbus UK (then Schuler Sales & Service) as an electrical engineer back in 1987. Since then he has been involved in machine installations, repairs and servicing right across the UK.

A born and bred Northamptonian Tony started life at Burton Latimer, served his apprenticeship in Kettering, and still lives only four miles from his original home town. That’s one of the main reasons he gives for having been a lifelong supporter of Kettering Town FC.
Before joining Kolbus Tony spent 10 years working on contract at Timsons of Kettering

which is where he reckons the ink really got into his blood. “I’ve seen so many changes in the industry over the years” says Tony, “but I still think my favourite machines to work on are the hard case lines. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a high quality case-bound book come off the end of a line”. 

Tony reckons to clock up around 30,000 miles a year in the course of his work – but still enjoys motoring off with his touring caravan on holidays throughout the UK. But every year just before Christmas you’ll find Tony and his wife of nearly 40 years “Rockin’ all over the World” – well the NEC anyway. For the last eight years they have been going to see Status Quo – at their final, final, UK gig!

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