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IBIS Smart-binder

IBIS have installed over over 200 Smart-binder systems around the world, with many of our customers becoming ‘repeat buyers’. Our systems include unique (and in some cases patented) features, such as ISG cold gluing, the ability to constantly vary the number of pages in each booklet on the run and add personalized ‘matching cover’ and/or insert sheets.

Here are a small selection of our customer endorsements:

Codex, Hungary

Lellyett and Rogers

Smart-binder at Codex, Hungary

The machine processes our digitally-printed sheets using its integral high-pile sheet feeder and we are pleased with the SB-3 performance and robust design. The SB-3’s ability to produce large volumes of high value, high quality pharmaceutical booklets, instruction manuals and label booklets at high speeds is critical to our business.

Janos Toth, Production Manager

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Lellyett and Rogers, Nashville, TN USA

Lellyett and Rogers

John Cracknell & Jeff Simmonds, Lellyett and Rogers

IBIS has been extremely helpful and professional in creating this special new system (three separate sheet feeders) to meet our needs.

Jeff Simmonds

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R+V Insurance, Wiesbaden, Germany

R+V Insurance Wiesbaden, Germany

Mr Thomas Wenske, R+V Insurance, Germany

The original IBIS Smart-binder worked extremely well... Since we were confident to invest again in this world-leading IBIS technology, we installed a further new Smart-binder in 2013 and another new Smart-binder again this summer 2022.

Thomas Wenske

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Altron Document Solutions, South Africa

... For high volume, mission critical, time-bound applications we never look further than the IBIS Smart-binder ... All good with the Smartbinders at WCED, KZN Education and Print on Demand (POD Cape Town). We ran huge volume across the 3 sites in the Q4 2021 period and the equipment performed very well.

James Kelly, Head of Sales. April 2021

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PrintLink, New Zealand

... The customer is very happy with all equipment in the print line and the line remains very productive.

Herbert Kieleithner, National Manager for Digital Web Press Technology, Canon. April 2021

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Fiserv, USA

Fiserv, USA

Smart-binder with sheet separator TUSDC-100

The IBIS Smart-binder is a durable unit which we expect will give us many years of production usage and we look forward to installing our next IBIS Smart-binder as our needs grow in future.

Dan Aiken

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O'Neil Data Systems, Los Angeles

Lellyett and Rogers

Smart-binder installed at O'Neil Data, Dallas USA

These machines proved to be solid performers and capable of operating at peak production rates over a long time periods....We are pleased to have become one of the largest users of IBIS Smart-binders in the USA.

Steve Ellithorpe

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Esser printSolutions, GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

Esser printSolutions, GMbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

Marcus Esser, Esser printSolutions

We have been pleased with the Smart-binder performance.

Mark Esser

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DST Output, Dagenham, London UK.

DST Output, Dagenham, London UK

Steve Ware, DST Output

It has been performing excellently, especially when you consider we run around 50,000 books a week on it. The SB-3 has ticked all the boxes for us.

Steve Ware

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Farmers Insurance, Los Angeles, USA

Smart-binder Plus HS, Farmers Insurance USA

Smart-binder 'Plus HS'

During peak periods the three Smart-binders are used round the clock and their robust , heavy duty design lends itself well to our demanding performance requirements.

Herb Lamonda

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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. NY, USA

Bill Gaddy, Broadridge Financial Solutions, USA

Bill Gaddy, Senior Director, Broadridge Financial Solutions

The fold quality is second-to-none because the Smart-binder individually folds each sheet, instead of folding 'groups' of sheets as our other stitchers do.... IBIS's 'patented' ISG cold glue binding... provides numerous benefits, in addition to helping the booklets lie even flatter and giving a stronger bind.... We will certainly look to IBIS when we require further finishing solutions in future.

Bill Gady

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Maqprint, France

Mr Phillipe Sans, Maqprint, France

Mr Phillipe Sans and the IBIS Smart-binder at Maqprint

When we explained to IBIS what we needed, they constructed a customized finishing system for us.

The system runs very reliably and is a key component in enabling us to meet our customer’s requirements.

Mr Philippe Sans

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Liturgical Publications

Smart-binder at Liturgical Publications, US

One of three IBIS Smart-binder Plus HS VDP saddle stitchers cranking out LPi's church bulletins

The IBIS Smart-binder system has been a solid step forward in our finishing department. We have reduced errors, increased throughput and significantly reduced shipping costs.

Ken Shanovich

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John Patrick, USA

John Hartmann, CEO John Patrick Publishing, USA

John Hartmann, CEO, John Patrick Publishing

The Smart-binder is a heavy duty, fast saddle-stitcher which allows for frequent changes in booklet pagination...

John Hartmann

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AMF Impresion Variable S, Chile

Rodrigo Santelices, AMF Impresion Variable S, Chile

Rodrigo Santelices and the Smart-binder at AMF

The Smart-binder is a very heavy-duty and reliable system that is already performing well for us.

Rodrigo Santelices

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Colourtech Printing, Bapsfontein, South Africa

Colourtech Management and representatives 
                from Ipex Machinery

Colourtech Management and representatives from Ipex Machinery

All in all the IBIS is a very good machine, usually the more you give it the better it performs in terms of running thousands of books through it 24 hours a day without a hitch.

Mrs. Sonja Groenewald, CEO &
Ettiene Groenewald, Head of Department, Inkjet Printings

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Canon New Zealand Ltd

Canon New Zealand Ltd have had an IBIS service contract for the last two years.

...we have received excellent support and communication from IBIS for service and spare parts...We have also received exemplary support and feedback from analysing log files for us to improve the customer experience regarding operating the Smart-binder.

Peter Brown, Customer Service

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