Ultimate TechnoGraphics, a leader in imposition and finishing automation and Horizon Finishing, a leading automated book binding systems manufacturer, have announced a global partnership to support the implementation of its mutual complementary automated finishing solutions and establish effective development of future solutions.
“Ultimate and Horizon have been partners already for over a decade, but this new partnership is the beginning of a strengthened collaboration bringing innovative and advanced automation to customers worldwide,” says Julie Watson, CEO of Ultimate TechnoGraphics.
Horizon offers advanced solution when it comes to finishing automation, and Ultimate TechnoGraphics provides the software to tie in this technology to a print workflow. Together they bring the pieces that print service providers need to build the print manufacturing of tomorrow.
“Through this partnership, Horizon has strengthened their workflow offering and now offer the solutions and expertise to their portfolio in order to help customers achieve end to end automation in their operations and increase high levels of productivity,” says Ryuji Kinugawa, managing director of Horizon International.
In the last years, the printing industry has shifted from offset printing towards short-run, on-demand digital production. Horizon finishing devices use factory automation technology to meet market demands and have captured the largest market share of print-finishing systems worldwide.
Ultimate Impostrip and Ultimate Bindery are leading software solutions to prepare and impose jobs for print and finishing automatically for digital or hybrid printing of a wide range of print applications.
Ultimate TechnoGraphics is a leader in imposition and finishing automation software solutions. The company has a rich history of providing and integrating imposition technologies into hardware and software workflow solutions for print industry leaders.
Horizon is a leading global provider of automated finishing solutions for the graphic arts and print-on-demand markets. Horizon product portfolio includes collators, bookletmakers, perfect binders, folders, paper cutters, and a growing family of in-line and near-line finishing products that are custom-tailored for the print-on-demand marketplace.
