Pile Turning: Busch has it in hand

Excerpt from Printing World, December 9, 2004. © Printing World.

“Like handling equipment round a guillotine, pile turning is a must in a printing shop. Even a shop full of long perfectors should have at least one. I have yet to see a pile turner that can match those produced by Busch Graphic Machinery.

For refreshing the knock up on the stack, clearing the stack of spraypowder and realigning the sheets to suit a folder’s lay there is nothing in my opinion to touch the Busch. Hours of productive time can be gained with a pile turner and more clearly demonstrates my ten times investment rule. I am quite happy to be taken to task on this one, but please form an orderly queue.”

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Pile Turner orders gather momentum

Pile turner orders remain buoyant following a surge after DRUPA 2004. Busch have maintained their position as the World No. 1 pile turner manufacturer.

At Hill Shorter in West Bromwich, David Millward the Production Director is quick to say what a difference the pile turner has made to his staff in a very short time. "Some of our staff have been with us for over 20 years in the press room and they are saying that it (model SWH 125 RLA) is the best thing we have ever bought. With between 600 - 1,000 tonnes of paper moving through our factory every year, there is a lot of manual handling" he says. "We also respect the Health & Safety standards required today. Importantly, with the prospect of another very busy summer and rising temperatures in the press room, we felt it was the best decision to take. We looked at a few options but the Busch pile turner is definitely the most robust and efficient machine on the market".

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Waste conveyor orders grow

Busch now supply Heidelberg & Muller Martini with waste conveyors for their saddle stitchers, both for their showrooms and customers. Direct sales have also increased in recent months, the most notable of which are:

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Busch waste conveyors in use at Muller Martini

This Muller Martini stitching line at the Iver showroom now has Busch waste conveyors - models HF 35 & KF 145 - which were on show during the Muller Martini Open House in November 2004. Busch manufacture waste conveyors for most manufacturers whose machines produce cut waste - full specifications and drawings are readily available.

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Biddles install a Busch B1 pile turner

King's Lynn book printer, Biddles, recently installed a Busch B1 pile turner - model SWH 125 RLA. Using exclusively lightweight stock they needed a pile turner which handled material down to 75 gsm. With the ability to remove single bad sheets of this weight of paper, together with the airing and jogging features, the Busch pile turner was the obvious choice.

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Busch waste conveyors installed in Bristol

T. L. Visuals in Bristol recently installed bespoke Busch waste conveyors on their new Polar Autotrim 115 guillotine. The models pictured here on the left are HF 00/25-390 - which takes the waste to one side when the guillotine table moves forward and drops the waste - and model SF 145-50 ASE - which lifts the cut waste into a container or wheely bin. The two are designed specifically for Autotrim guillotines, but can be customised according to the horizontal length required under the table.

T. L. Visuals also have a Busch waste conveyor, model KF 145-80, removing the waste from their Heidelberg ST 300 saddle stitcher.

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Busch's largest punch now installed in Yorkshire.

In the foreground is the Busch model CL punch, with a maximum punching size of 385 x 330 mm., the largest format made by the company. This was installed recently to complement the 2 existing model BLS punches - seen in the background.

Each punch is fitted with counter-pressure, for use in the production of in-mould labels. With this device a tolerance of 0.2 mm. is achieved,from front to back, when punching 1,000 labels.For the in-mould label market such tolerances can only be achieved with counter-pressure, in which Busch leads the field.

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K2 Direct take a Busch pile turner

Nic Bown of K2 DIrect, Manchester, is seen on the left after confirming the order for a Busch B1 pile turner, model SWH 125 RLA. With him is Phil Burrow of Busch, pictured at the recent Mitsubishi Open House in Leeds.

K2 Direct have achieved rapid growth in recent years and after the installation of 2 Mitsubishi sheet-fed presses needed a pile turner to maintain output. With Busch having a pile turner in the Mitsubishi showroom the choice was simple!

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When Alden Press opted for a Busch, it didn't realise how indispensable it would prove to be.

An indispensable pile turner at Alden Press, Oxford

Extracts from Print Week 9 August 2002

“When Alden Press opted for a Busch, it didn't realise how indispensable it would prove to be. It's been just over a year now since Alden Press purchased its Busch B1 (72x104cm) pile turner, and pressroom manager Robin Baker could not be more delighted. He says that it's the only piece of equipment that's used right across the factory, from the warehouse to the bindery as well as the pressroom too. Not only did we get a good deal, but the Busch model has turned out to be more robust than we expected. I cannot find fault with it. The company looked at a number of manufacturers' pile turners during the course of its research, but it was the quality of build that swung the balance in the favour of Busch, Baker says'.

Alden Press opted for the full specification model, a decision not insignificant in making the pile turner such as an invaluable device in the factory. Baker feels that the efficient airing and aligning or jogging of paper stacks has ensured a cleaner feed, and helped increase production, and in turn reduce press downtime.

Although originally sourced for the bindery department, 75% of the machine's usage is now through the pressroom, and almost all Alden's staff have been trained to use it.' Cost savings have also been realised throughout the pressroom since the installation of the pile turner, which has meant that the pressroom can function with a limited number of staff, in turn resulting in an increase in productivity.”

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Quicker turnaround on Roland 305


To speed up production in the press room at Billingham Press on Teesside the Managing Director, Ian Dodds, installed a B2 Busch pile turner. The North-East saw another B2 format pile turner installation at Hillprint, Newton Aycliffe after their MD had seen the benefits being achieved by Billingham Press.