Dual-Mode Bourg Sheet Feeder (BSF)

Placed in-line between a press and the document finishing equipment, the versatile Dual-Mode Bourg Sheet Feeder (BSF) offers the efficiency and integrity of in-line production with the flexibility of off-line operation. Its innovative dual-mode design lets you shift your finishing resources to accommodate jobs from multiple marking engines, all with the same high degree of set-secure integrity as jobs produced in-line.

The Dual-Mode Bourg Sheet Feeder (BSF) is the perfect solution for users in printing facilities with multiple presses who want to maximise document finishing, perfect binding and booklet-making efficiency, flexibility and productivity while preserving job integrity – allowing you to drive more jobs through your shop with lower cost, fewer errors and faster turnaround times.

• Innovative dual-mode operation combines the efficiency and integrity of in-line finishing with the flexibility of off-line finishing in one solution

• Serves as the gateway from multiple offline presses to a single fully automated finishing system via the IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution

• Dual feeding stations permit loading of collated content and covers or other content separately

• Combine two BSFs for a tandem configuration for automatic switching between units, allowing non-stop finishing of jobs from in-line and off-line printers

• Accommodates pre-collated job stacks up to 500 mm high from stacker carts compatible with a wide range of presses

• Carts of several Xerox printers can be directly inserted in the BSF (no extra compatibility kit necessary)

• Optional air-table for stack carts enables "virtually hands-free" transfer of paper stacks into high-pile feeding station

• Permits manually placing stacks of covers or content up to 160 mm in height into the low-pile top drawer

• Accepts a wide range of sheet sizes – from a minimum 203.2 x 177.8 mm up to a maximum of 660 x 364 mm

• Self-calibrating, precision ultrasonic double-miss detection is unaffected by paper weight and quality

• Fully automated sheet feeding of up to 18,000 sheets/hour makes quick work of the largest jobs

• Operates with Bourg booklet makers, perfect binders and accessories to produce a broad range of finished documents, books, and booklets with or without full-bleed and squared-edges

Printing professionals in environments with multiple digital presses are struggling to determine whether their document finishing, booklet-making and perfect binding assets will provide the most value inline or offline. This involves difficult choices, deciding what engine to dedicate to a specific finishing line in order to get the work done without sacrificing workflow efficiency.

Key Challenges

• Industry trends toward shorter print runs and quicker turnaround times put constant pressure on operating efficiency.

• Relentless demand for quality finished products in a wide range of finished styles and sizes strains the capabilities of workflow, equipment and staff.

• Need for set integrity in digital, variable data environments requires reducing human error.

• Shrinking supply of skilled labour makes it harder to find workers capable of operating complex finishing machinery.

• Tighter budgets, less floor space and smaller staff sizes have become "the new normal" – increasing demands for efficiency at all operational levels.

A key component in a Xerox^® IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution, the versatile Dual-Mode Bourg Sheet Feeder (BSF) is the perfect solution for users in printing facilities with multiple presses who want to maximise their finishing efficiency, flexibility and productivity while preserving job integrity. The Bourg BSF lets you balance your finishing resources to produce jobs automatically from multiple marking engines with the same high degree of set-secure integrity as jobs produced in-line – to drive more work through your shop at lower cost, with fewer errors and faster turnaround times.

• Combines all the advantages of in-line, off-line and near-line finishing in one solution.

• Enables workflow load balancing to maximise production efficiency and equipment utilisation while lowering overall costs.

• Provides one-touch control of the entire booklet making process.

• Makes fully automatic job setup throughout the finishing line a reality to save time configuring and processing variable data jobs, while guaranteeing job integrity.

Why Choose Xerox?

• A smarter solution for finishing, booklet making and perfect binding in busy multi-engine environments that combines time savings and simplicity with the set-secure finishing production required for volume production in fast-paced digital printing environments.

• Dual-mode approach lets you shift your finishing equipment resources to accommodate jobs from multiple marking engines with the same high degree of production integrity as jobs produced in-line.

• Proven operation inline with Xerox monochrome and colour marking engines, and offline with a wide range of production and light production marking engines.

• Integrate the optional IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution to automate booklet and book making.