At the printer

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At the printer

These images were taken in 2004 - The technology has moved on but these show you some of the early POD production lines

		On a roll!	A visual overview of books in production at our printer. The titles flow through at about 700 pages a minute with single titles mixed with small batches of books.
			Take up the slack
				Side one printed
Orders flow in	Digital files feed the printers arranging the pages in the right order				Flip the paper and print side two
			Split, slice and stack the pages
	Full colour covers printed to meet up with the book block				The book blocks for various different titles
Traditional bookbinding				Ready to be perfect bound and have the covers glued on
					Trimmed to finished size
Printing with hot metal
	Wholesale orders are sorted and packed for despatch with 24 hour turnaround. Individual items are packaged ready for the carrier to deliver them round the world.