Paterson, New Jersey-based Colter & Peterson, North America’s only distributor for the complete line of Wohlenberg perfect binders, completed installation of a Wohlenberg City 5000 perfect binder for Seattle-based SanMar Corporation, the largest apparel and accessory supplier in the U.S. for the imprintables industry in the company’s Issaquah, Wash. facility.
“This is a big upgrade compared to the system SanMar had in terms of speed, quality and binding,” said Tom Welby, vice president of perfect binder products for Colter & Peterson.
According to Mark Suda, production supervisor for SanMar’s catalog printing department, the new arrival will increase productivity. “We’re excited about adding the perfect binder,” said Suda. “[Additionally] we’re adding a new press in order to keep up with the machine.”
In addition, SanMar helped increase capabilities for the Wohlenberg City 5000 perfect binder by purchasing a book block feeder and a collator that allows them to run books through the machine’s four pockets as opposed to the more time intensive hand-feeding method. “The book block gives us the capability of running four separate jobs just by pushing a button,” said Suda.
About Colter & Peterson:
Colter & Peterson is the largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment in North America. Founded in 1932, the company now employs more than 75 people working out of four locations in New Jersey, Iowa and California.
