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Huntington, IN - Shuttleworth, Inc. has instituted a Bindery Review Team to analyze binding lines. This team, along with the use of Shuttleworth's new Smart Bindery products, can help companies solve numerous fundamental and complex bindery issues increasing line throughput by 15-20%, reducing costs and improving safety and ergonomics by utilizing Shuttleworth's Smart space-saving solutions.

The Bindery Review Team consists of individuals with more than 100 years of combined experience solving bindery problems. After analyzing a line, the Bindery Review Team will meet with key personnel to present:

  • Recommendations to enhance binding lines using Shuttleworth products,
  • A predicted bottom line value after making the recommended improvements,
  • An estimate of capital investment and the expected return on investment.
Shuttleworth is confident in this service's ability to lead to measurable improvements. While there is no monetary cost, their team will need access to key personnel to devise a strategy to optimize a company's binding operations and implement using Shuttleworth's new package of Smart Bindery Products.

The following is a list of Shuttleworth's Smart Bindery products and their benefits:

Product Benefits
Slip-Torque Conveyor Increased throughput
Smart Laydown Less glue build-up and Lower maintenance
Smart Turns Space savings and Increased throughput
Smart Drying Conveyor Improved air flow for drying, Low Maintenance
Smart Diverters Reduced maintenance and Simplicity
Smart Buffer Improved throughput (15-20%), Better ergonomics, Reduced spoilage, Low line pressure, Low maintenance
Smart Stackers Reduced maintenance and Simplicity
Smart Cartoners Automatic or Semi-automatic, Reduced labor, Improved ergonomics, Can be designed to improve manual cartoning
Smart Palletizers Automatic or Semi-automatic, Improved ergonomics, Can be designed to manual palletizing
SmartFeeds Consistent product spacing which provides Increased throughput and Cost savings
Star Roller Eliminates shingling and bottom sheet damage


Complete Layout Flexibility is available using Shuttleworth Smart Bindery Products.

As a leader in product handling for in-process manufacturing conveying solutions, Shuttleworth engineers and manufactures conveyors for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, paper conversion, printing and binding, automotive component, powdered metal and electronics industries. Cleanroom and ESD control are areas where Shuttleworth conveyor technology establishes the benchmark. All Shuttleworth conveyor systems can be custom-built to meet individual process needs using proven Shuttleworth standard components and devices.

For more information, contact Shuttleworth, Inc., 10 Commercial Road, Huntington, IN 46750-9044. Telephone 260-356-8500. FAX 260-359-7810. E-mail: inc@shuttleworth.com .