The Bourg Box enables communication with any digital printer and finishing equipment

Used In-Line with a printer and/or with C.P. Bourg finishing equipments, the Bourg Box enables fully automated finishing during job production using information supplied from dedicated pre-press software. Instructions for incoming jobs – for example generated by a customer’s electronic order – are converted in the pre-press software into an electronic JDF job ticket including finisher setup parameters. When Print Manager is submitting job to the printer, it sends the corresponding JDF job ticker to the printer and the Bourg Box. The Bourg Box translates those setup instructions for the Bourg finishing modules BCM-e, BDF-e and BM-e.

Job setup includes automatic adjustment for all mechanical functions to accommodate the specified sheet size, bleed trim, crease dimensions, number of sheets, stitch position, as well as fold and trim dimensions without operator involvement.
When the job is close to completion, the Bourg Box notifies the printer to send instructions for the next print job.

The same functionality is available when using remote finishing, with the Bourg BSF feeding JDF controlled finishers such as the BCM-e, the BDF-e and the BM-e.

The achievements are:

1. Maximize throughput and time between jobs
2. Minimize potential for human errors and waste
3. Optimize turnaround time