Hamilton--Behind the Urge to Merge

Of course, this has been going on for some time in the graphic arts industry. Although it is the printers themselves that have been most active, suppliers are not standing by idly, either. It all started with the merger of Linotype and Hell Graphic Systems back in the mid-1990s, which was promoted with the tag-line "Strong Together." Then, after it became clear that this was not the case, the behemoth Heidelberger Druckmaschinen came to the rescue.