Muller Martini, Colter & Peterson and MBO America to Link Up at Graph Expo
HAUPPAUGE, NY—MBO America, Colter & Peterson and Muller Martini are inviting Graph Expo attendees to see the latest technologies from all three companies, all in one location at the show.Visitors to booth #1229 can view a comprehensive 15,000 square-foot representation of finishing technologies that can all perform together to enhance workflow speed, efficiency and overall capabilities for graphic arts businesses large and small. Common walkways within the booth will make it convenient for Graph Expo attendees to move from one area to the next.
“Our flagship Perfection folders, fully automated with MBO’s Rapidset computerized make-ready system, will command our offering at Graph Expo,” said Dr. Peter A. Weiss, President and CEO of MBO America. “Graph Expo is a premier show, and the best venue to showcase the versatilities of our technologies in this unprecedented and significant cooperation of our three companies. It’s important that Graph Expo visitors are able to see that several manufacturers of postpress solutions have state-of-the-art machines that not only work extremely well in combination, but also can provide the productivity advantages of digital workflow.”
In addition to Perfection folders, MBO will also display a diverse array of other equipment, including the U.S. debut of its workhorse B21 buckle folder now available with RAPIDSET foldrollers and buckle plates, an Ehret high speed sheeter, the Bograma die-cutting, punching and trimming machine and a Theisen & Bonitz collator with a stitch, fold and 3-side trimming unit. And as is the case with Muller Martini, and Colter & Peterson equipment, MBO machines are CIP4 and JDF compatible.
Colter & Peterson will be displaying an all-new paper cutting system designed for one-person operation. The system consists of a Baumann BASA automatic jogging/feeding unit, a 45” Wohlenberg Pro Tec paper cutter and a Baumann automatic unloader. Colter & Peterson will also be highlighting its 45” Saber cutter and its 36” Prism cutters.
“Our equipment and that of MBO America will be intermingled and demonstrated in one half of booth #1229,” said Bruce Peterson, President and CEO of Colter & Peterson. “Jobs will be jogged and cut on our equipment and folded and stacked on the MBO equipment. Afterwards these jobs will then be sent to Muller Martini for stitching and binding. This will allow us to utilize a cross section of equipment in the same booth to create finished products right on the show floor. Graph Expo will provide an excellent opportunity for the industry to see how three independent companies can complement one another, offering the latest technology, and that different pieces of equipment from different vendors can work perfectly together.”
Among the equipment that Muller Martini will demonstrate at the Graph Expo show is the Pantera perfect binder, which will be making its U.S. industry debut. Also demonstrated will be the Presto saddle stitcher with Palamides automatic banding machine, the BravoPlus saddle stitcher with AMRYS (Automatic MakeReady System) with inside/outside inkjet capabilities, and, to show other capabilities through partner integration, a Valore saddle stitcher with trimmer/die-cut combination from Bograma. In addition, Muller Martini will be featuring a press unit from its Alprinta web offset press with the new continuously size variable cylinder technology.
“Our print finishing equipment will show the newest developments specifically engineered to empower printers and binders with the innovative solutions they need to grow their sales and enhance their bottom lines,” said Werner Naegeli, President and CEO of Muller Martini Corp. “Technologies from Colter & Peterson and MBO America can complement Muller Martini machines seamlessly, enhancing profit opportunities even further for print production operations.”
Graph Expo takes place October 15-18, 2006 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
About Muller Martini
Muller Martini is the world’s largest producer of print finishing solutions for commercial printers, trade binderies and newspapers as well as short-run and digital book manufacturers. Muller Martini is also the world market-leading manufacturer of variable size web offset presses. The company is the foremost provider of innovative workflow solutions that can empower printers and binding specialists to enhance processing efficiencies, increase profitability and build new revenue streams. With U.S. headquarters in Hauppauge (Long Island), New York and nationwide sales and service support throughout the United States, Muller Martini Corp. serves as the country’s leading source for bindery and printing expertise, providing customer-specific training and responsive service to printers and binderies coast-to-coast.
About MBO
MBO America distributes German-based parent company MBO’s (Machine Builder of Oppenweiler) finishing equipment in the United States through a direct sales force and a network of dealers. It is the leading supplier of folding equipment in the U.S. and offers the broadest range of equipment and capabilities for print material finishing. MBO America provides unlimited, basic and advanced training, at no cost, to all MBO equipment users at both its Westampton, New Jersey facility (suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and in Schiller Park, Illinois (suburb of Chicago). For more information about the company’s products, contact MBO America, 400 Highland Dr., Westampton, New Jersey 08060, 609-267-2900 or visit its web site at www.mboamerica.com.
About Colter & Peterson
Colter & Peterson is the largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment in North America. Founded in 1932, C&P now employs over seventy five people working out of five locations in New Jersey, Iowa, California and Toronto, Canada. C&P is the manufacturer of the Microcut line of retrofit back agauge controllers and the worldwide distributor of Prism, Saber and Maxima paper cutters. It is also the North American distributor for all Wohlenberg, Baumann and Schneider Engineering products. C&P has purchased the Harris-Seybold and Dexter-Lawson line of paper cutters and provides service and support for those models of machines as well. For more information about the company’s products, please contact: Colter & Peterson, at 414 East 16th Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07514 or call us at 800-932-0780. Also visit the company’s web site at: www.colterpeterson.com.
