BINDERY matters

Paper Drill Receives Warm Welcome

CHICAGO—Chuck Nestor and James Kelly with Apollo Printing, of Newport News, VA, attended Graph Expo 2007 looking to buy a new paper drill. They found the one they were looking for at the Rollem International booth. The printing execs selected a PB-16, which is a heavy-duty drill with up to 15 drilling heads, making it ideal for most applications, including mechanical binding patterns and multiple-up work. The new PB-16 was installed in February.

Bobst Readies for Drupa, Direction ’08

ROSELAND, NJ—At Drupa 2008, Bobst Group’s Folding Carton and Flexible Materials divisions will showcase a wide range of products, including slitters/rewinders, metallizers, laminators, flexo presses, gravure presses, foil stampers, diecutters and folder/gluers.

Following Drupa, the Folding Carton Group will hold its Direction ’08 open house from October 2-7 at its demonstration and training facility in Roseland, NJ. Not all products shown at Drupa will be displayed at the open house, but a “very smart sampling” will be demonstrated for visitors, who will also be able to attend seminars and training sessions during the event. The centerpiece of Direction ’08 will be the converting of multiple live jobs.

Seaboard Values Binder’s Versatility

WOBURN, MA—As a company that prides itself on service and technical proficiency, Seaboard Bindery found the “perfect binder” for its operations to be a Muller Martini Pantera. The machine runs at speeds to 4,000 cph and is designed for fast setup via its interactive Set-Up Assistant Companion and touchscreen monitor.

“The Pantera satisfies our short- to medium-run needs, binding high-quality books with traditional hotmelt and PUR glues,” says Frank Shear, president. “Together with our other equipment, we cover the gamut from very short-run, on-demand work to large-volume commercial binding. With the addition of the Pantera, we estimate that our binding business will grow 20 percent this year.”

LPI Acquires Welsh Bindery

NEW BERLIN, WI—LPI (Letterhead Press Inc.) has acquired select assets of Welsh Bindery and hired several key former employees, including former Welsh owners John and Jack Welsh.

Welsh ceased operations in late 2007 after more than 32 years in the graphic arts industry, specializing in capabilities such as high-speed folding, stitching, perfect binding, ink-jet personalization/demographic sortation and in-line mailing, as well as inserting specialty advertising pieces like CDs, perfume samples and catalog blow-in cards. Most of Welsh’s key manufacturing equipment and support/technical personnel were retained by LPI.

LPI specializes in foil stamping, embossing, holograms, diecutting, book binding, custom assembly, structural design and POP displays.

Reindl Bindery Turns 30 Years Old

GLENDALE, WI—Reindl Bindery is celebrating 30 years in business. From its meager beginnings on the second floor of an industrial building, to purchasing the assets of Boehm Bindery in 1980, to purchasing a 200,000-square-foot facility in 1998, the trade bindery has many memorable milestones.

“Things have really changed over the years. Many new faces, better equipment, different kinds of binding,” admits David Reindl, newly named president. “But one thing that hasn’t changed is our motto: ‘First in Quality, Bound to Last.’ Those six words are the cornerstone of our business.”

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Commercial trade bindery J&M Finishing has purchased a new Wohlenberg City-e 6000 perfect binder and a Wohlenberg Sprinter 16-station gathering line, both from distributor Colter & Peterson, for its Middlesex, NJ, facility.

After Monroe, LA-based Century Marketing Solutions recently installed a new Muller Martini Presto saddlestitcher, Rick Herlevic, director of plant operations, reports that the company is now running at speeds three times as fast as in the past and is able to compete in new markets.

MBO America announced that it is now the exclusive distributor of Herzog + Heymann (H+H) pharmaceutical and miniature folding equipment, particularly H+H’s KL 112 specialty folder for small folded and glued information material, pharmaceutical instructions, perforated lottery products and extremely thin papers.

A new Heidelberg Polar 137 XT cutter with Autotrim has been installed at Daily Printing of Plymouth, MN.

Pioneer Printing & Stationery, Cheyenne, WY, has purchased a new Muller Martini BravoPlus T saddle-stitcher configured with six pockets, a cover feeder and Apollo stacker.

Salisbury, MD-based Delmarva Printing is an all-Heidelberg shop that recently opened its doors running a new Polar 115 X cutter, new Stahlfolder B 26 and Stahlfolder B 20 folders, and a remarketed six-pocket Stitchmaster ST 90.

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