Saddle Stitchers — It's a Buyer's Market

"If you have a big variation of sizes, like trade binderies—because they can't control the type of work they get—you want to have a very flexible machine," Stirnimann says. "We have fast-makeready machines that can handle a broad range of products."

Muller Martini reports that it manufactures more saddle stitchers each year than the rest of its competitors combined. The company offers a variety of units capable of different outputs, from the 8,000 cph Minuteman and 9,000 cph Presto to the 12,000 cph Bravo, 14,000 cph Prima and 20,000 cph Tempo System.