Stackers/Palletizers — Safety Comes First

Muller Martini's latest offerings are the Avanti bundler with AMRYS technology—JDF integrated—and the Vivo, designed with mid-sized printers in mind. Also, at press time, Muller Martini announced that a new pair of compensating stackers would be unveiled at Drupa next month.

Robert Stock, technical sales engineer for Kolbus America, echoes the education angle when it comes to operator safety. Common sense plays a role, and often times warning signs aren't sufficient. "Signs don't mean anything; they're a nice disclaimer, but they're not going to prevent anybody from acting irresponsibly, especially if they can't read the sign," he says. "If the picture doesn't make any sense to them or the language isn't native to them, signs are irrelevant. It's all about education, and you need to test them to make sure they understand."