Binding - Saddle-Stitch

HAUPPAUGE, NY—8-19-08—At the recent drupa event in Europe, a worldwide audience was impressed by the leading-edge engineering and versatile capabilities of Muller Martini’s all-new Primera saddle stitcher line. Soon, the North American graphic arts industry will witness the excitement surrounding innovative Primera stitchers. During Graph Expo 08, visitors to the Muller Martini booth, #3822, will get a look at this latest advancement in saddle stitchers as the company will feature live demonstrations of the Primera E140 machine equipped with full automation. “Our customers’ product mix has changed over the years, and Muller Martini saw the need for a new generation of saddle

HAUPPAUGE, NY—July 1, 2008—Muller Martini is very happy with the results the company achieved during the recently completed drupa show held in Germany. CEO Rudolf Müller summarized the event by saying: “We were successful in demonstrating the innovative power of Muller Martini to visitors. The new generation of machines has elicited a profound response, and numerous new projects have been launched.” Using the slogan “Grow with us”, Muller Martini presented a completely new generation of machines at drupa 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany – underscoring the company’s commitment to partnering with its customers in order to help customers grow their businesses through new and

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—6-27-08—New “Motion Control” technology on the Ventura MC book sewing machine amazed visitors at Muller Martini’s 2008 drupa booth in Düsseldorf, Germany. An oblong sized product with inserted signatures was thread sewn with excellent quality on the Ventura MC at 200 cycles per minute. MC technology enables outstanding production speed Muller’s new motion control technology ensures reliable processing at the highest speeds. The signatures are positioned with servo control on the sewing saddle and can be precisely aligned. Together with the split-design sewing saddle, high production speeds (even with multiple-up production) are achieved. In addition to MC technology, the Ventura MC also

HAMBURG/NÜRTINGEN, GERMANY—April 15, 2008 – The German-based machinery manufacturer Kugler-Womako, a Körber PaperLink company, will present ProBind, a binding machine particularly developed for cost-effective binding, at drupa 2008. Kugler-Womako’s ProBind addresses the needs of bookbinderies, trade finishers and small stationery manufacturers who are looking for a binding machine with manual feeding for small-to-medium-size production runs. In addition the machine is especially useful as a supplement to more automated converting lines to process smaller orders. “The new ProBind achieves 30 binding cycles per minute and is therefore especially suited for manual feeding”, says Stephan Bühler, Product Manager, Kugler-Womako. “Thus the efficient operation of the machine

HINWIL, SWITZERLAND—April 2008—The Pacesetter+FERAG is a new gatherer-stitcher that can be expanded to accept up to 40 hoppers for selective binding with inside and outside printing. The new SNT-30 trimming drum has been integrated into the system in order to pass on the maximum 25,000 cph performance and carry out parallel processing of different high-page-count products. Ferag Verfahrenstechnik GmbH is responsible for producing the PacesetterTM+FERAG, while sales and service are secured through WRH Marketing AG with its 22 subsidiaries worldwide. In conjunction with the PacesetterTM+FERAG, WRH Marketing will be presenting its JobFolio range of components. JobFolio incorporates selected, CE-compliant quality products for use with

ST. CLOUD, MN—10-10-07 —Almost immediately after installing a 22,000 cycle per hour Muller Martini Tempo 22 saddle stitcher, Nahan Printing, Inc. achieved key operational enhancements that are certain to provide greater profitability for the 610-employee shop. “In the month our line has been producing work with the Tempo 22, we have seen make-ready time reduced over our other stitchers by 22% and the net output has increased 34%,” states Steve Kirk, Vice President of Manufacturing at Nahan Printing. “We actually believe the Tempo 22 can produce over 60% improvement in both areas as our operators continue their training from Muller Martini and get

Company will also highlight unique capabilities of its Alprinta-V size-variable press HAUPPAUGE, NY—During Graph Expo 2007, Muller Martini will again show why the entire industry continuously looks to the company for new and innovative solutions designed to boost print production efficiency and increase profits. Visitors to booth #3863 can view live demonstrations of several of the company’s state-of-the-art machines, including a highly flexible press delivery configuration consisting of a Topveyor overhead conveyor, the new Preciso rotary trimmer, and the Vivo horizontal log bundler. Also demonstrated will be the Muller Martini BravoPlus saddle stitcher, which will be shown together with the Palamides 502 banding machine.

HAUPPAUGE, NY—Nearly three dozen print production businesses, including printing and binding companies of many different sizes, attended an informative saddle stitching open house hosted by Muller Martini. The event, entitled “First to the Finish: Leading-Edge Saddle Stitching Solutions for Maximum Automation,” was held June 5-7, 2007 at Muller’s Long Island headquarters. In addition to the open house itself, there was also a press-only luncheon on June 7. Attendees to the open house viewed live demonstrations of three of Muller Martini’s highly advanced print finishing machines for the middle-performance segment. Demonstrated were the BravoPlus saddle stitcher with AMRYS (Automatic Make-Ready System), the BravoPlus

HAUPPAUGE, NY—June 20, 2007—Cadmus Cenveo produces more than 300 wire-stitched monthly magazines at its plant in Easton, PA, most of which are personalized. A new PrimaPlus SB AMRYS (Automatic Make-Ready System) line from Muller Martini, with no fewer than 24 feeders, provides impeccable-quality selective binding of the products. Cadmus Cenveo, which employs 3,300 people, is the world’s largest producer of scientific and technology magazines as well as medical trade magazines. The company is the fifth-largest printer of periodicals in North America. In addition to its Easton, Pennsylvania location and its headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, Cadmus Cenveo also has three other production facilities located in Lancaster,

Puritan Press Garners New Vijuk Saddlestitcher HOLLIS, NH—Puritan Press, which serves academic, corporate and non-profit institutions, recently installed a Vijuk 321-T saddlestitcher, distributed by Vijuk Equipment. The in-line punch on the new machine has been very helpful in fulfilling high-volume book orders that require three-hole punching prior to insertion into binders for one of Puritan’s largest accounts. Sigler Printing Augments Stitching Line AMES, IA—Full-service provider Sigler Printing has bolstered its saddlestitching capabilities with the addition of a Muller Martini Presto stitcher. The acquisition allows Sigler Printing to increase its cost-effectiveness, particularly in the short- to mid-range market. According to Jill Whitaker, vice president of operations, the Presto