Countless binding and finishing technology providers were candid in their positive assessments of how the scene went down in McCormick Place South. It wasn’t all cartwheels and champagne popping, but this year’s Graph Expo did exceed the expectations of many.
Printing Impressions' Bindery and Finishing Commercial Printing News for 2008
CHICAGO—10/30/08—Extending the success the company achieved at drupa 2008, Muller Martini welcomed a steady stream of show attendees to its booth, inviting the industry to explore new opportunities for growth
Utilizing the theme “Grow with Us” which was introduced at the highly attended drupa show, Muller Martini continued its marketing message at the 2008 Graph Expo show, providing ideas about how printers and binderies can grow their opportunities with Muller’s new generation of machines. Among the highlights of the event was the North American debut of Muller’s state-of-the-art Primera E140 saddle stitcher.
ANDOVER, MA—October 26, 2008—Standard Finishing Systems, a leading supplier of paper handling and post-press finishing solutions, announced at Graph Expo that it has signed a broad partnership agreement with HP for Standard Hunkeler paper handling solutions and service support for HP customers. Through this agreement, Standard Finishing Systems will provide sales of Hunkeler devices to HP in North America, as well as post-sales support in the field.
ANDOVER, MA—October 14, 2008—Under the theme “Think Intelligent Automation,” Standard Finishing Systems will showcase a broad range of highly automated post press, paper handling and inserting solutions at Graph Expo, Oct. 26 – 29 in Chicago.
SANTA ANA, CA—10/14/2008—During Graph Expo 2008, Duplo USA Corporation will show a range of its latest products and innovative modular finishing configurations which will allow printers to introduce sophisticated value-added finishing processes to their customer offerings. Graph Expo will also be the U.S. debut of Duplo’s unique DC-645 Production Color Finisher, in-line with a new knife folder, adding further application possibilities to the already versatile slit, cut, and crease machine.
SEWICKLEY, PA— October 9, 2008—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the preeminent organization for the binding industry, is proud to announce its 2009 Product of Excellence (POE) Awards sponsors.
SEWICKLEY, PA— September 30, 2008—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the preeminent organization for the binding and loose-leaf manufacturing industry, announced today its 2009 Product of Excellence Awards (POE) Call for Entries. From around the world, companies submit their best work to be judged against that of their peers.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL—09/05/08—Spartanics Finecut Sheet Fed Laser Cutting Machine—the first and only continuous sheet fed laser cutter—is now available to worldwide printers. Unlike earlier generations of sheet-fed laser cutters that can only feed sheets under the laser beam intermittently, the Spartanics Finecut Sheet Fed Laser Cutting Machine picks up sheets and feeds them so that the sheets are being continuously moved to the proper position under the laser beam with no stopping or starting delays between sheets. Tom O’Hara, Spartanics President, explains, “Spartanics Finecut Sheet Fed Laser Cutting Machine outperforms every other sheet fed laser cutter by newly enabling sheets to be loaded
HARTFORD, CT—September 1, 2008—The recent decision of UK manufacturer Autobond to incorporate different finishing processes within its laminators, means that the company will show one of its most versatile laminators ever at this year’s Graph Expo exhibition in Chicago, October 26th – 29th. The new Mini 76 TPE-H-FM is a thermal model that can laminate thin film one or both sides of the sheet in one pass plus edge seal work. In addition, it can produce floor graphics, pressure sensitive adhesive and jobs, such as fridge magnets and magnetic business cards, which require lamination with a magnetic material on one side.
