Muller Martini

HAUPPAUGE, NY—01/25/07—On March 7th, 2007, Muller Martini and Nipson America will present an open house featuring demonstrations of a complete OnDemand digital book printing and perfect binding line. The open house will take place at Muller Martini headquarters on Long Island. More than 1,200 attendees throughout the industry have been invited to the event. During the open house, a full inline digital book printing and binding workflow will be demonstrated, comprised of two Nipson VaryPress 400 digital printers with unwinder, sheeter and stacker, a Shuttleworth Star RollerTM conveyor, and a Muller Martini SigmaBinder perfect binder, SigmaTower cooling tower and Esprit three-knife trimmer. “We see

HAUPPAUGE, NY—01/08/07—With the ability to cost effectively produce jobs in run lengths as short as a single copy, Muller Martini SigmaLine is among the industry’s most innovative “Book on Demand” manufacturing systems. Muller Martini will showcase several SigmaLine technologies at booth #B6 during Hunkeler Innovationdays, February 5-8, 2007, in Luzern, Switzerland. Outstanding production versatility SigmaLine meets a broad range of needs, enabling operations to complement their existing book manufacturing capabilities by adding greater efficiency and diversity to individual production areas, or, to create a whole new OnDemand platform. SigmaLine includes eight state-of-the-art components that can be mixed and matched depending on individual business strategies. Paper

DENVER—01/05/07—When it comes to print finishing, automation can be a vital factor in ensuring that job preparation is as efficient as possible and profitability is maximized. Tewell Warren Printing, a sheetfed operation focusing on top quality production, recently installed a BravoPlus-T saddle stitcher from Muller Martini, replacing a Fox stitcher. Now, Tewell Warren is creating stitched products of superior quality, and the company is also taking full advantage of the automation that the BravoPlus-T provides. “The automation on this model enables us to get in and out of jobs faster,” explains Patrick Queenan, Plant Manager. “Makeready is quicker, now averaging 15 to

ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM—Telephone directory producer Stevens Graphics is expanding its press fleet with the addition of a double-circumference KBA Compacta 818 web press at its facility here. HUNTSVILLE—AdeptMedia Corp. has installed its first digital press, a Xerox iGen3 110 color digital production press. PELHAM—Dealer Independent Graphic Services has sold a Sakurai 574EPII sheetfed press to Sweet Pea Designs. ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK—In its quest to continually enhance production capacity and print quality, Magna IV has installed its first convertible press. The 40˝ Mitsubishi Diamond 3000R is configured for four-over-four sheetfed printing with aqueous tower coaters before and after the sheet-reversing unit. CALIFORNIA GARDENA—A five-color, 40˝ MAN Roland 700 press with coater is

Americans Tour German Facilities Ludwigsburg, GERMANY—Customers from the U.S. recently visited the Postpress Inforum and various manufacturing sites of Heidelberg Postpress, as well as the Polar Mohr manufacturing location. The trip started at the Polar facility in Hofheim, where a demonstration of the PACE (Polar Automated Cutting Efficiency) system and Polar’s newly finished Logistics and Parts Center were the focal points. The group then proceeded to Ludwigsburg, the main manufacturing site for folders and mailer equipment. Stahlfolder demonstrated various extended folder applications, such as mailing and in-line punching/diecutting. A whole section of the Inforum was dedicated to automation in the bindery. A changeover demonstration on a

CHICAGO—With a fresh snowfall on the ground, the Windy City provided a fitting seasonal backdrop for MAN Roland’s annual Editor’s Dinner. This time, the educational event and end-of-year celebration also served as a toast to Yves Rogivue, the press manufacturer’s then outgoing CEO, and Vince Lapinski, who took over the reins effective January 1. In his parting remarks Rogivue, who has since returned home to work for Muller Martini in Switzerland, challenged industry companies to make some noise and shake things up with new technology. “CIM (computer-integrated manufacturing) is the cornerstone upon which the future of this industry will be built,” Rogivue said. “Implementing CIM

PITTSBURGH—12/13/06—Since recently installing a BravoPlus-T saddle stitcher from Muller Martini, Geyer Printing Company, Inc., a Consolidated Graphics company, has gained noticeable improvements in set-up times and overall production speed. “We’ve only had the new BravoPlus-T running for a short time, and the ease of make-ready has already proven to be a big advantage,” said Scott Barthelmes, President of Geyer Printing. “The faster run time and operator-friendly print finishing functions also offer great benefits to Geyer,” added Barthelmes. Geyer Printing, a commercial sheetfed operation that is part of the Consolidated Graphics conventional lithographic, web and digital printing family, has been a loyal user of

HAUPPAUGE, NY—12/06/06—Construction is nearing completion one of the most advanced print/mail material processing facility the marketplace has ever seen. Approximately one year ago and following several years of planning, Cox Target Media, producers of the well-known blue Valpak direct marketing coupon envelopes, began building a new $200-million facility in St. Petersburg, FL. In May, 2007, the plant is scheduled to commence operations, representing a quantum leap for the industry in terms of automated production from prepress through finishing and distribution. Press delivery technology from Muller Martini will be a focal point of the new plant. “The sheer level of automation and

Big Texas Bindery Adds Capabilities HOUSTON—Seidl’s Bindery, Texas’ largest full-service print finishing operation with 130 employees, recently installed a Muller Martini Bolero perfect binder. “We have doubled our capacity and can now also offer more options to customers,” says Bill Seidl, CEO. “Setup is fast, operation is easy and the machine is very diverse.” In addition to perfect binding, Seidl’s Bindery provides services such as saddlestitching, Wire-O binding, tipping and attaching, diecutting, folding and gluing. Time to Talk Shop CHICAGO—Shown during Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006, Jochen Durselen, founder and designer of the Durselen line of drills (pictured at right), spends some time with Jim Grisez,

Davenport, IA—11/07/06—Printers and binders throughout the worldwide marketplace rely on Muller Martini’s technical innovation and machine engineering excellence to speed production, broaden capabilities and increase profit opportunities. Among the Muller Martini customers who have achieved all of those benefits is Fidlar Printing, a high-end commercial printer. Recently, Fidlar Printing installed a Muller Martini Presto saddle stitcher and the machine has helped enhance business at Fidlar in several ways. “The Presto reduced set-up time, doubled our stitching throughput, increased capacity and added new capability. It also eliminated the offline folding of covers,” says Bob Barstow, Plant Manager at Fidlar Printing. “We