Bindery - Finishing

The Vatican’s in-plant, called Tipografia Vaticana, recently ordered its first MBO folding machine, the K 800 Perfection combination folder with Navigator control. The in-plant, which dates from 1587, primarily deals with printing papal files, official documents of the Holy See and liturgical books. “The challenge for the folding machine in this case is not only the high throughput, but also the use of very different types of paper, ranging from thin printed paper to very heavy types,” says MBO Germany Managing Director Manfred Minich. The in-plant selected the MBO model not only to reduce changeover and downtimes, but because its High-Grip spiral fold rollers with

KENNESAW, GA—July 11, 2007—Heidelberg will focus on high-tech, high-performance solutions for companies of all sizes at the 2007 Graph Expo, where the print media industry leader will showcase the latest in graphic arts technology innovation. Booth visitors can experience Heidelberg’s commercial print, packaging, small business and workflow solutions at Booth #1200 at the tradeshow, which is being held in Chicago at McCormick Place on Sept. 9-12, 2007. “We believe that by blending our historic expertise in hardware with an equal commitment to optimizing efficiencies at all stages of the printing process, Heidelberg has become the only print technology provider capable of bringing the

WESTAMPTON, NJ— July 6, 2007 —The Pope’s printer designates MBO K 800 Perfection combination folder, with Navigator controlled fail-safe operation. Special challenge: high print runs and different types of paper. The Vatican printing house has ordered a folding machine from MBO for the first time. The K 800 Perfection combination folder comes with Navigator control including the innovative Vacuknife. This high-tech folder from the leading folding technology specialist will be installed in an environment that is both sophisticated and historically significant. The roots of the so-called “Tipografia Vaticana“ go back as far as the year 1587. Its collection and selection of fonts

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

The ownership of Spiral Binding Co. has acquired the James Burn North America division of James Burn International, now referred to as James Burn USA. Known for its Wire-O double loop binding wire, James Burn USA manufactures wire and coil bindings in Atlanta and Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The company also markets the Lhermite DocuPunch, AlphaDoc, EX380 and Wire-O-Binder. James Burn USA customers will now have access to a wider range of binding, laminating and finishing products.

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—06/13/2007—Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) clearly increased both sales and earnings in financial year 2006/2007 (April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007). “For the fourth year in succession, we have been able to draw on the upswing in the global economy and the resultant upward trend in our industry,” stated Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. “For the current financial year, we are expecting moderate growth in the volume of business,” he added. Sales by the Heidelberg Group during the period under review climbed six percent to 3.803 billion Euro (previous year: 3.586 billion Euro). The fourth quarter alone returned sales of 1.214 billion

TOTOWA, NJ—June 4, 2007—The ownership of Spiral Binding Co., Inc. (“Spiral”), a leader in document finishing equipment and supplies, is proud to announce effective today it has acquired the James Burn North America (“JB”) division of James Burn International, now referred to as James Burn USA, LLC. Since 1907, JB has been a leader in wire products in North America and conceptualized the “Wire-O™ double loop binding wire.” Today James Burn USA, LLC manufactures wire and coil bindings in Poughkeepsie, NY and Atlanta, GA and with Spiral’s broad line of equipment and supplies, James Burn customers will have access to a wider range of

IT WAS two days before graduation at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Printing Services was in the process of collating 8,700 commencement programs when its 12-year-old Duplo 8000 decided to go on spring break. “We had to hand collate about half” of the programs, recalls Manager Don Harty. The shop got everything finished in time, but the situation gave school administrators a scare. “It served to back up my point to my boss that we needed to replace this thing,” says Harty. Last fall the 13-employee in-plant did exactly that. It installed a 20-bin, two-tower Duplo 5000 collator with an inline stitcher/folder/trimmer. Here’s

When Central Michigan University Printing Services replaced its old six-pocket friction-feed stitcher with a 10-pocket vacuum-feed Muller Martini Minuteman, Director Rhonda Kohler says it was like upgrading from an economy car to a luxury sedan. “It’s so nice,” enthuses Kohler. “It cuts the time in half.” The old stitcher could not keep up with the increasing demand for booklets at the Mt. Pleasant, Mich.-based in-plant, she says. Plus, the device could not handle undersized signature stitch-ins. Everything is different now. “You can adjust the vacuum in the different pockets so that it can pick up those undersized signatures, and it just flies,” she

PERFECT BINDING isn’t a service you see in many in-plants. In fact, IPG data shows that just 31 percent have perfect binders, and much of that is desktop equipment. Still, those that offer this service say it’s a big customer pleaser. “People are pretty tired of saddle stitching sometimes,” remarks Mark Dixon, assistant director of Printing and Mailing Services at the University of Oregon. The 39-employee in-plant has had a