Muller Martini

HAUPPAUGE, NY—12/20/07—There is perhaps nothing more heartwarming than the smile on a child’s face after receiving a new toy for the holidays. Yet, for the more than 13 million U.S. children living in poverty, making the holiday season a happy one may require help from others. For the fourth straight year, Muller Martini Corp. of Hauppauge, Long Island teamed with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves to help make the holidays special for disadvantaged local children by gathering toys for donation. The effort was part of the annual Marine “Toys for Tots” Program, which through the gift of a shiny new toy provides happiness and

When Goss International Americas installed its SP-2500 saddle stitcher at a Banta facility in Minnesota, it crossed the line, according to Muller Martini. The technology used in that stitcher belongs to Muller Martini, the company contends. So Muller Martini filed a patent suit against both Goss International and Goss International Americas in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis. It is seeking damages and injunctive relief to halt further infringement of its technology. Muller Martini, along with its sister company, Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, also filed a second suit against the Goss companies in the U.S. District Court for the District

THERE ARE two sets of attendees walking the show floor at Graph Expo. The first type has done his/her homework, knows all the primary players for a given product, has whittled down the equipment choices to a short list, and is at the show to see the machines in action. This person is on a mission. The second type has been to all the booths offering freebies, has three or four posters, two flash drives, one guitar and assorted other trinkets. For him, this show is a two-day reprieve from work. This tire kicker doesn’t really have an agenda. An educated shopper is the

Muller Martini has opened a new rebuild center in Allentown, Pa. The 10,000-square-foot facility includes state-of-the-art capabilities for both rebuilding and refurbishing used equipment. Through the company’s pre-owned equipment program, printers and binderies have the opportunity to purchase certified pre-owned machines at substantial savings. Among the equipment available for purchase are saddle stitchers, perfect binders, press delivery machines and a diverse range of other Muller Martini technologies. “Our pre-owned equipment is evaluated carefully and it is then meticulously brought back to its original specs by our factory-trained experts. . .in virtually every way the machines are just like brand new. Plus, our rebuilt equipment

VERY YEAR, the City of Los Angeles Publishing Services holds an open house to show off its capabilities and meet its customers. This year’s event had a very special twist: it celebrated the in-plant’s 100th year of existence. Established in 1907 with two police officers working part time, the city’s in-plant has flourished over the past century to become a 47-employee operation incorporating some of the latest digital technologies. Only a handful of in-plants can boast 100 years of operation, and Publishing Services made the most of this accomplishment at its recent open house. The event celebrated the rich history of the shop

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

Four distinguished industry executives have been appointed to the Board of Directors of New York University’s Graphic Communications Graduate M.A. Program. • Werner Naegeli, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. operations for Muller Martini Corp. • Francis A. McMahon, Director of Marketing, Digital Printing Solutions and Sales Organization, Imaging and Printing Group, at Hewlett-Packard. • Richard Schadle, Vice President, Worldwide Sales at XMPie, a Xerox company. • Stanley E. Freimuth, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Fujifilm U.S.A. The Board is a prestigious advisory body for the program, which offers curricula to develop the next generation of leaders in the graphics industry. On a pro bono

Muller Martini and Nipson America recently hosted an open house at Muller’s headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y. With the theme “A New Day Dawns for Book Production,” the event included live demonstrations of digital book manufacturing equipment and presentations from on-demand experts. A complete digital book printing and binding workflow was shown in action, consisting of a Nipson VaryPress 400 duplex digital printing system along with components of the Muller Martini SigmaLine OnDemand solution. The workflow included two Nipson VaryPress 400 digital printers with EMT unwinder, StarCut sheeter/stacker from FME, a Shuttleworth Star Roller conveyor and a SigmaBinder perfect binder, SigmaTower cooling tower and Esprit three-knife

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

HAUPPAUGE, NY— March 10, 2007—As digital book production continues to evolve, so does the need for equipment with greater productivity and flexibility. Attendees to this year’s OnDemand Conference & Exposition can see how far the benefits of in-line digital book manufacturing can take their businesses by visiting the Océ booth, #1229. Partnering at the booth will be two of today’s leading innovators in digital book manufacturing: Muller Martini and Océ. Muller Martini will feature the next generation of its SigmaLine OnDemand technology and Océ will be highlighting its new and powerful VarioStream® continuous feed printing system. During the show, the two