Johnson Printing Service in Dallas, Texas, has installed a POLAR 78X high-speed, programmable 4-up paper cutter to replace an aging machine. The new cutter joins an existing POLAR 78 EM cutter in the companys full-service bindery.
A 13 percent increase in cycle time, new PUR SPN side glue nozzle and the electrostatic attachment of inserts in the new 3694 rotary gatherer – the Bolero B9 perfect binding line from Muller Martini, unveiled for the first time at IPEX 2010, is designed to meet up-to-the-minute perfect binding requirements.
Vale Press has invested in a fully automated TH 56 Heidelberg Stahlfolder, colourfully described as the “spaceship of folding” by Heidelberg finishing specialist Andy Buck.
As the most powerful saddle stitcher in the mid-range segment, the Primera 160 saddle stitcher from Muller Martini is an extremely versatile piece of equipment and, thanks to comprehensive process monitoring, it provides a high level of production reliability.
Cardiffs Provincial Printing & Publishing has the unusual claim of owning what must be a contender for the remotest printing works in the world. There is no airport on the island of St Helena so to reach the company, Printech, Provincials managing director Ian Fitzgerald and his wife and co-director Sue had to fly to Ascension Island and sail across to St Helena.
Since the reunification of Germany, East and West Berlin have forged close links. This interaction has been particularly successful for bookbindery Stein + Lehmann, which was formed in 2001 as the result of an East-West merger. With exceptional employees, a motivated management team and modern production machinery from Muller Martini, the bookbindery is a roaring success.
A new, high-speed, programmable 45? POLAR 115 X paper cutter is at work in the Department of Advertising Design and Graphic Arts (ADGA) at New York City College of Technology, where it will be a learning platform for students pursuing two- and four-year degrees in graphic arts and production management.
