With fine zoning right down to individual streets, the Canadian Metroland Group has made a name for itself as the insert specialist. To manage the highly complex inserting and packaging process, Metroland uses 15 AlphaLiners from Muller Martini in seven different plants in metropolitan Toronto and in south/central Ontario.
Presstech, a far-sighted, full-service commercial printer located in Des Plaines, Ill., recently added a high-speed, programmable POLAR 92 XT paper cutter with Compucut to its postpress department.
WRH Marketing UK Ltd has supplied a new state-of-the-art publishing line to Smurfit Kappa, which is currently creating at its Kells factory the most sophisticated newspaper press line in Ireland with the installation of a Manroland Colorman XXL.
Elanders USA, Acworth, Ga. reports the installation of a new Heidelberg Eurobind 600 PUR binder and a pair of Stahlfolder USA B 20 and USA B 30 folders..
Print-Tech, Inc., a commercial printer located in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently replaced an aging standalone POLAR paper cutter with a state-of-the-art, 36″ high-speed, programmable POLAR 92 X cutting system with lift, scales and jogger with air removal rollers.
Finnish sheet-fed printer, Offset Kolmio in Hämeenlinna, Finland, celebrated its 40th anniversary recently by ordering a Mini 76 TH laminator from UK manufacturer Autobond. The new machine arrived in February and was in full production only three days after its delivery. The Mini 76 TH has already won additional laminating and print work for the company.
WRH Marketing UK Ltd has been appointed agent for UK and Ireland by German manufacturer Theisen & Bonitz, which produces a range of finishing machinery such as collators, stitch-fold-trim units, punching and numbering machines.
