BINDERY matters
Stitcher Makes Debut at Steffy
BROWNSTOWN, PA—Steffy Printing, a full-service commercial printer, recently installed a Vijuk 321-T saddlestitcher to keep up with its customers’ quicker turnaround needs.
Bindery Upgrade Made in Northwest
KENT, WA—ESP Printing updated its bindery equipment with the addition of a Bravo-T saddlestitcher from Muller Martini.
Bobst Group USA Plans Open House
ROSELAND, NJ—Bobst Group USA has set September 21-26 for its Direction ’06 folding carton open house, conference, seminars and trade fair.
“This will be our biggest Direction event yet,” promises Chris Raney, Bobst vice president for folding carton. “We’ve added a number of new features including some very topical breakout session seminars. We believe that it’s a chance for folding carton converters, trade finishers and commercial printers to see more and learn more—in one place—than ever before.”
New attractions include classroom-style, executive seminars specifically formulated to address the interests of owners and senior managers. Additionally, there will be breakout sessions for operators, supervisors and their managers and mini-versions of many of Bobst’s training courses available for sampling.
A major focus will be on working demonstrations of the latest technologies for diecutting, folding-gluing, embossing and foil stamping, all designed to show new ways to improve plant efficiency and profitability. Direction ’06 will also feature an exposition area filled with more than 25 industry suppliers offering supporting products.
To register or for more information, call (888) 226-8800, ext. 5246, or e-mail Michelle.Duganier@BobstGroup.com.
MFSA Seminars at GRAPH EXPO
RESTON, VA—The Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA) will present six seminar sessions on the specialty’s key business opportunities and technical challenges at this year’s GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO, at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago from
October 15-18.
MFSA will also stage its annual Leaders Conference in conjunction with the trade show, bringing to Chicago more than 100 of the most influential leaders of the mailing and fulfillment business.
