Binding - Perfect

SANTA ANA, CA—10/14/2008—During Graph Expo 2008, Duplo USA Corporation will show a range of its latest products and innovative modular finishing configurations which will allow printers to introduce sophisticated value-added finishing processes to their customer offerings. Graph Expo will also be the U.S. debut of Duplo’s unique DC-645 Production Color Finisher, in-line with a new knife folder, adding further application possibilities to the already versatile slit, cut, and crease machine.

HAUPPAUGE, NY—July 1, 2008—Muller Martini is very happy with the results the company achieved during the recently completed drupa show held in Germany. CEO Rudolf Müller summarized the event by saying: “We were successful in demonstrating the innovative power of Muller Martini to visitors. The new generation of machines has elicited a profound response, and numerous new projects have been launched.” Using the slogan “Grow with us”, Muller Martini presented a completely new generation of machines at drupa 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany – underscoring the company’s commitment to partnering with its customers in order to help customers grow their businesses through new and

PATERSON, NJ—06/23/08—Colter & Peterson, in conjunction with Wohlenberg Buchnindsysteme Gmbh, Verden, announced that together they have quoted the most valuable perfect binder line ever quoted in North America by Wohlenberg. According to Tom Welby, Vice President of Perfect Binder Products for Colter & Peterson, the company’s showing at the recently concluded Drupa 2008 was its best ever. “Wohlenberg, through Colter & Peterson, has been experiencing a tremendous rise in sales over the past several years,” says Welby. “This is based on aggressiveness in the market, competitive pricing and our proprietary features. We enjoyed a tremendous turnout at Drupa and many sales are expected as

HAMBURG/NÜRTINGEN, GERMANY—April 15, 2008 – The German-based machinery manufacturer Kugler-Womako, a Körber PaperLink company, will present ProBind, a binding machine particularly developed for cost-effective binding, at drupa 2008. Kugler-Womako’s ProBind addresses the needs of bookbinderies, trade finishers and small stationery manufacturers who are looking for a binding machine with manual feeding for small-to-medium-size production runs. In addition the machine is especially useful as a supplement to more automated converting lines to process smaller orders. “The new ProBind achieves 30 binding cycles per minute and is therefore especially suited for manual feeding”, says Stephan Bühler, Product Manager, Kugler-Womako. “Thus the efficient operation of the machine

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY—“ ‘Try out this machine and if it does not meet your satisfaction, you may return it at our cost.’ That’s the pitch I received from the manufacturer of this amazing machine,” says David Spiel. “So I make the same offer to my customers and not one has sent it back!” The Sterling® Digibinder is the newest offering in the world of short run perfect binding machines. “This little machine does the same job as many floor model machines costing much more,” says Saul Spiel. “I have never seen a better table top machine of any kind.” ROUGHING AND NOTCHING Most

Ripon, WI—August 22, 2007—“We are now open to two new markets: PUR and layflat binding,” says Andy Lyke, President of Ripon Printers, in describing how his company has broadened its service offering since installing a Muller Martini Bolero perfect binder. The Bolero, which runs at 8,000 cycles per hour, processes the industry’s largest range of product sizes for 1-up and 2-up production. Furthermore, Bolero offers an extensive range of production options, whether the job calls for hot melt, cold glue or PUR...in perfect bound, layflat or book blocks for casing-in. Ripon Printers is a 330-employee shop with annual revenues of $44 million. The company,

JACKSONVILLE, IL—02/27/07—Production Press has recently added two new Kluge products to its sheetfed print shop. Its Kluge UniFold automatic folder/gluer was configured with Kluge’s patented vertical bucklefolder, TransTable III and two-head hot melt glue system for folding and gluing presentation folders. However, its modular construction and high versatility make its capabilities endless. The second Kluge…

Big Texas Bindery Adds Capabilities HOUSTON—Seidl’s Bindery, Texas’ largest full-service print finishing operation with 130 employees, recently installed a Muller Martini Bolero perfect binder. “We have doubled our capacity and can now also offer more options to customers,” says Bill Seidl, CEO. “Setup is fast, operation is easy and the machine is very diverse.” In addition to perfect binding, Seidl’s Bindery provides services such as saddlestitching, Wire-O binding, tipping and attaching, diecutting, folding and gluing. Time to Talk Shop CHICAGO—Shown during Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006, Jochen Durselen, founder and designer of the Durselen line of drills (pictured at right), spends some time with Jim Grisez,

Jehovah’s Witnesses Gain Efficiencies Wallkill, NY—The Watchtower Printing Center recently put a new 350,000-square-foot production facility into operation. Central to this new manufacturing system is a Muller Martini Corona/Diamant production line. Among the machinery recently put into operation is a fully automatic hardcover book line from Muller Martini. At the heart of the new system, on which 10 million hardcover books will be produced annually, are a Corona perfect binding line, a fully automatic buffer system and two Diamant book lines downstream. These technologies are complemented by two addressing and packaging/cartoning systems, followed by two Cohiba palletizers. Polar Celebrates Centennial Year HOFHEIM, GERMANY—Founded

For Mike Welsch, strength and flexibility are the keys to building a successful postpress business. The Muscle Bound Bindery president credits the durability of his products for building the reputation his Minneapolis-based bindery enjoys. Strength and flexibility also characterize Muscle Bound's growth from an extension of a publishing house to one of the leading case binding and Otabind producers in the country. From left, Muscle Bounders Jeff Deutsch, plant supervisor; Mike Ertle, plant manager; Jerry Hanson, former president; and Mike Welsch, president.Muscle Bound Bindery was founded by Jerry Hanson in 1967 as the hardcover book binding arm of Lerner Publishing. The company quickly outgrew