Finishing - Conventional

CHICAGO—October 22, 2008—For many U.S. print professionals, post-press and fulfillment remain the biggest untapped frontiers of new productivity, efficiency and profitability.

PLAINFIELD, IN—October 2008—Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products—designer and manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers for the worldwide printing and automotive industries since 1973—are featured on several stands at Graph Expo 2008.  The company is furnishing pallets to a variety of exhibitors, and Jeco Plastic Products pallets may be seen in the exhibit areas of Autobond (booth 104), Brausse (booth 2224), Heidelberg (booth 1200), Sakurai (booth 3037), and Standard Finishing Systems (booth 2246).  Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products are rotationally molded of linear low density polyethylene to provide both impact resistance and rigidity, and are available in a wide range of colors.

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY—10/16/08—The STERLING® DIGIPUNCH® is a new, economical high speed punch designed for on demand and commercial printers. It will make it’s premiere at Graph Expo 08. The machine features a variable pile lift, which allows for punching up to 60,000 sheets per hour! That's a big pile of paper for a machine with a very small footprint and a half million sheets per shift. A touch screen offers complete automatic set up and automatic changeovers. Punch sheets from 5.5 X 5.5 inches to 13 X 13 inches for Comb, Coil and Double Loop Wire—or any hole pattern.

SEWICKLEY, PA— October 9, 2008—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the preeminent organization for the binding industry, is proud to announce its 2009 Product of Excellence (POE) Awards sponsors.

Printing Impressions' Bindery News for Commercial Printing Industry for October 2008

SEWICKLEY, PA— September 30, 2008—The Binding Industries Association (BIA), the preeminent organization for the binding and loose-leaf manufacturing industry, announced today its 2009 Product of Excellence Awards (POE) Call for Entries. From around the world, companies submit their best work to be judged against that of their peers.

TSK Names HBSI as U.S. Distributor PLAINFIELD, IN—TSK (Tokyo Shuppan Machinery) and TSK America announce the appointment of Hines Bindery Systems (HBSI), based here, as the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of TSK’s line of perfect binders, gathering machines, tipping systems and three-knife trimmers. The firm’s “flagship” adhesive binders are the TMA-18, TMA-21 and TMA-24, rated at up to 10,000 books per hour. TSK also provides proprietary sensors, monitors and quality-control devices for its gatherers and binders, and for retrofitting to existing systems. According to TSK officials, HBSI was selected as the company’s exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada due to its

Roseland, NJ—08/20/08—Direction ’08, the Bobst Folding Carton Open House, will take place October 2 – 7, 2008 at the Bobst Group North America Demonstration and Training Center in Roseland, New Jersey. Direction ’08 will focus on sustainability in the folding carton arena. Product and process specialists will address the technology, innovation and best practices being used to meet and support the sustainability efforts of folding carton converters around the world and in our own communities. Direction ’08 will showcase the “Next Generation” of Bobst diecutters, foil stampers and folder-gluers. Many new models will be making their North American debut at the event. Live

ARCDALE, NC—07/09/08—Vecoplan, LLC has promoted Gary Kolbet to the newly created position of Vice President of Engineering. Vecoplan is a worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment, and complete waste reduction systems. Prior to his promotion Mr. Kolbet was Engineering Manager at Vecoplan, during which time he won numerous engineering awards. In his new position Mr. Kolbet will oversee all aspects of Engineering, New Technologies Development and Complete Systems Integration. “During his seven years at Vecoplan, Gary and has played an integral part in our success. As such, the promotion is well deserved. As the company grows, and

ARCDALE, NC—07/09/08—Vecoplan LLC, a world-wide leader in size reduction technologies, has named Dale Walker to the position of Manager-Sales Engineering. Walker was formerly a Sales Engineer at Vecoplan working on project designs with the Sales Team. Walker’s responsibilities, as Manager-Sales Engineering, will expand to include the oversight and coordination of interactions between Customers, Sales Staff, and Sales Engineers as projects develop from initial contact with the customer through design, engineering, and production. “As the complexity of our machines and systems has grown, and the sophistication of our technology has increased, the need for Engineering expertise early-on in the sales process has also