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HAUPPAUGE, NY— June 15, 2007—As visitors to Muller Martini’s Graph Expo booth #3863 will see, today’s advanced and highly automated press delivery technology can make workflow more efficient in a number of ways. The result can be reduced operational costs, and ultimately, increased profits. During the Graph Expo show, Muller Martini will be presenting live demonstrations of a press delivery configuration consisting of a Topveyor overhead conveyor, along with the company’s new Preciso rotary trimmer, and a Vivo horizontal log bundler. “The ability to process printed products between press and finishing in the fastest, most reliable and least labor-intensive way can significantly increase profitability for

HAUPPAUGE, NY—06/15/07—As visitors to Muller Martini’s Graph Expo booth #3863 will see, today’s advanced and highly automated press delivery technology can make workflow more efficient in a number of ways. The result can be reduced operational costs, and ultimately, increased profits. During the Graph Expo show, Muller Martini will be presenting live demonstrations of a press delivery configuration consisting of a Topveyor overhead conveyor, along with the company’s new Preciso rotary trimmer, and a Vivo horizontal log bundler. “The ability to process printed products between press and finishing in the fastest, most reliable and least labor-intensive way can significantly increase profitability for printers and binderies,

New Diecutter a Plus for Northern Ohio CLEVELAND—After spending upward of $10,000 a month to outsource its diecutting work, Northern Ohio Printing decided to pull those jobs back in-house with the acquisition of a KAMA TS 74-60HF diecutter with foil stamping and embossing features. Gary Chmielewski, president and owner of Northern Ohio Printing, notes the new gear has begun to create a profitable niche market for itself. Thus far, the company has logged more than 40 diecutting, foil stamping and embossing jobs on the KAMA. Northern Ohio specializes in short- to medium-run commercial printing, with runs between 100 and 5,000 pieces for foil stamping and

The rear table on POLAR high-speed cutters can be equipped with an optional movable safety guard that locks cutting and backgauge movement when the guard is open. The guard can be tilted up, providing quick and easy access for cleaning the knife from the rear. This is helpful when adhesive labels are cut, for example,…

Turn your folding machine into a powerful, integrated folding and creasing machine. Fits more than 70 models including MBO, Stahl, Baumfolder, Horizon, Vijuk (G&K), MB (GBR), Econocrease, Rotocrease, Pierce, Rollem, Rosback, Morgana and more!

Both packaging and commercial printers speak in glowing terms of its quality, flexibility and cost-effectiveness BEIJING—04/11/2007— At China Print 2005, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) unveiled its Varimatrix 105 CS (CS stands for cutting and stripping) diecutter, a cost-effective entry-level solution for packaging and commercial printers. More than 60 of the diecutters have now been sold, over 60 percent of them installed in Europe. The first Varimatrix 105 CS in Germany was recently installed at Kohlschein in Viersen. This successful owner-run SME has been processing paper and cardboard for over 70 years. A workforce of 160 split between the company’s two sites develops and produces high-quality

FORT PAYNE, AL—04/04/07—In the fourth quarter of 2006, Samuel Manutech completed the purchase of Ovalstrapping Graphic Arts and Industrial divisions in the U.S. One of the objectives of the purchase was to utilize the synergies of Samuel Strapping Systems News Group and the Oval Graphic Arts Group. To take advantage of these synergies, we are proud to announce the creation of an exciting new company called GO Packaging. The new company will offer news and newspaper customers a full line of high speed on-line and offline bundling equipment, including the industry leading NT 440 and Strapmaster machines. In addition to high

ARCHDALE, NC/March 15, 2007—VecoPlan, LLC, a leading manufacturer of industrial shredders and shredding systems used in many industries, today announced it new control panel system simply referred to as the Revision 9A with Human-Machine Interface. “The Rev. 9A is major advancement in shredder controls technology,” states Todd Carswell, Vecoplan’s VP of Technical development. “It was a collaborative effort between Marc Parsons, Vecoplan’s Graphics Director, Allen-Bradley, div. of Rockwell Automation, the large industrial controls manufacturer, and myself,” adds Carswell. “The major advantage on the Rev 9A is the customizable program setting that allows you to adjust program settings to your specific application” adds Mr.

MARIETTA, GA—03/12/07—“Our goal is to become a partner with our customers, essentially an extension of their production capabilities...and to do that, we must produce high quality work and meet their deadlines,” says Lisa Weissman, President of QC Bindery & Mailing, Inc. in explaining the main reasons why her company recently installed a Muller Martini BravoPlus T saddle stitcher. “The BravoPlus T was chosen because of the ease of set ups, faster production speed and the 2-up capability. We also added the option of the calendar punch which has been used for several large jobs already,” continues Ms. Weissman. All of those production benefits are

Western States Nabs New Cutter BUTLER, WI—Western States Envelope & Label installed a new Polar 155 XT in its cutting department here, replacing an older model. Since installing the paper cutter a few months ago, the company has experienced less downtime and faster turnaround. These results are important to the success of this 24 hour-a-day plant, which produces more than seven million envelopes each day. Because of these results, Western States’ Ohio division decided to increase its capacity by purchasing a new Polar 155 XT, as well. The company, founded in 1908, has divisions in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio and Minnesota, with more than 700 employees