Finishing - Conventional

THE HISTORY behind full-service finishing provider Bindery 1 Inc., of Des Moines, IA, is a tale based on the American Dream. Seeking a land of opportunity, Eric and Lorraine Rokitnicki immigrated from Poland to the United States in 1963. Eric found work at a commercial printer within its folding department, while his wife gained employment as a registered nurse. Eric had a natural knack for folding, and enjoyed the challenges of pushing a machine to its limits with projects that were thought to be impossible to complete. He made the most of his talents and, in 1976, started Bindery 1 with two

HIGH POINT, NC—1/03/07—Vecoplan, the worldwide leader in size reduction technology, introduces the RG42/40 XL (PV) industrial shredder. Designed specifically for paper and printer waste, the PV features an oversized feed ram augmented with “gripper” teeth that work in conjunction with Vecoplan’s patented low speed high torque cutting rotor to ensure the most efficient processing of waste paper. Perfect for sheet waste, skeleton waste, slab waste, signature waste, or virtually any other type of paper waste, the PV delivers two major benefits for printing plants. First, it processes paper for improved baling. The PV produces consistent paper shred sizes that bale better, tighter and

Americans Tour German Facilities Ludwigsburg, GERMANY—Customers from the U.S. recently visited the Postpress Inforum and various manufacturing sites of Heidelberg Postpress, as well as the Polar Mohr manufacturing location. The trip started at the Polar facility in Hofheim, where a demonstration of the PACE (Polar Automated Cutting Efficiency) system and Polar’s newly finished Logistics and Parts Center were the focal points. The group then proceeded to Ludwigsburg, the main manufacturing site for folders and mailer equipment. Stahlfolder demonstrated various extended folder applications, such as mailing and in-line punching/diecutting. A whole section of the Inforum was dedicated to automation in the bindery. A changeover demonstration on a

HIGH POINT, NC—12/21/06—Everette Edwards has joined Vecoplan, LLC as the Mid-West Sales Manager in their Waste Division. Edwards will be responsible for sales to the municipal, industrial and post-consumer waste markets including the printing and document destruction industries. Vecoplan is the world wide leader in size reduction technologies, including shredders, material handling machinery, separation equipment, and complete waste reduction systems. Edwards brings over 25 years of industrial sales experience to his position. “The rapid growth that we’ve experienced, especially in our Waste Division, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and our personnel. We are fortunate to have someone of Everette’s

CHICAGO—December 11, 2006—One of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States has ordered six Goss Magnapak packaging systems to achieve advanced microzoning and selective inserting capabilities. Chicago Tribune Company will install five high-capacity shaftless Magnapak systems along with Goss Omnizone supervisory controls for daily preprint production of the Chicago Tribune at its Freedom Center in Chicago. The technology will allow targeted zoning of the paper’s inserts down to sub-zip code levels. An additional Magnapak inserter at the Tribune Direct facility will provide selective packaging of the company’s total market coverage (TMC) product for non subscribers. Installation of the new Goss systems with a total of

PATERSON, NJ—November 30, 2006—Colter & Peterson, the largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment in North America, announces that Lightning Source, a digital on-demand book production provider based in La Vergne, TN, has placed an order with them for five Horauf three-knife trimmers. The five trimmers will be installed during the first half of 2007; two of the trimmers will be installed at the main Lightning Source facility in Tennessee, with the other three installed at other Lightning Source locations in the U.S. and England. This order comes on the heels of four Horauf three-knife trimmers Lightning Source has purchased from

Bobst Providing Bindery Direction ROSELAND, NJ—Intrigued by barbecues under the stars, a car show and rally—and yes, let’s not forget binding and finishing gear—roughly 450 people from 171 different plants made their way here for the Direction ’06 Open House sponsored by Bobst Group USA. The show, held September 21-26 at Bobst’s Demonstration and Training Center, showcased the company’s folding carton and commercial printing solutions for customers and prospects alike. A total of nine Bobst technologies were on display. On the commercial printing end, diecutters such as the SPanthera 106-LER, SPeria 106-E and the SPrintera 145-PER drew attention from visitors, along with the SPeria Foilmaster 102. Jerry

Gämmerler launched the BL 408 bindery stacker for use behind saddlestitchers, perfect binders, folders and inserters. Features wide format range, two-stage stacking system and a low copy drop height. The infeed is equipped with four top belts and eight bottom belts. Visit www.piworld.com/infocenter and enter number 679 Goss International unveiled its Pacesetter 2200 and 2500 saddlestitchers. The systems feature servo-driven hoppers and excel at quick makereadies. The Pacesetter 2200 system completes up to 22,000 books per hour. The Pacesetter 2500 model features a dual stitcher and a 25,000 books per hour capacity. Visit www.piworld.com/infocenter and enter number 680

ST. CROIX FALLS, WI—10/31/06—Post shows, it is common for exhibitors to proclaim how successful their efforts were. How then, does one truly convey how excellent Graph Expo ‘06 was? Brandtjen & Kluge sold a record number of machines and systems during the four-day show. The leads generated per day exceeded any other recent show. “I can honestly say we had focussed customers from the shows opening to its close,” said Hank Brandtjen, President of Kluge. “It was one of those shows you did not want to see end.” The overall success of Graph Expo was felt by all. “I have the privilege of knowing many of

ROSELAND, NJ—Over 450 visitors including representatives from over 171 folding carton makers participated in the recent Bobst Direction ’06. The folding carton open house was held September 21st through 26th at Bobst’s Roseland, New Jersey Training and Demo Center. In addition to seeing the latest in folding carton equipment and technology, visitors entered for the chance to win prizes from the Suppliers Punch Game Drawing and the Daily Raffle Drawing. Three lucky visitors took home American Express Gift Checks from the Suppliers Punch Game Drawing. They were; Robert Pascarella, HSM Packaging, Syracuse, NY (1st Place); Eileen Vincent, RLR Foil Stamping, Passaic, NJ (2nd Place); Pat