Finishing - Material Handling

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

MARIETTA, GA—08/17/08—Rima-System will present its newest product offerings at booth 3075 at the upcoming Graph Expo from October 26-29. With more than 9,000 stackers sold and hundreds of system installations worldwide, RIMASYSTEM has established itself as a leading supplier of postpress equipment. The product line includes conveying, trimming, lift stacking, log stacking and palletizing and ranges from single delivery applications to completely automated systems. “We‘re looking forward to Graph Expo 2008 as one of the most important exhibitions for our company” says Mark Legac, Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Rima-System in North America ,“especially in light of the significant growth we’ve seen

BOGOGNO, ITALY—As August 1st, 2008, all Rima-System Project Centres now sell, service & support on a exclusive basis all Civiemme log stacking solutions. Having two of the world leading postpress technologies under one roof will be a great opportunity for all customers. On one side you will have access to optimized solutions for every application and at the same time the service and support through your local Dealer and your Rima-System Project Centre will make sure that you exploit your presses the best possible way. This new and exciting situation has become possible by founding Civiemme-System, a new Italian company which is part of

TRUTH BE known, while many of you make a handsome living in the printing and associated services sectors, you hate paper. And that’s OK, for you have good reason to feel that way. Paper can be pretty annoying. It’s pricey, for one, accounting for a lion’s share of total costs. It is a space hog; between the real estate it consumes and the cost, many would prefer to have the least amount necessary in inventory. Web rolls are bulky and awkward...ever get your foot pinched by one? People have even been killed by runaway webs. Perhaps worst of all, paper gets wasted. Even with

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

ARCDALE, NC—June 25, 2008—Thomas Baker has joined Vecoplan, LLC as a Project Designer in their Engineering Department. Baker, formerly a Design/Project Manager for a leading manufacturer of equipment used in the rendering, food, and chemical industries, brings 17 years of machinery engineering experience to his new position at Vecoplan. Baker’s responsibilities will include working with Vecoplan’s sales staff in the design and development of individual projects, and then coordinating their manufacture and implementation with production at Vecoplan. “The rapid growth that we’ve experienced, especially in the design of large integrated systems, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—06/26/08—The initial conclusions drawn by Bobst Group coming out of Drupa are extremely positive, just as they were in 2004 following the introduction of numerous world firsts. After a record year in 2007, which stood out for its excellent profitability, Bobst Group has demonstrated that it is very well prepared for the coming years with its innovations, machine design, and new Bobst branding. Spread over some 1,200 m2 of stand space, each of the machines on show at Drupa were run in production with a running commentary several times a day. More than 5000 visitors representing about 2300 different enterprises and 108 countries

ARCDALE, NC—June 25, 2008—Vecoplan LLC, a worldwide leader in size reduction technologies, has promoted Brad Goins to the position of Project Engineer. Goins has been with Vecoplan for 10 years and was formerly a Project Designer. As Project Engineer, Goins responsibilities will expand beyond project design, to include the engineering of complete size reduction and recycling systems. In addition, he will now become part of the Research and Development Team for New Technologies at Vecoplan. “Over the last decade, Brad has proven to be an invaluable asset as a Project Designer at Vecoplan” states Gary Kolbet, VP of Engineering at Vecoplan,

MINNEAPOLIS—9 June 2008—Buhrs Americas—the North American subsidiary of the leading international provider of mailing solutions—announced today the sale of six Buhrs BB700 high speed envelope inserting systems to Advanced Image Direct, a major mailer in Fullerton, California. The six new inserters complement five similar Buhrs machines already owned and operated by Advanced Image Direct. Announcing the sale, Buhrs Americas President and CEO Michael Aumann, said: “Buhrs Americas is proud of the confidence shown by Advanced Image Direct in ordering a second round of Buhrs products. We are pleased to play a key role in the further expansion of one of the