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Over 200 customers were won over by the latest bindery innovations at Muller Martini’s recent bookbinding academy. The spotlight was on the new SPN side glue nozzle and the 3696 Gathering Machine, which was unveiled for the first time at the Open House event.

After 18 years working on the front line, Rudolph Müller will become Chairman of the Board for Muller Martini, effective May 1. Current Chairman of the Board, Hans Moor, who is retiring at the end of April after 37 years with the organization, will remain as Vice Chairman of the Board.

Printing Impressions' Bindery and Finishing News for April 2009

GMC Software Technology, the standard in personalized communication, will be highlighting a number of transpromo campaigns at the On Demand Conference and Exhibition, March 30 through April 2, 2009 in Philadelphia.

The postpress savings that can be realized via automation, both in time and money, are compelling. And now, three leaders in their respective fields have made those savings more fully and easily achievable. Muller Martini, the world pacesetter in print finishing innovation, along with SoftSolutions and Hiflex, two cutting-edge providers of software for the graphics arts industry, have collaborated to provide a new benchmark in digital workflow.

Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the introduction of a series of new digital color printers demonstrating the company’s commitment to achieving leadership in the color market. The announcements include additions to the Océ JetStream family of very high speed ink-jet printers and the introduction of the Océ ColorStream 9000 series. Océ previously announced a fifth color station option for the ColorStream family at the Hunkeler Innovation Days last month in Luzern, Switzerland.