TRESU Group, the global provider of flexographic technology to the packaging, label and commercial print markets, has established a new division, DigitalSolutions, specialising in coating systems for the digital folding carton printing market.

Over 60 New Installations Worldwide in Two Years

With eight new installations in the USA alone over the past 18 months and more than 60 systems sold worldwide since being launched at drupa 2012, the Muller Martini's Alegro perfect binder featuring the revolutionary motion control technology is proving massively successful.

First customers saw the dmax large-format digital varnishing machine in practical operation

Almost 50 experts visited Druckhaus Mainfranken / Enthusiasm about the quality of varnish application and the performance / dmax made ready for the market in recent months / Massive response from the market

NEWLY DEVELOPED USER INTERFACE MAKES OPERATING HIGHLY INTUITIVE, EASY, FAST AND FLEXIBLE

MB Bäuerle had a very successful showing at this year's Graph Expo in Chicago. The exhibited inserting system was sold directly from the booth to a renowned company in the USA. The innovative inserter technology from MB Bäuerle aroused great interest among the visitors. Numerous talks were held that focused on concrete investment plans.

At the local trade fair Druck+Form in Sinsheim, POLAR presented its new-style high-speed cutter for the first time. With the machine facelift, operators can now enjoy the benefits of a contemporary cockpit design. One outstanding feature is the innovative touchscreen, to which the "HD" extension to the machine designation refers. This stands for high definition and clearly indicates what users can expect.

VITS International is proud to announce the issuance of a US patent on its latest stacker, the Sprint Variable Data Stacker/Batcher.

By the final day of SGIA 2013, Bruce Peterson knew he wanted to renew for this year's SGIA Expo. The president of Colter & Peterson (booth 4016) was thrilled with the attention his company's products commanded from show attendees and he knew what equipment he wanted to showcase next. When the gates open for the October 22-24 show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North America's largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment will emphasize its large format capabilities.

Not only the NewsGrip F feeding, presented as a world premiere, was attracting a great deal of interest at the well-visited Muller Martini booth at the World Publishing Expo in Amsterdam. The retrofits for the mailroom presented within the framework of the MMServices program, the Connex.Mailroom data and process management system and the innovative business models shown on tablets were also proving to be key subjects in the many meetings between newspaper producers and machine manufacturers.

The Münchner Merkur tz media group is investing in its second complete newspaper mailroom system from Muller Martini within a short period of time. Following its new printing plant in Penzberg, the group's main plant on Dessauerstrasse in Munich is next in line to be equipped with a ProLiner inserting system featuring a CoLiner pre-gatherer. The ProStitch stitching unit, which is integrated into the ProLiner, together with the NewsTrim fanflex trimmer, enables inserting, stitching and trimming to be performed inline.

Retrofitting: An Investment that Pays Off

Thanks to Muller Martini's extensive, two-year retrofit program, Axel Springer AG now has the same level of productivity in the mailroom in Essen-Kettwig in Germany as at the time of commissioning 14 years ago.

A Billion Inserts Annually Makes High Demands of Production and Distribution