Albert Paper Products was founded 75 years ago in northern New Jersey. Based on their longevity and success, they know how to meet the demands and expectations of the paper and packaging industry. Consistency is a hallmark of their work, so when company president Rich Kenah had to replace an aging, 61-inch Polar paper cutter last month, he did so with a same-size reconditioned Polar with a Microcut® Plus electronics package from nearby Colter & Peterson.

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Providing print businesses with tools to differentiate their offerings with unique, attention-grabbing applications the company showcases nine different Scodix applications at Hunkeler Innoationdays. By Sabine Slaughter.

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DPR Middle East (stand 2G24) will be showcasing the newly-released Gemini desktop sheet finishing systems plus the Scorpio digital finishing systems at Gulf Print & Pack 2019.

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In order to produce (ultra) short runs in the softcover area more efficiently, Clays, located in Bungay (England), will install the Vareo/InfiniTrim dream team this spring. The purchase agreement for the perfect binder and the three-knife trimmer was signed at the Muller Martini stand at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne.

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Tom Slade expects a decision made nearly a year ago will have positive ramifications for many years. Last April after 25 years, family owned and operated Slade Print in Evansville, Indiana began reinventing and reinvesting in new technologies, industries and equipment. They have since purchased a local label company to go with a profitable sign business and created a digital division. Slade says installation in January of a new, 31-inch Colter & Peterson PRISM® paper cutter with Microcut® is doing an amazing job of supporting his digital business.

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CEWE, Europe’s leading photo printer and provider of innovative online services, is on course for further growth with customized photo books, calendars, canvas prints, and numerous other photo products and digital items, which consumers can order using the company’s Internet platforms and apps. Early in October 2018, an automatic Tecnau cutting line for processing products printed digitally on rolls went into operation in the production shop at the head offices of CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA in Oldenburg, Germany. The Tecnau line consists of an Unwinder 550 and a Cutter TC 7000 TS1 as well as a Stacker TC 1220 and a conveyor. Designed for web widths of up to 320 mm, this new cutting line is used to produce photo calendars. Calendar pages in A3 portrait, A4 portrait or A4 landscape format are cut to size with a precise full bleed, assembled into calendars, offset-stacked and finally delivered.

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Increasingly smaller print runs mean that production lines have to be changed over frequently. In order to ensure efficient production, automated changeover processes are needed. Hunkeler AG organized and held the Innovationdays 2019 event under the motto “Success with Automation”.

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Nahdet Misr in Cairo is the first publishing house in Egypt to invest in a Muller Martini KM 610.A perfect binder under the Kolbus brand featuring 32 clamps for excellent two-shot technology to ensure its continuing success – the company enjoys annual growth of over 20 percent.

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At the Hunkeler Innovationdays, which take place from February 25 to 28, 2019 in Lucerne (CH), BÖWE SYSTEC is announcing a new Fusion Speed high-performance inserter that is capable of filling up to 30,000 envelopes per hour.

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Schätzl Druck & Medien GmbH & Co. KG in the German town of Donauwörth is investing in the hardcover book block solution showcased by Muller Martini at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne with an endsheet feeder, Vareo perfect binder, and InfiniTrim three-knife trimmer. The equipment, which is managed by the Connex workflow system, will be supplemented by a Muller Martini Diamant MC Digital bookline and a Kolbus DA 270 casemaker at the online printing house.

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