Tag: Book production
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Muller Martini launches Prinova saddle stitcher
Muller Martini has introduced a new saddle stitcher, the Prinova, which can run at 9000 cycles per hour, making it the baby in the range compared against the Primera MC at 14000 c/hr and the Tempo 220 at 22,000 c/hr.
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IFS brings new Horizon collator to UK
IFS, which acts as the main UK distributor for the Japanese post-press supplier Horizon, has added Horizon’s VAC L600H six-bin collator to its portfolio. It’s suitable for both digital and offset jobs and has been designed for efficient A4 landscape booklet production.
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Tecnau and Smyth partner for book finishing system
Tecnau, which sells paper handling systems, and Smyth, best known for developing book finishing systems, have formed a partnership to produce a folding and sewing system for digitally printed books and catalogs.
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CloudPrinter releases API
CloudPublish, which has developed a print on demand service aimed at book publishers, has launched an API service in a further bid to disrupt the traditional business model.
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Just in time book publishing
HP used last week’s London Book Fair to announce a new set of cloud-based book publishing services called Piazza. This allows publishers to build a virtual warehouse for the management, automation, distribution, print, and direct fulfilment of book orders, while holding zero inventory.
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Bookfactory automates cutting
The Swiss company bookfactory.ch, which specializes in producing individual photobooks, has automated its operation through bar codes that contain the individual cutting format of each book alongside an encrypted ID.
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Muller Martini takes over Kolbus’ bookbinding
Muller Martini has taken over Kolbus’ perfect binding and bookline business complete with all the servicing and spare parts for all Kolbus bookbinding systems installed worldwide.
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Screen teams up with Meccanotecnica
Screen Europe has been working with Meccanotecnica to integrate Screen’s Equios Book Solution for its Truepress Jet520HD press with Universe Sewing from Meccanotecnica.
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Morgana launches larger PUR binder
Morgana has released a new PUR binder, the DigiBook 300XLPro, which is essentially an updated version of its existing DigiBook 300. This now accepts a larger book format in response to customer demand.
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Duplo releases DB290 perfect binder
Duplo has announced a new perfect binder, the DB290, which can produce up to 200 books per hour.
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Imaging Solutions releases new book press
The Swiss company Imaging Solutions has launched a new automatic book press for producing book blocks for photo books.
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Domino to launch booklet printer
Domino will be showing a booklet production system based around its K630i single-engine duplex ink jet press. This will be matched with systems from Kern and Ibis to produce multi-page booklets at speeds of up to 7,000 booklets per hour.