Star product: Hohner HSB 13.000 saddle-stitcher Simon Eccles Thursday, April 29, 2021
This high-speed saddle-stitcher was revamped in 2020 and now boasts some smart features for remote diagnostics alongside a huge variety of options, making it a very versatile performer.
What does it do?
It is one of the fastest saddle-stitchers on the market, with only a couple of competitors able to match it. Hohner is a German manufacturer of finishing equipment and the HSB 13.000 is the top of its range. The number is pronounced ‘thirteen thousand’, relating to maximum cycles per hour. In its standard format it can produce normal stitches or loop stitches, 1- or 2-up, on document sizes from A7 portrait (105mm) to oversized A3 portrait (475mm).
SBM Print Media goes for concentric diversification Established in 1950 as a paper trading company called Sharda Trading Co, which later emerged to SBM Industries & a subsidiary SBM Print Media, the company has recently gone for concentric diversification by launching a specialised warehousing and logistic facility within the same area near its printing operations are located. This facility will be focused to provide storage and logistic services to publishers or book distributors. The SBM Print Media plant
The unit is also equipped to refurbish books or unsold stocks.
The company has also dared to do massive expansion during the ongoing Covid period while moving to a newly-developed space of 3-lakh sqf in Rai Industrial Area in Haryana.
Muller Martini showcases five new machines at Printing Expo Muller Martini has introduced five new machines and is set to showcase them at Printing Expo ready for Virtual.Drupa. The company has designed a large two-storey showroom to accommodate its state-of-the-art equipment plus a hospitality suite where visitors can discover all they need to know about the future of finishing with Muller Martini. Muller Martini worked with Printing Expo’s design team to create the showroom
The additional machines include a Sigma Line III digital book block solution, an Alegro perfect binder and a Publica Pro perfect binder, a Ventura MC 160 sewing machine and a Diamant MC Digital bookline.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Virtual.Drupa kicked off today with a packed schedule and a thought-provoking keynote from Michael Gale, who urged business owners large and small to embrace the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence.
Gale: AI is not just for large organisations
Drupa president Claus Bolza-Shünemann, the former CEO of Koenig & Bauer, encouraged more than 14,000 registered attendees from 152 countries to “meet, listen, learn and network” at the event, which runs for four days until Friday.
Gale is the founding partner of Inc.Digital and is considered to be one of the world’s top ten AI influencers. He is the author of a bestselling book,
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Muller Martini s Virtual Showroom
Muller Martini has introduced five new machines and is set to showcase them at Printing Expo ready for Virtual.drupa. The company has designed a large 2 storey showroom to accommodate its state-of-the-art equipment plus a hospitality suite where visitors can discover all they need to know about the Future of Finishing with Muller Martini.
The additional machines include a Sigma Line III digital book block solution, an Alegro perfect binder and a Publica Pro perfect binder, a Ventura MC 160 sewing machine and a Diamant MC Digital bookline.