Among its innovations at the Hunkeler Innovationdays trade fair in Lucerne, Müller Martini produced three different print products live and without interruption using a Presto II Digital saddle stitcher.
Dragan Volic, marketing director for print finishing systems at Müller Martini, comments that the company enjoyed a highly successful show. He says, “I’m very satisfied with the high quality of visitors and the great interest in our solution. Müller Martini has clearly confirmed its position as market leader in the finishing of digital print products by expanding its range of digital solutions with a flexible saddle stitcher.”
The Presto II Digital line, consisted of a high-performance processing folder, two signature feeders, a cover folder feeder, a stitching machine and a three-knife trimmer, in combination with an unwinding system, a fold/merge module and a cross cutting machine from Hunkeler.
A visitor to the show, Paul M. Wasanga, chief executive of the Kenya National Examination Council, says, “Such inline systems are what the market needs. It is a highly innovative solution that saves on a lot of space. Digital printing alone is not efficient enough – it requires the right finishing for the seamless completion of print products. When I see solutions like the Presto II Digital, I am convinced that there is still potential for digitally printed, saddle-stitched products.”
Adrian Mayr, product manager for Müller Martini, says, “Many visitors to our stand are surprised by the wide range in the number of digitally printed signatures that can be processed on the Presto II Digital without interruption.”
He adds that the the individual feeding of different covers as well as the feeding of conventionally printed signatures attracted a lot of attention. He says, “With the barcode system (AsirCode), which is used to switch the signatures in and out from product to product, we virtually offered selective binding.”
The company adds that its configuration of the saddle stitcher with two length folds, a one of a kind on the market, enables a high net output in small sizes (A6) in two-up production. Müller Martini’s also presented its Connex data and process management system, saying that Connex comes into its own if the saddle stitcher is used as a fully integrated inline solution (digital printing with finishing), as it ensures seamless interplay and optimum control of all aggregates.
