Author: Muller Martini

When a Printed (Chess) Magazine is Launched in the Middle of a Pandemic

Because of the corona crisis, chess clubs are closed almost everywhere and hardly any tournaments have been taking place on boards for months, the worldwide action on the 64 squares has shifted almost completely to digital platforms on the Internet. It takes courage to launch a printed chess magazine in…

Because of the corona crisis, chess clubs are closed almost everywhere and hardly any tournaments have been taking place on boards for months, the worldwide action on the 64 squares has shifted almost completely to digital platforms on the Internet. It takes courage to launch a printed chess magazine in…

Online Components Will Remain Important Even After the Corona Crisis

The corona pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation in the graphic arts industry as well. For example, more and more machine demos for customers are taking place online. Pascal Ruch, Head of the Print Finishing Center at Muller Martini in Zofingen, is convinced that virtual components will remain important even…

The corona pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation in the graphic arts industry as well. For example, more and more machine demos for customers are taking place online. Pascal Ruch, Head of the Print Finishing Center at Muller Martini in Zofingen, is convinced that virtual components will remain important even…

Subway Book Review Sets Digital Monuments for Books

While researching the use of media in connection with e-books, I first came across the phenomenon that printed books are seen as identity-building among young people. With a printed book under the arm of their environment, they want to convey what they are currently working on and thus also enter…

While researching the use of media in connection with e-books, I first came across the phenomenon that printed books are seen as identity-building among young people. With a printed book under the arm of their environment, they want to convey what they are currently working on and thus also enter…

Latest Measurement Algorithms: Adhesive Monitoring for High Product Quality at Lower Cost

There are a number of things to consider when applying glue in perfect binding. To ensure that end products are of high quality, we have had very good experience with reliable adhesive monitoring. The completely revised LAK adhesive monitoring system constantly records adhesive application during perfect binding. This allows, for…

There are a number of things to consider when applying glue in perfect binding. To ensure that end products are of high quality, we have had very good experience with reliable adhesive monitoring. The completely revised LAK adhesive monitoring system constantly records adhesive application during perfect binding. This allows, for…

I really liked the trial apprenticeship as a print media processor

Although her flair for craftsmanship was not born in her cradle, Moana Linder found her way into the graphic arts industry. In the following blog, the 16-year-old first-year apprentice print media processor specializing in binding technology tells us why she likes her job at Schär Druckverarbeitung AG in Wikon in…

Although her flair for craftsmanship was not born in her cradle, Moana Linder found her way into the graphic arts industry. In the following blog, the 16-year-old first-year apprentice print media processor specializing in binding technology tells us why she likes her job at Schär Druckverarbeitung AG in Wikon in…

Reading with depth

130 researchers dedicated to the topic of reading have concluded that screens and paper are not equivalent as a reading medium. They have manifested this in the Stavanger Declaration. The corona pandemic has given digitalization a considerable boost – for a long time, working from home was not the exception…

130 researchers dedicated to the topic of reading have concluded that screens and paper are not equivalent as a reading medium. They have manifested this in the Stavanger Declaration. The corona pandemic has given digitalization a considerable boost – for a long time, working from home was not the exception…

Expertise through trade media

Decision-makers in business and administration primarily use trade journals. They have a wide circulation as valuable sources of information in the printing industry. Visitors from major trade fairs can also be found at the trade press stand – and are lost in thought when they read some publications intensively. It’s…

Decision-makers in business and administration primarily use trade journals. They have a wide circulation as valuable sources of information in the printing industry. Visitors from major trade fairs can also be found at the trade press stand – and are lost in thought when they read some publications intensively. It’s…

How to Get to Rid of the Spine Build up

Is the spine build up of the book blocks that occurs during thread sewing also a thorn in your side? We can now remedy this well-known problem. The new VFN 700 spine nipping press from Muller Martini presses each bookblock in the spine area, thereby significantly reducing the spine build up. In…

Is the spine build up of the book blocks that occurs during thread sewing also a thorn in your side? We can now remedy this well-known problem. The new VFN 700 spine nipping press from Muller Martini presses each bookblock in the spine area, thereby significantly reducing the spine build up. In…

From the black box to the multifunctional SigmaLine III

The world premiere SigmaLine, which was presented with a bang at drupa 2004, has been continuously developed by Muller Martini and is now a multifunctional digital book block solution. A pre-gathering function and a mode for dynamic trimming have also been integrated. Which of you still remembers the world premiere…

The world premiere SigmaLine, which was presented with a bang at drupa 2004, has been continuously developed by Muller Martini and is now a multifunctional digital book block solution. A pre-gathering function and a mode for dynamic trimming have also been integrated. Which of you still remembers the world premiere…

The Year of the Decision

At the end of the year, the Future Report of the Frankfurt Future Institute is one of my must-reads. The experts around Matthias Horx see 2021 as “the year of decision” in which a new (dis)order is supposed to emerge. The Corona crisis will most certainly go down in history…

At the end of the year, the Future Report of the Frankfurt Future Institute is one of my must-reads. The experts around Matthias Horx see 2021 as “the year of decision” in which a new (dis)order is supposed to emerge. The Corona crisis will most certainly go down in history…