Category: Book Technologies

Softcover and hardcover books and photobooks, seminars

Paper with a New Recipe

Cotton or wool, grass or hemp as ecological components: Numerous innovative paper products characterize today’s product ranges. Paper mills are frequently launching new, original products, taking the train directly in the direction of environmental protection, conservation and resource conservation. International competition for original ideas for ecologically sustainable specialty papers based…

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Cotton or wool, grass or hemp as ecological components: Numerous innovative paper products characterize today’s product ranges. Paper mills are frequently launching new, original products, taking the train directly in the direction of environmental protection, conservation and resource conservation. International competition for original ideas for ecologically sustainable specialty papers based…

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Each Child Has its Own Personal Book

Customized children’s books are nothing new. The first books, in which children slip into the role of the hero and thus become part of the story, were published about 20 years ago. Customized children’s books are still very popular, and publishers are reporting a positive performance across the board. A…

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Customized children’s books are nothing new. The first books, in which children slip into the role of the hero and thus become part of the story, were published about 20 years ago. Customized children’s books are still very popular, and publishers are reporting a positive performance across the board. A…

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Drupa Has Not Outlived Its Usefulness, But it Must Reinvent Itself

The four-day virtual.drupa 2021 is history. “I think it’s good that this experiment has been dared. Because it is important that our industry marks its presence and is not forgotten,” says Adrian Mayr. In the following blog, the Head of Product Management & Corporate Marketing at Muller Martini reveals his thoughts…

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The four-day virtual.drupa 2021 is history. “I think it’s good that this experiment has been dared. Because it is important that our industry marks its presence and is not forgotten,” says Adrian Mayr. In the following blog, the Head of Product Management & Corporate Marketing at Muller Martini reveals his thoughts…

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The virtual.drupa 2021 as a Digital Take-Away

Rolf Steiner (54) has worked in the graphic arts industry for 29 years and has been managing director of Vogt-Schild Druck AG in Derendingen, Switzerland, for two decades. He writes in the following blog why he misses drupa in Düsseldorf so much as a beacon in the printing industry and why…

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Rolf Steiner (54) has worked in the graphic arts industry for 29 years and has been managing director of Vogt-Schild Druck AG in Derendingen, Switzerland, for two decades. He writes in the following blog why he misses drupa in Düsseldorf so much as a beacon in the printing industry and why…

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Make Short Work of Short Hardcover Runs

It was over 150 years ago when David McConnell Smyth invented the first book-sewing machine. Sewn books are still recognized as the finest hardcover books produced, a sign of high quality and robust durability, the kind of book you want to cherish for a lifetime. But in the last few decades,…

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It was over 150 years ago when David McConnell Smyth invented the first book-sewing machine. Sewn books are still recognized as the finest hardcover books produced, a sign of high quality and robust durability, the kind of book you want to cherish for a lifetime. But in the last few decades,…

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Cast a wider net for available labor with Müller Martini’s User Interface Technology

Legacy bindery equipment requires operators with deep mechanical and bookbinding knowledge and job-specific information to realize the highest production speeds. These skills are hard to find and develop in today’s labor market. Müller Martini’s newest user interfaces and barcode touchless workflow simplify equipment operation by minimizing touchpoints and automating repetitive…

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Legacy bindery equipment requires operators with deep mechanical and bookbinding knowledge and job-specific information to realize the highest production speeds. These skills are hard to find and develop in today’s labor market. Müller Martini’s newest user interfaces and barcode touchless workflow simplify equipment operation by minimizing touchpoints and automating repetitive…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Tips to keep your machines, and 2021, running smoothly

In a year that will most likely be remembered by its unprecedented challenges, it’s probably safe to say that many of us are as happy to say goodbye to 2020 as we look forward to a more hopeful new year. No matter what’s in store for us in 2021, one…

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In a year that will most likely be remembered by its unprecedented challenges, it’s probably safe to say that many of us are as happy to say goodbye to 2020 as we look forward to a more hopeful new year. No matter what’s in store for us in 2021, one…

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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…

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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…

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