Martin Automatic

As finishing processes move into the pressroom, it becomes essential for printers to know how they will fit into their overall business plans and what products are out there to help them enhance their offerings to their customers. Splicing is one area that has seen significant advancements in recent years. We splice whatever you have One of the most significant improvements across the board for splicers has been their ability to splice extremely weak, flimsy, or exotic materials at high speeds, according to Rich Herbert, technical sales manager, CTC International. Splicers can now run a wide range of materials with minimal changeover. The ability

ROCKFORD Ill.—Gallus Stanz- und Druckmaschinen Gmbh, Weiden Germany, placed orders at drupa 2008 for non-stop splicing and automatic rewinding systems from Martin Automatic, Inc., Rockford, Ill., for two new Gallus press lines to be installed in North America and Asia. One project will feature a Martin model MBX automatic butt splicer for paper and paperboard, used in conjunction with a Martin model LRD automatic transfer rewind. The other project will incorporate a Martin model MCB automatic butt splicer. Both splicer models use Martin’s patented lift-and-load roll loading and butt splicing system. “We are very pleased to be able to announce this major order during

DUSSELDORF, Germany—Martin Automatic has entered into a licensing agreement with press manufacturer Labelmen Machinery Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. Under the agreement, signed at drupa 2008, Labelmen will build Martin’s STS automatic splicers and STR turret rewinders for sale on equipment manufactured by Labelmen. “This marks the first time that Martin Automatic has chosen to partner with another company for the manufacturing of our products,” said Roger Cederholm, president of Martin Automatic Inc. “Labelmen is a substantial company with an excellent reputation. Our experience with them gives us every confidence that we have found a partner who will build our products to the same standard

BOCA ROTAN, Fla.—TMG Consulting Group recently reached the $1 billion dollar mark in collective client claims and they believe that this is just the beginning for corporations that may not be using government sponsored tax credits for research and development. According to recent studies 62 percent of companies that implement R&D programs are missing out on the millions of dollars that they could be saving. TMG can assist clients to reclaim monies they are entitled to through a non-intrusive analysis that can take as little as 15 minutes per project. Using a proven methodology, TMG have recovered millions of tax dollars for their

IPOH, Malaysia—In Ipoh, the capital of the state of Perak, Malaysia, Seriharta Grafik Sdn Bhd successfully transferred its cigarette hard pack printing production from sheet-fed offset to narrow web flexography in March 2007. To improve print quality and productivity, the company purchased a Gallus EM410 flexo press equipped with rotary diecutting and a Martin MBS automatic splicer. Gallus recommended the Martin MBS splicer to help Seriharta Grafik get the highest productivity possible from its new press. Originally the company simply thought an automatic splicer would help print continuously by eliminating stops for roll changing. The Martin MBS performed extremely well, delivering flawless automatic roll

ROCKFORD, Ill.—Martin Automatic reports that its exhibition at the recent Labelexpo Europe in Brussels was a success. “This was a very strong show for us,” said Marketing Manager Craig Thomson. “Our many visitors included press manufacturers, material manufacturers, package printers and label converters. We recorded several equipment orders at the show and expect our ongoing conversations to result in additional sales.” One of the orders consummated at the show is for a new MBNT butt splicer for Norway-based converter Skipnes. The new splicer will go on an existing press in their Sweden facility. Brian Sager, regional manager for Scandinavia, credited the involvement of Convertec,

ROCKFORD, Ill.—ITW Labels has turned to Martin Automatic Inc to increase the productivity on its existing label presses. The label converter recently installed its third Martin MBS butt splicer in less than 10 months at its St. Charles, Mo. facility. A fourth butt splicer will go into service in early summer. ITW Labels (formerly Diagraph Label Group) is a leading converter of custom and blank labels. Kevin Gold is general manager of the multi-plant group. “We already had several turret rewinders, so we knew the advantages of automatic roll changing at the end of the press. And we selected a matrix removal system to