RR Donnelley & Muller Martini Reach Exclusive Agreement to Create Industry's First High Speed Inline Ink Jet Printing & Book ...
September 14 2009 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ:RRD) and Muller
Martini today announced an exclusive agreement to develop the first
fully integrated digital ink jet press and inline binding system
capable of delivering books at printing speeds of 800 feet per
minute.
This new system will integrate RR Donnelley’s recently
introduced and newly rebranded (from IPS3) proprietary ProteusJet
1200 dpi digital press with Muller Martini’s SigmaLine to enhance
economical production of short-run hardcover and softcover books
for education, trade and other publishers. Under this exclusive
agreement, RR Donnelley will take delivery of the first six
integrated systems in the United States with deployment occurring
in 2010 and 2011.
The integrated system expands the companies’ relationship in
developing solutions that meet the quality and efficiency needs of
book publishers. RR Donnelley’s digital printing capabilities
complement the company’s conventional production platform in North
America, Latin America and Asia to serve publishers with run
quantities from one to millions.
RR Donnelley Group President Dan Knotts stated, “We are pleased
that our continuing, collaborative relationship with Muller Martini
has yielded this important breakthrough for our customers. We
believe that this integrated print and bind system combines
best-in-class technologies developed by both RR Donnelley and
Muller Martini to create an innovative new capability and extend RR
Donnelley's position as a technology leader. This combination
increases speeds and reduces operating handoffs to deliver superb
value and production flexibility to publishers.”
To enable the benefits of digital book production to be fully
realized, the various sub-processes have to be integrated with one
another. Muller Martini's SigmaLine, a commercial-quality,
fully-automated production line works in tandem with RR Donnelley’s
digital printing units to move production from a PDF file to
finished books in a single operation with a full JDF workflow
utilizing the Muller Martini CONNEX.
“We are very pleased to continue our long relationship with RR
Donnelley,” said Bruno Muller, Chief Executive Officer of Muller
Martini. “The wide performance range of our finishing systems and
ongoing innovation allow Muller Martini to develop solutions that
meet RR Donnelley’s growing demands for digital finishing
technology.”
About RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley (NASDAQ:RRD) is a global provider of integrated
communications. Founded more than 144 years ago, the company works
collaboratively with more than 60,000 customers worldwide to
develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance
ROI and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and
commercially available digital and conventional technologies
deployed across four continents, the company employs a suite of
leading Internet based capabilities and other resources to provide
premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing
services to leading clients in virtually every private and public
sector.
For more information, and for RR Donnelley's Corporate Social
Responsibility Report, visit the company's web site at
http://www.rrdonnelley.com
ABOUT MULLER MARTINI
Muller Martini is the world’s largest producer of print
finishing solutions for commercial and book printers, trade
binderies and newspapers as well as short-run and digital book
manufacturers. Muller Martini is also the world market-leading
manufacturer of variable size web offset presses. The company is
the foremost provider of innovative workflow solutions that can
empower printers and binding specialists to enhance processing
efficiencies, increase profitability and build new revenue streams.
Muller Martini Corp., with U.S. headquarters in Hauppauge (Long
Island), New York, serves as the leading source for bindery and
printing expertise in the United States, providing nationwide sales
and service support and customer-specific training and responsive
service to printers and binderies coast-to-coast. The company
operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Newport News,
Virginia along with Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc. in
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain “forward-looking statements” as
defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following
cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this news release and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are
strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements
contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
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