http://www.piworld.com Copyright 2012 North American Publishing Company en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I’m on a mission to elevate print, and I need some help. Many of you may (or maybe not) know that I have a Website called foldfactory.com that provides custom templates for folded materials and lots of resources and videos, etc. As the site... ]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:12:09 EST Pack your bags—there’s an amazing event going on next month in Lucerne. Over 5,000 international experts and professionals in the areas of print-on-demand, data center, direct mail and web finishing are expected to gather to see live... ]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:34:48 EST The new Baumfolder 714XA AutoFold, affectionately nicknamed the “Baby BAUM,” is an automated tabletop folder to be reckoned with. I saw it live on the show floor at GRAPH EXPO and was pretty surprised at its hi-tech functionality, and... ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:17:54 EST Operating a folding machine—even an automated one—can be a pretty physical job. For example, removing heavy upper and lower tool shafts from a folder involves leaning, bending and lifting from uncomfortable angles, making it one of the... ]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:34:46 EDT BAUM has greatly improved the feeding systems on its manual and automated tabletop folding machines. This exciting redesign involves a new “Turbo” suction wheel that provides superior feeding capabilities for both the Ultrafold 714XLT... ]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:54:40 EDT Attendees at Ipex 2010—especially those who produce a lot of direct mail—were very pleased to see the new Kirk-Rudy KR 545T tabbing system on the show floor. Which leads to the question, “What’s so exciting about a tabbing... ]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 03:52:57 EDT When you hear the term “flying knife” generally the first instinct is to duck. However, in this instance, flying knives are a very good thing. Morgana’s DigiFold 5000P folder/creaser uses its patented "flying knife’... ]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 03:52:35 EDT Those who bind know that one type of adhesive does not suit all applications. EVA is a cost-effective, general use binding adhesive, and PUR is the best choice for digital color, especially color sheets that have been infused with fuser oil (which... ]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:52:19 EDT POLAR’s integrated cutting system, called P.A.C.E. (Polar Automation for Cutting Efficiency), uses revolutionary AutoTurn automated turning technology and AutoTrans automated loading and gripping technology to execute precision 4-side trims... ]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:52:09 EDT There’s a green plastic sensor that sits on the ridge of the gathering chain on all Muller Martini stitching machines these days. To someone like me who doesn’t know the anatomy of a stitching machine, it looks like it’s maybe a... ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:51:45 EST RIMA System is offering the new RS 34 indexing web press stacker, a mid-range full press-speed stacker capable of running at speeds in excess of 90,000 units/hour. A Little Stacking History There are currently three stack-building... ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:51:42 EST