The Vatican Selects High-tech MBO Folder

WESTAMPTON, NJ— July 6, 2007 —The Pope’s printer designates MBO K 800 Perfection combination folder, with Navigator controlled fail-safe operation. Special challenge: high print runs and different types of paper.

The Vatican printing house has ordered a folding machine from MBO for the first time. The K 800 Perfection combination folder comes with Navigator control including the innovative Vacuknife. This high-tech folder from the leading folding technology specialist will be installed in an environment that is both sophisticated and historically significant.

The roots of the so-called “Tipografia Vaticana“ go back as far as the year 1587. Its collection and selection of fonts is considered unique worldwide. Now, the printing house primarily deals with printing papal files, official documents of the Holy See and liturgical books – often in large print runs.

“The challenge for the folding machine in this case is not only the high throughput, but also the use of very different types of paper – ranging from thin printed paper to very heavy types,” says MBO Germany Managing Director Manfred Minich.

The Vatican Selects High-tech MBO Folder

There were several critical factors in selecting MBO. A top model among folding specialists, the machine considerably reduces changeover- and downtimes. The High-Grip spiral fold rollers with soft polyurethane provide a safe transport, even for challenging tasks like bible print and recycling paper. The digital machine control

“Navigator Control” includes a unique imposition catalogue containing approximately 1,000 folding types which practically eliminates any input error by the operator.

Unlike conventional folding knives, the patented Vacuknife version from MBO does not simply push the sheet towards the fold rollers, but keeps constant contact with every sheet until it is grabbed by the fold rollers, guaranteeing maximum folding precision and perforating

A Brief Profile of the MBO Group

As the leading specialist of folding technology, MBO-group is active worldwide with headquarters near Stuttgart Germany and international subsidiaries in China, France, Portugal and USA. Within the MBO-group, Herzog + Heyman focuses on special solutions for mailing production and special machinery.

MBO America distributes German-based parent company MBO’s (Machine Builder of Oppenweiler) finishing equipment in the United States through a direct sales force and a network of dealers. It is the leading supplier of folding equipment in the US and offers the broadest range of equipment and capabilities for print material finishing. MBO America provides unlimited, basic and advanced training, at no cost, to all MBO equipment users at both its Westampton, NJ facility (suburb of Philadelphia, PA) and in Schiller Park, IL (suburb of Chicago). For more information about the company’s products, contact MBO America, 400 Highland Dr., Westampton, NJ 08060, 609-267-2900 or visit its web site at www.mboamerica.com.