The new SigmaLine Compact: More Books per Roll

Designed to handle digitally printed rolls up to 22.5 inches, the SigmaLine Compact is the perfect solution for any digital printer producing pre-products for softcover, hardcover, thread sewed and saddle stitched print products in their Smart Factory. Covering all print finishing options, it sets new standards when it comes to flexibility and elevates the topic of Finishing 4.0 in conjunction with Connex to a whole new level – because the workflow system from Müller Martini ensures a fully automated production flow without manual intervention from prepress to end product. Digital printers who invest in this technology give themselves a decisive advantage: Producing more books and brochures with fewer staff in a shorter time.
 
The highlight of the SigmaLine Compact – which replaces the tried and tested SigmaLine lll with web widths up to 42 inches – is its flexibility in book block production. While all known digital folders work with a sword, former or plow fold unit, the SigmaLine Compact uses Müller Martini’s patented air knife technology for handling signatures.

"We have continuously improved the air-folding technology in recent years and use the same technology in the 22.5-inch line as we employ in the high-speed area," explains Ingolf Fritzsche. The Digital Solutions Product Manager has maintained close contact with partners in the digital printing industry for years and strongly believes that "companies operating in the digital sector have been waiting for this technology."