BindRite’s
21st Annual
Conference Highlights
Green
Button Technology
Newest Member Brings Total to 48
The
BindRite Dealers Association held its 21st Annual Conference and Trade Show, April 28-30, 2012, at the
JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert CA. Forty-four of 48 member companies
attended the meeting for the purpose of evaluating product demonstrations from
thirty-four key vendor exhibitors.
The
conference theme focused on the emergence of “Green Button” technology
incorporated into equipment recently introduced to the print finishing
industry. The Green Button touch screen operator interface was demonstrated in
automated laminators from DryLam; a fully automated cutting/creasing/scoring/perfing
unit from MBM; a simple but effective table top creaser from Count Machinery, a
tape binding system from Powis Parker and a two sheet, two envelope folder/inserter
from Formax. According to BindRite executive director Al Boese, more Green
Button finishing equipment will be rolled out at Drupa and Graph Expo later
this year.
The
keynote speaker was Hewlett Packard’s Scott Swanson, who presented a view of
the Future of Printing and Print Finishing. That presentation was followed by a panel discussion
including the keynote speaker and three key vendor representatives from MBM,
Powis Parker and PVC Spiral Supply.
The
BindRite Dealers Association welcomed Arctic Office Equipment of Alaska to the
growing and substantial network of dealer/members which now numbers
forty-eight. The network covers all 50 United States, all Canadian Province’s ,
Puerto Rico, and Guam. Providing deep coverage in these markets, BindRite
members represent binding and other print fi nishing solutions from the world’s
leading equipment manufacturers, as well as maintenance, printing and creative services.