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FANUC Brings AI Robotics to PACK EXPO 2026

On October 6, 2026, FANUC America announced it will showcase how artificial intelligence, collaborative robotics, and machine vision are automating packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International 2026 (October 18–21, Chicago). The headline demonstration is a collaborative robot that runs on natural-language commands—an attendee speaks a production request, and generative...

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Konica Minolta AccurioPress C8100: The Intelligent Press

On October 6, 2026, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe launched the AccurioPress C8100 Series—a platform it is positioning as “The Intelligent Press™.” The new mid-production print system moves beyond conventional automation by combining artificial intelligence, real-time sensing, and autonomous optimization. The core idea is a shift in how presses work:...

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Muller Martini Diamant PRO Digital: Book-of-One Hardcover

Dynamic Format Change on an Industrial Hardcover Line Müller Martini has extended Book-of-One automation into industrial hardcover production with the Diamant PRO Digital, a new bookline that adjusts formats on the fly as products move through the system. Individual servo drives, updated control technology, and automated format adjustment let the line...

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Book Binding 2026: Why the Next Book Factory Wins

The Shift From Machines to Systems For years, book manufacturers have grown by adding machines: another binder, another gatherer, another trimming line. The industry is now asking a different question—what happens when those investments are connected into a predictable production system instead of a collection of individual assets? For Pallippuram Sajith, managing...

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Plockmatic Debuts World-First FB15000TO Pro Finishing

A World-First Automated Finishing Configuration Plockmatic Group will stage the first public demonstration anywhere in the world of the ColorCut FB15000TO Pro configured with a new large-capacity feeder, creating a fully automated production finishing system for luxury packaging, labels, point-of-sale displays and folding carton. The debut headlines the group's stand at...

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Muller Martini Separo Pro Targets Book-of-One

Built for Book-of-One and Short Runs Muller Martini has introduced the Separo Pro, a destacker designed to automate the separation of pre-glued or thread-sewn book blocks for softcover and hardcover production. The system is aimed squarely at book-of-one and short-run environments, where changing book block thicknesses and formats used to force...

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PRINTING United 2026: Zeno360 Expands Bookbinding Line

Layflat Book Block Automation for Short Runs Zeno360 will show the Layflat IND530-2000 RF, a high-speed automated book block system that processes both roll-fed and single-sheet output. The platform produces layflat book blocks and can build promotional books by gluing sheets back-to-back or inserting cardboard between pages. Creasing, folding, and an...

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