Case Study
Equipping Vertical Machining Center for Short Run Jobs
Case Studies Muller Martini APPLICATION: Equipping Vertical Machining Center for Short Run Jobs BACKGROUND: Muller Martini is a multinational company, with manufacturing plants in Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and the United States, specializing in the manufacture of a full range of post-press finishing equipment for commercial printers, binderies, newspaper plants, digital book printers and web offset presses. ISSUE: The Muller Martini facility in Newport News, Virginia, produces machines for bookbinding and book stitching that follow printing press operations. In 2005, Muller Martini planned to install a new Hurco VMX 64 vertical machining center, originally intended for long-run or special milling jobs. The company soon realized the market opportunity for shorter run jobs as well. Mul