The Mueller Martini 286 VA is a used book binder, a category of bindery equipment — sometimes referred to as a perfect binder or binding line — used in commercial and publishing print finishing operations to collate and bind individual sections or signatures into finished book blocks. Mueller Martini is a well-established Swiss manufacturer of print finishing and bookbinding machinery, supplying equipment to book publishers, commercial printers, and direct-mail producers worldwide.
According to the seller's notes, this machine is configured as a single-sheet drum feeder (Einzellagen-Trommelanleger), meaning it feeds individual leaves or sheets rather than folded sections. It is equipped with a gripper feed system, which handles and transfers sheets with positive mechanical control for accurate registration during the binding process.
Also included with this machine is a Buhrs Variadress 213 Cheshire System, an addressing and personalisation unit. The Cheshire system is a recognised method of applying pre-printed address labels or directly printing variable address data onto mailpieces and publications, and the Buhrs Variadress 213 is a dedicated module for this purpose — indicating this machine was configured for, or used in, a direct-mail or catalogue-mailing production environment.
The machine dates from 1986, is offered in used condition, and is currently located in Germany.
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