Milestones of Technical Development
1946	First orders: a HM-5 stitching machine and a HM-40 wood stitchinh machine
1949	World premiere: the legendary B-1 block and brochure stitching machine
1950s
1950	Design of the first saddle-stitcher
1951	1st DRUPA in Duesseldorf: Hans Mueller is one of 41 exhibitors who are not from Germany
1954	DRUPA: presentation of the world's first fully-automatic brochure saddle stitcher as well as the RB-2 Rotor-binder, the first automatic perfect binder from Hans Mueller; first three-knife trimmer
1956	First saddle stitcher with "flying stitching heads"
1958	Fully automatic IGV saddle stitching line
1960s
1961	World premiere: EM-10 inserting machine
1962	The newly introduced RB-5 Rotor-binder processes hotmelt for the first time
	Autobinder perfect binder
	Pony miniature perfect binder
1965	Junior saddle stitcher
1967	DRUPA: Jet Binder high performance perfect binding line
	Comet perfect binding line
1969	World premiere: 231 compensating stacker
	227 inserting machine with 13,000 cycle per hour performance
	Oblique sheet monitor and trim monitor
1970s
1970	221 and 235 saddle stitchers
	240 three-knife trimmer (heavy-duty trimmer)
1971	Grapha continuous forms printing press
	Staple control
1972	Normbinder high performance perfect binding line
1973	Baby-Pony miniature perfect binder
1975	World premiere: fully automatic Bundle stacker
1976	Normbinder SF perfect binder (super fast, 18,000 cycles/hour)
	Norminserter 275 high performance inserting machine for newspaper mailroom
	First fully automatic inkjet addressing and sorting system
1977	First control system for inkjet individual addressing
1978	Jumbo bundle stacker
	1509 saddle stitcher
1979	First microprocessor-driven control system
	First copy control system in saddle stitching
1980s
1981	311 rotary trimmer
	3670 three-knife trimmer for books
1982	Grapha-Progress forms printing press
	DRUPA: PrintRoll buffer and storage system
	DRUPA: fully automatic 3210 book sewing machine
	DRUPA: Biliner inserting machine
1983	321 and 335 saddle stitchers
	Starbinder perfect binder
1984	301 saddle stitcher (up to 18,000 cycles/hour)
1985	Panda perfect binder
1986	Pronto business forms printing press (for short runs) and Progress-S business forms printing press
	375 inserting machine (up to 24 feeder stations)
1989	Asac automatic thickness measurement
1990s
1990	DRUPA: selective binding system for the first time in Europe
	DRUPA: NewsLiner inserting machine
1991	StarPlus perfect binder (with polyurethane adhesive) and Trendbinder perfect binder
1992	NewsGrip gripper conveyor and SLS 1000 inserting machine
	Asir signature recognition
1993	Concept web offset press
	Topveyor shingle conveyor
	Prima saddle stitcher
	Zenith three-knife trimmer
1994	Newsbox stack-down system
	World premiere: AMRYS technology (automatic make-ready system)
1995	441 rotary trimmer
	Presto saddle stitcher
	Corona high performance perfect binder
	Merit S three-knife trimmer
	SLS 2000 and AlphaLiner inserting machine
	FlexiRoll buffer and storage system
1996	Bravo S and Bravo T saddle stitchers
1997	A-Series in printing press division
	Avanti bundle stacker
	Tempo and Prima SB (Selective Binding) saddle stitchers
1998	Forte high performance compensating stacker
	Prima Tandem saddle stitcher
	BL 500 Plus Bookline, the first hardcover machine from VBF as part of the Muller Martini Group
1999	Acoro perfect binder
2000 to Today
2000	Ventura book sewing machine with air blast technology
	Diamant bookline
	DRUPA: NewsLiner-A inserting machine
2002	BravoPlus, PrimaPlus and PrimaPlus Tandem saddle stitchers
	VenturaConnect integrated book sewing system
2003	SLS 3000 inserting machine with CombiStack stacker
2004	DRUPA: Concepta and Alprinta printing presses; continuously variable offset printing with Alprinta-V
	DRUPA: AvantiPlus and Vivo bundle stackers as well as Compacto rotary trimmer
	DRUPA: Supra high performance saddle stitcher
	DRUPA: Bolero perfect binder and Frontero face trimmer (for gatefolded brochures)
	DRUPA: Inline hardcover production system with Collibri backgluing machine, Diamant bookline and Vesta jacketing machine
	DRUPA: NewsStack high performance compensating stacker, NewsStitch stitching module, NewsTrim III fanflex trimmer and MPC control system
	World premiere at DRUPA: SigmaLine, the first industrialized total solution for Book on Demand
	Tempo 22 saddle stitcher
2005	Maximo high performance bundle stacker
	BravoPlus T Saddle stitcher
2006	Preciso Rotary Trimmer
	Pantera perfect binder
	Diamant 30 short-run hardcover line
	ProLiner high performance inserting machine