{"id":8045,"date":"2021-04-28T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postprintleipzig.com\/?p=8045"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:58:53","slug":"raak-gmbh-expands-capacity-second-smyth-book-sewing-machine-dx-70-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/en\/news\/raak-gmbh-expands-capacity-second-smyth-book-sewing-machine-dx-70-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"M. J. Raak expands capacity! The second Smyth book sewing machine (DX-70) now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Based in Frankfurt am Main, M.J. Raack is a full-service provider that specializes in web-to-print. <strong>At the end March, the company released its second Smyth book sewing machine, supplied by PPL<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Its decision to invest in a DX-70 has to do with recent developments in the industrial print industry, specifically with the growing demand for books sewn with thread.<\/p>\n<h2>Books With Thread Sewing: An Upward Trend<\/h2>\n<p>Medium-sized print service providers reported that there are high growth rates in one segment in particular. <strong>Books with thread sewing are once again in demand. The run-lengths of individual books also grew.<\/strong> With such an increased interest, the <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.postprintleipzig.com\/en\/news\/using-the-web-to-print-boom-with-the-smyth-dx50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">existing DX-50 book sewing machine<\/a> has been reaching the limits of its capacity, unable to process the volume of orders to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_6d149020 align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Fadenheftmaschine SMYTH DX-70\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fadenheftmaschine-smyth-dx-70-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>More Power, Better Quality: The Advantages of the Smyth DX-70<\/h2>\n<p>In the future, the DX-50 will mostly be used for thread sewing short runs, because they require only very short set-up times. <strong>For slightly longer runs, though, the new DX-70 will mostly be used<\/strong>: this is where it shines!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The automatic flat pile feeder is easier for users and increases productivity.<\/li>\n<li>It folds each sheet individually, producing a sharp fold on the spine.<\/li>\n<li>The DX-70 is much more powerful, and once gain improves the quality of thread sewing significantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, M.J. Raack will have a machine available with greatly expanded capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Other blog posts on the topic can found here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/news\/book-sewing-in-industrial-digital-printing-with-the-smyth-dx-70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thread sewing in industrial digital printing with the Smyth DX-70<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-2025.postprintleipzig.com\/news\/using-the-web-to-print-boom-with-the-smyth-dx50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cA very efficient entry-level model:\u201d How M.J. Raack takes advantage of the web-to-print boom with the Smyth DX-50<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Based in Frankfurt am Main, M.J. Raack is a full-service provider that specializes in web-to-print. At the end March, the company released its second Smyth book sewing machine, supplied by PPL. 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