| 1964 | 1973 | 1975 | 1982 | 1993 | 2000 | 2005 | 2011 |
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| Meccanotecnica was established in Bergamo, Italy, providing the book industry with innovative post-press solutions. | The first of approx. 2,000 feeders for book sewing machines, the Headop, is shipped around the world. | Book Automation is established. It is the first of seven service branches around the world. | The Aster brand of book sewing machines is created. As of today we have shipped over 3,200 units. | The first Multiplex book sewing line (gathering/sewing) ships. As of today we shipped almost 200 units. | Meccanotecnica is awarded the ISO 9001 certification. | Meccanotecnica presents the SignaLynx, a unique signature sequence and bar code recognition system. | Meccanotecnica introduces the Universe Digitaline, a complete solution for high quality Book-On-Demand. |
The Meccanotecnica group is one of the most renowned manufacturers of book finishing equipment. For the past 20 years Meccanotecnica has been the world's largest manufacturer of automatic book sewing machines and systems.