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A Bit About Drill Bits - Drill Bit Maintenance
It’s amazing how often the most costly recurring problems are caused by the smallest things - such as drill bits. The preferred method for making from one to ten round holes along the spine of a sheet is by drilling. (This is because it is at least twice as fast as punching.)
 

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Automatic plastic coil binding: The COILMASTER II
As Spiel Associates ushers in the seventh anniversary of the coilmaster’s inception, they have much to celebrate-- A plethora of industry praise for the most revolutionary machine ever developed for the fastest growing segment of mechanical binding. Dan Crotty of G & R Publishing in Waverly, Iowa states; “If I had to go back to binding coil the old fashioned way it wouldn’t be pretty.”
 

Case Studies

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On automatic punching: Punching for plastic coil
Punching for spiral binding of any kind is a tricky matter and for plastic coil it is even trickier. Punching for double loop wire has always been a snap: Merely open your die. Place your sheet against the pins and pull the pins nearest the edges of the sheet. This way there is no chance of punching a partial hole. You have the luxury of centering your sheet and producing a generous, attractive margin (the distance between the first or last hole and the head or foot of the book). Punching for spiral is not always so easy.
Living In The Mechanical World
Optimum Bindery was founded in 1990 by Frank C. and Joseph F. Frisoni, Jr. in Nashua, N.H. Frank had been a staple in the bindery business since the mid-60s, first learning to run the machinery and then working his way up in the industry. His forte was in folding and saddlestitching, and he became known as a troubleshooter.
 
 

Press Releases

Spiel Introduces the New Sterling Digibinder Perfect Binder
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY—“ ‘Try out this machine and if it does not meet your satisfaction, you may return it at our cost.’ That’s the pitch I received from the manufacturer of this amazing machine,” says David Spiel. “So...
 

Editorial mentions of Spiel Associates

Mid Island Bindery — Bucking Bindery Trends
3/1/08 - Printing Impressions
WHAT IS this strange-looking thing? Bob Geier wondered aloud, when a customer stopped by (circa 1987) and handed him a small, round piece of plastic. “I’d never seen anything like it before,” recalls Geier, owner of Farmingdale,...
GE07: Binding and Finishing — Quest for Automation
10/1/07 - Printing Impressions
THE ROLLER coaster twisted from one side of the Muller Martini booth to the other, an improbably long snake piercing the air in an exhibition hall mostly filled with floor-dwelling equipment. This machine was certainly no bottom feeder—more...
PRINT 05 Binding & Finishing -- Bound to Please
10/1/05 - Printing Impressions
By Erik Cagle

Senior Editor

Getting customers to stop by their booth was the No. 1 challenge facing manufacturers, suppliers and distributors during PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05 in Chicago. Be it food, beverages, magicians or professional...
Coil Binders -- Punching for Plastic Coil
2/1/05 - Printing Impressions
By David Spiel

Punching for spiral binding of any kind is a tricky matter—and even trickier for plastic coil. Punching for double-loop wire has always been a snap: Merely open your die, place your sheet against the pins and pull the pins...