Adhesive Binders — Perfect Fit

"Everyone talks about the electronic bindery and pushbutton operation, but you can't digitize a mechanical process," points out David Spiel, co-owner of Spiel Associates in Long Island City, NY. "You can streamline the process a bit, however."

Buyers of perfect binders today definitely want systems that reduce makeready time, says Kerry F. Burroughs, manager of the Perfect Binding Div. at Muller Martini in Hauppauge, NY. "Every prospect we talk to doesn't ask about run speed, but does ask: 'How fast are the makereadies?' Their customers are bringing in shorter runs, so they need equipment that can be adapted quickly from job to job," Burroughs explains. "Muller Martini is responding with systems that feature menu-guided make-readies—like our Tigra binder."