Great Lakes Bindery — Move to Automation

And not much has changed in the mechanical book binding process since Great Lakes began binding books 23 years ago, according to Landheer. "Mechanical book binding is an extremely labor-intensive craft; there is nothing quick about it."

While much has remained the same in the mechanical book binding process, customer expectations have expanded. Today's focus on faster jobs forced Landheer to find a quicker and easier method to mechanically bind books. So five years ago Landheer began looking into automating his 15,000-square-foot trade bindery.