Special Drupa Coverage — Bindery Plays A Crucial Role
American Binding showed the new B-535 automatic bookbinding machine. It uses spools of wire with diameters from 0.25˝ to 1.25˝ for a maximum binding thickness of 1.1˝. The machine is manually fed with pre-punched and gathered products, and boasts a maximum speed of 2,500 cph.
Hohner presented two saddle binders on its stand that are designed for quick turnaround applications, including the digital printing segment. While known for its stitching heads in the United States, the company’s line of binding systems is new to this market despite having a proven track record in other countries.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
