Finishing - Conventional
October 1, 2011
Instead of seeing a gaggle of tire kickers, the printers and trade finishers who perused McCormick Place South during Graph Expo 2011 had more sober intentions. There is clearly pent-up demand in the marketplace, particularly for finishing equipment.
August 29, 2011
Kindles and iPads have a lot of advantages—but they still can’t duplicate paper cutouts. Here’s a roundup of impossible-to-digitize reading. For all their wonder and promise, one crucial component of the joy of reading still eludes the publishing platforms of the future: holding a beautifully bound, meticulously designed, thoughtfully crafted tome in your two hands.
Hardly does that tactile delight get more intense than with a magnificent die-cut book. (Die-cutting is a process using a steel die to cut away sections of a page.) Here are five old-timey treasures that will make you swoon in rediscovered awe of the analog.
July 26, 2011
The blend of old and new coexist at B&J Book Bindery, tucked into a nondescript, glass-fronted, red-brick building at 108 S.W. Third St. Inside might be one of downtown Corvallis’ (Oregon) best-kept secrets, a place to take a break from the 21st century.
Nobody works the guillotine except Susan Stogsdill. She spins the big black enamel-painted wheel that raises the thick iron cutting bar. A few adjustments tamp a thick pad of paper into place. She pulls back a lever, and that lowers the cutting blade, which evenly cleaves the paper into two tidy stacks.
July 21, 2011
Once upon a time folding cover stocks on a buckle folder wasn't ever a problem…because almost no one ever did it! With modern folders and a little technique, running cover stocks should be part of your bindery routine.
July 6, 2011
Sometimes the simplest techniques are the most helpful...and appreciated! Here are 3 bindery classics that can eliminate common problems and reduce troubleshooting time.
June 27, 2011
The Binding Industries Association has named the winners of its 2011 Product of Excellence Awards competition specifically for graphic finishers and custom loose-leaf companies. The following companies have achieved the highest pinnacle in the industry, and are the “best of the best” for 2011.
June 6, 2011
Don't neglect the ultimate in sophisticated tools in your short-run bindery and finishing work!
June 1, 2011
Harlequin, the world’s largest publisher of romance novels, recently eliminated finishing bottlenecks with integrated, inline digital print and binding equipment. Its distribution center in Depew, NY, employs advanced conveying technology to minimize product damage and downtime, reaching a throughput rate of more than 1,000 paperback books per hour.
Harlequin produces 130 million books annually in North America alone. These travel through a 400,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Depew, NY. Another 120 million books annually are distributed internationally. The company manages over 2,000 title configurations each year for the North American market in paperback format, trade size and hardcover. Its selling channels include
May 26, 2011
How to boost folding machine precision and perhaps even make an 'impossible' job possible.
May 1, 2011
In static sheetfed, web offset and digital printing, the term “crossover” denotes the number of impressions at which a per-unit cost advantage can be gained by switching a job from one process to another. Technological advancements continue to enable companies that offer all or most of these processes to be competitive over a wider range of jobs, extending the run length crossover between processes.
