Finishing - Digital
September 25, 2012
After 10 years (more, or less) of JDF, where does its adoption stand in the bindery? Well, not so large. There were lots of challenges in getting binders, stitchers, cutters, folders and more to operate seamlessly from downloaded instructions.
September 4, 2012
The bindery has had to become a very creative place as print evolves into an “on demand” service. One of the engineering marvels out there is the “book factory.” Almost all of the major bindery vendors have risen to this challenge to varying degrees.
August 13, 2012
Duplo USA announces the following equipment installations at shops with Xerox presses. Capitol Citicom Print & Graphics, in Columbus, OH, has vastly improved its efficiency and productivity with a Duplo DC-745 slitter/cutter/creaser. Tom Henry Cards, soon to open in Kissimmee, FL, has installed a Duplo DC-615 slitter/cutter/creaser.
July 23, 2012
Bindagraphics, a leading trade bindery, finishing and packaging company, recently installed a new 40˝ GBC Saturn 8556 laminator. “Being able to run 40˝-wide means lower prices on material and labor, and shorter schedules, which allows our customers to be more competitive,” Matt Anson, president of Bindagraphics, stated.
July 17, 2012
Traditional well-trained bindery craftsman are both hard to find and expensive. That is one of the reasons why equipment manufacturers have tried to apply as much automation as possible to their machinery. By and large, they have been successful.
July 9, 2012
It’s a reality that digital print has enabled very-short-run book production. In fact, the term “book-of-one” has entered the language as a descriptor of the short-run process. Designing a system for producing books of one is no easy task.
June 5, 2012
How do you balance the need for labor with the investment in automatic machinery? I will stick to two key areas: collating and mechanical binding. - Saul Spiel gave the following seminar at The BIA Convention, June 5, 2012
June 1, 2012
The in-line, off-line or near-line finishing debate is anything but a debate in the digital production arena, but it is interesting to note the configurations and the rationale behind them, as they vary from printer to printer.
May 22, 2012
Was there one BIG trend in bindery systems that stood out at drupa 2012? The answer is, “Yes!”—and it was roll-to-bind. This reflects the new reality of the digital workflow. The most efficient way to run most continuous inkjet or toner presses is roll-to-roll.
May 8, 2012
Digital printing has created a fair amount of heartaches for bindroids. The chemistry and physics of printing with toner create some special problems when it comes to producing a finished product. Among the challenges are
