New Perfect Binder Uses Fan-gluing to Achieve Strength of PUR
The new Sterling Doublebinder, offered by Spiel Associates, is an economical perfect binding machine that can bind up to 300 books/hour with the characteristics of PUR and the affordability of traditional perfect binding.
In traditional perfect binding, EVA glue is applied to the spine of the book. Milling, roughing or notching determines the penetration of the glue and in turn, the strength of the bind. The Sterling Doublebinder employs a fan-gluing system that produces a book with a super-strong bind that lays perfectly flat by gluing not only the spine, but between each sheet. The glue dries instantly and there’s no messy clean-up to deal with.
- Categories:
- Binding - Perfect
- Companies:
- Spiel Associates
Trish Witkowski is Chief Folding Fanatic at the online community foldfactory.com. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design and a master of science degree in Graphic Arts Publishing from Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Printing Management and Sciences (now the School of Print Media).
An award-winning designer, Trish held the position of creative director for a Baltimore-based agency for six years, and has taught design and desktop publishing at the college level. She has a specialized expertise in the area of folding and is the creator of the FOLDRite™ system, a 2004 GATF InterTech™ Technology Award winner.
Trish frequently publishes articles for graphic arts industry publications, and has written three books on the topic of folding: A Field Guide to Folding, Folding for the Graphic Arts: A Teacher's Handbook, and FOLD: The Professional's Guide to Folding.
