Bindery innovations were a big part of Graph Expo.

Innovation at a Glance

Dozens of bindery vendors covered the show floor, offering many products never before seen in public. Celebrating 90 years of business this year, Baumfolder Corp. showed a number of innovative products, including the BaumBinder 600 single clamp professional perfect binder. It produces books at up to 600 cycles/hour, with or without covers. Spine thickness can vary from 0.08? to 1.9?, with a maximum book length of 15?. The units are equipped with a slitting device for spine preparation, a hotmelt application system and a cover press. Width is automatically adjustable while spine position can be adjusted manually.