Drupa Highlights Bindery Basics

Heidelberg's new bindery gear included the Stitchexpert, which collates, folds and cuts in a single pass. It handles up to 13.8x20.5˝ and processes up to 4,000 sets of brochures per hour, with a maximum set thickness of 22 sheets. Another new device, the Bindexpert adhesive binder, produces perfect bound publications at 300 cycles per hour. It has an extractor unit for paper dust and trimmings, and it supports a maximum binding length of 16.9˝ and a block thickness of 2˝.