Not only did binding and finishing equipment fill two entire halls at Drupa, it played an integral role in nearly every digital printing equipment exhibit.

By Bob Neubauer

American Binding showed the new B-535 automatic bookbinding machine. It uses spools of wire with diameters from 1⁄4˝ to 11⁄4˝ for a maximum binding thickness of 1.1˝. The machine is manually fed with pre-punched and gathered products, and boasts a maximum speed of 2,500 cycles per hour.

Gateway Bookbinding Systems demonstrated its Total Cut & Bend dual-sided crimping unit, which cuts and crimps a range of plastic spiral diameters from 6 mm to 50 mm. The unit debuted at Graph Expo. It requires no tools for size changeovers. Next to it was the PBS industrial roller inserter, offering dual roller insertion. The two rollers provide more force and less friction to drive the coil through the punch holes.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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