Bindery - Finishing

The Cook County Bureau of Administration’s Printing and Graphic Services operation upgraded to a new Challenge Champion 305 TC cutter.

Muller Martini has taken over the perfect binding and bookline business from Kolbus. The transaction includes the service and spare parts business for all of Kolbus' bookbinding systems installed worldwide. Kolbus will focus on the packaging and casemaking business, parts manufacturing and the foundry business.

When Christine Perunko saw a Duplo DC-646 slitter/cutter/creaser in action, she knew the device was exactly what her in-plant needed.

Now more than ever, printers are investing in technology to automate their shops. Order entry and prepress is being automated with Web-to-print software, new digital presses continue to get more productive, and job information is flowing effortlessly through the system. That drive for automation is now being directed at finishing.

We have seen lots of advances in adhesives for bookbinding over the years, with PUR (polyurethane reactive) adhesive being the last major game changer. But there is now a revived interest in protein-based adhesives.

Digital embellishment capabilities can open the door to printed electronics and custom content.

Canon Solutions America announced the new and intuitive Océ ProCut Auto Pilot automation option for its Océ ProCut.

GPO recently received the In-plant Graphics’ In-plant Innovator Award in recognition of its efforts to update and increase production efficiencies.

How can you get the most out of synthetic paper grades? A new publication offers tips for finishing and fabricating on the various grades of synthetic paper.

Broadside accordion folds, or single sheet accordion folds on cover stock, each require scoring in the first section before the right angle fold.