Smyth Sewing in the Digital Age
April 24, 2012

Seeking a place in the new digital universe, the company’s engineers recently introduced the Smyth Digitaline machine, which is unique in that it is designed to combine and sew printed materials from both digital- and offset-printing workflows.

Judging a Book by Its Binding
March 19, 2012

With the steady adoption of all sorts of digital printing systems, more printers are now producing soft- and hard-cover books. Many digital print shops will purchase a perfect binder and assume they’re good to go with a quality product.

PUR ‘Spine Cam’ and Nozzle Technology Ensures Consistent Glue Application
January 22, 2010

Heidelberg has developed a camera recognition system for its EB4000 model perfect binder to monitor the quality of the application of glue film on the spine of the book. The unit circulates PUR through the width of the nozzle to ensure a consistent heat temperature at the point of application.