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.
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.
Those who bind know that one type of adhesive does not suit all applications. EVA is a cost-effective, general use binding adhesive, and PUR is the best choice for digital color.
The Sterling Doublebinder employs a fan-gluing system that produces a book with a super-strong bind that lays perfectly flat by gluing between each sheet as well as spine.
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.