Books Bound for Greatness

C.P. Bourg
Solution: Bourg Binder BB2000
Features: An automatic cover clamping device, capable of binding documents as small as two sheets of paper up to 2.35-inches thick. This adhesive binder has been designed for short-run, on-demand applications.
Solution: Bourg Binder BB3001
Features: A single-clamp perfect binder designed to produce documents from flat sheets or signatures. It features two glue drums: The first is designed to increase penetration into the spine of the books, while the second is designed to apply a smooth, even film across the spine. An auto-adjust feature is designed to automatically adjust the carriage and clamping stations to register the cover exactly, regardless of page count and book thickness.
Solution: Bourg Single Clamp Binder BB3002
Features: Bourg’s most recent addition to its perfect-binding family, it is fully automated and designed to adjust to book block thicknesses ranging from 6 centimeters to 2.3 inches. It also features intelligent cover handling, including suction-guided cover feeding and positioning.
Book manufacturing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: 508-998-2171, www.CPBourg.com

Duplo USA
Solution: DPB-500 Perfect Binder
Features: The fully automated, single-clamp design enables output of up to 525 cycles per hour.
Solution: MR-720PUR Perfect Binder
Features: A single-clamp design that requires a single operator to run, the MR-720PUR outputs up to 600 cycles per hour.
Solution: Quadrimax II Perfect Binder
Features: Designed for on-demand medium to long runs, it processes up to 1,200 books per hour.
Book manufacturing customers include: Lightning Source, Taylor Publishing
Contact: 949-752-8222, www.DuploUSA.com

ExactBind Corp.
Solution: PBS-6000 Binders
Features: Produce soft-cover, perfect-bound hardcover books and hardcover lay-flat books. The series features multiple glue rollers, a vacuum to remove paper dust, and programmable controls for clamping pressure and dwell time.
Solution: Hard Cover Master
Features: Designed for creation of custom hard covers, from 3 inches by 3 inches up to 12 inches by 14 inches. Features centerline cover-registration control, a self-centering chipboard registration jig, and a vacuum pump to hold the cover in place during processing.
Book manufacturing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: 904-880-2206, www.ExactBind.com