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BOOKBINDING / BOOKMAKING
BOOKBINDING / BOOKMAKING
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Bookbinding/bookmaking is one of the most commonly found finishing processes in the print industry. The techniques
used in binding generally consist of either mechanical binding, saddle stitching, case binding or perfect binding. Each
method uses a binding machine and binding supplies for fastening individual sheets together.
Bookbinding equipment can be manual or automatic, it can be used for short-run jobs, in-house documents, and
high-speed production runs. Some mechanical binders even offer combination machines. Educational textbooks,
entertainment programs, company catalogues, cookbooks, phone directories and calendars are just a few examples of
what bookbinding produces. Let Cortech help you to create professional reports, presentation materials and books with
our full range of bookletmaking machines and supplies.
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BINDERS
FEATURING: RHIN-O-TUFF BINDING SYSTEM
Mechanical binding is the most basic and the most secure form of binding.
It has lay-flat properties and includes binding types such as plastic comb,
spiral coil, double-loop wire and loose leaf binding.
For comb, coil, and wire binding, a series of holes is punched along the
binding edge. The binding element is then inserted into the holes and
closed off. With loose leaf binding, sheets inserted into a three-ring binder
can easily be removed, re-inserted or added to at a later time.
Cortech’s punching and binding equipment ranges from small manual
desktop and electric units through to large fully automated modular
punching and binding systems. Punch the holes, add a cover, insert your
binding spine, and you have an inexpensive, professional looking booklet
ready for distribution.
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STITCHERS
FEATURING: M19G20
Stitching is the means of joining pages together by driving thin metal wire through
the body of a publication along the binding edge.
Stitching machines use spools of wire to stitch the spine in either a saddle, flat (side)
or corner stitch position. Saddle stitching creates booklets that can be opened
up flat. Side stitching has staples driven through the spine edge of the document.
Although pages tend not to open flat with side stitching, a larger number of sheets
can be bound.
Commonly used for stitching pads, cheque books and invoice forms, Cortech has
stitchers available that can stitch from two sheets up to 1-1/4” thickness. Found
in graphic arts/printing and industrial production shops, stitchers provide an
economical option for bookletmaking.
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BOOKBINDING / BOOKMAKING
PAPER PADDERS
FEATURING: PADDY WAGON
Padding is the process of using glue to bind a stack of sheets together. Stacks
of paper, clamped into place, have liquid glue (padding compound) applied to the
back of the stack with a brush. Once the glue has dried, pads are removed from
the press. They are often cut into smaller sized sheets and separated into pads of
predetermined thicknesses.
Padding presses have replaced the blocks, bricks, and boards of yesterday and are
available in both table-top and portable floor-model options. Most commonly found
with carbonless forms and notepads, sheets can be easily removed from the pad, or
a perf can be added to each sheet before it is assembled, creating tear-away pages.
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BOOKLETMAKERS
FEATURING: SPF/FC-200A
Bookletmaking is generally used with low page count, short-life publications such as promotional literature, calendars,
reports, instruction manuals and magazines.
Booklets are commonly saddle stitched, centre-folded and face or fore-edge trimmed, often using a self-cover which
has been printed on slightly heavier stock. They can be produced manually using a stapler; however, a bookletmaker
simplifies the process.
Cortech has bookletmakers that simply stitch and fold – the operator inserts the pre-collated pages into the
bookletmaker then trims them if needed after they come out. Cortech also has fully automated systems that take
printed sheets placed in collating trays and collates, jogs, stitches, folds and trims the pages to create a finished
booklet. Booklets are easy to produce and the only limitation is your imagination; be creative - and let Cortech help.
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PERFECT BINDERS
FEATURING: BQ-470
Perfect binding uses an adhesive material to bind gathered pages and the book cover together.
Most often used to produce a soft cover or paperback book, perfect binding can also be used in conjunction with case
binding to create a hardcover book. Sheets are gathered into book blocks, then spines are milled and notched to allow
hot glue to penetrate into the paper fibres. Some perfect binders have both spine and side glue applications, increasing
the glue coverage and reinforcing the bind.
Cortech has perfect binding machines for both entry level and trade bindery production – offering anywhere from 180 to
6,000 books per hour. Of all the different types of binding, perfect binding is the most common type of binding. Cortech
has both EVA and PUR options for you.
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