Binding Finishing: News
Features
Mailing & fulfillment
Jun 1, 2004 12:00 AM, by Marcus J. Smith
Mailing and fulfillment, if done right, can be a profitable new-business opportunity for printers. According to Clint Bolte, principal, C. Clint Bolte & Associates (Chambersburg, PA), the Direct Marketing Assn. (DMA) is forecasting an annual 4.9 percent growth in direct mailing through 2007. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is also doing its share to drive this business: A new ad campaign launched in
A field guide to folding
May 1, 2004 12:00 AM, By Trish Witkowski
I have spent the past seven years of my life researching brochure folds. So when I say folding is my passion, I'm not kidding. You'll frequently find me out by my mailbox, gingerly separating the wafer seal or fugitive glue on a direct-mail brochure, in search of a new folding specimen for my collection. Once in a while I do find one, and it's glorious. After doing a little victory dance, I classify
Diecrafters, Inc.: the finishing touch
Mar 1, 2004 12:00 AM, AP staff
Spotlight on Diecrafters, Inc. (Cicero, IL), a finisher of print products
Heidelberg USA president to deliver VUE/Point address
Feb 27, 2004 12:00 AM, AP staff
Heidelberg USA president Niels M. Winther will deliver an address at VUE/Point on the current economic market and the future of print.
Producing hardcover books inline: a Drupa preview
Feb 1, 2004 12:00 AM, by Werner Rebsamen
A diagram and explanation of an inline book-production system, featuring end-to-end automation and new sewing and back-gluing machines
An introduction to lamination systems and materials
Jan 23, 2004 12:00 AM, by Jeff Burton, Contributing editor | APeditor@primediabusiness.com
An introduction to lamination systems and materials
Troubleshooting wide-format laminating mistakes
Jan 1, 2004 12:00 AM, by Katherine O'Brien, Editor | kobrien@primediabusiness.com
Troubleshooting wide-format laminating mistakes
Look, Ma, no hands!
Oct 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by AP staff | APeditor@primediabusiness.com
A case study of Quad Graphics' fully-automated cutting system
Material handling keeps jobs moving
Oct 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff
New products that help automate postpress operations
Fast and accurate pharmaceutical folding
Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by AP staff | APeditor@primediabusiness.com
Bindgraphcs provides fast and accurate pharmaceutical folding
RFID and bar codes may co-exist for now
Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff editor, PFFC magazine | nthompson@primediabusiness.com
From inventory management to security applications, radio frequency identification (RFID) is a hot topic. According to RFID.org, an RFID system comprises a reader, its associated antenna and the transponders (tags/RFID cards) that carry the data. One of the key differences between a bar code and an RFID tag is that you don't have to physically see a tag to read it a wireless reading device can automatically
Capitalizing on mailing and fulfillment
Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff
Story on Graph Expo 2003 mailing and fulfillment exhibits and new products
Wrapper's delight: new poly- and shrink-wrap options
Sep 1, 2003 12:00 AM, AP staff
New poly- and shrink-wrap options
Building better binderies through benchmarking
Aug 15, 2003 12:00 AM, by Robert Diehl and Peter Doyle, Contributing editors | APeditor@primediabusiness.com
This article is excerpted from the book, "Benchmarking the Bindery." To order, contact NAPL at (800) 642-6275, option 3. Many companies have a wealth of data but seldom share it with the people producing its products. Benchmarking provides a means for an organization to identify, gather and share its accumulated information. When properly applied, benchmarking leads to continual process improvement.
Do you want that booklet stapled, stitched or squashed?
Jul 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Katherine O'Brien, Editor | kobrien@primediabusiness.com
A review of the latest bookletmakers
PUR and perfect binding
May 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Chuck Cline, President, Binding Solutions LLC | bookbinding1@hotmail.com
There are a number of binding options, including polyurethane reactive (PUR), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) hotmelt and polyvinyl acetate (PVA) cold emulsion adhesives, or Smythe sewing. PUR has only been in bookbinding since about 1989, and the first test in North America was run with a homemade application system. But many bindery managers have come to value it for premium books, annual reports,
Faster bookletmaking
May 1, 2003 12:00 AM,
When Gene Joynt founded American Business Printing (ABP) as a business-forms company in 1977, he adopted a simple credo: Do whatever it takes to serve the customer. In its early years, the York, PA, shop's primary clients were the state of Pennsylvania and federal agencies. The work was fairly straightforward, consisting mostly of continuous-run, snap-set business forms produced on ABP's Didde roll-to-sheet
Tight staples and square spines
Apr 1, 2003 12:00 AM, by Samantha Oller, Senior associate editor | soller@primediabusiness.com
BIA honors outstanding binding and stitching Each year, the Binding Industries Assn. International (BIA) (Chicago) recognizes exceptional binding and finishing applications with its Product of Excellence (POE) Awards. The judges rate entries on degree of difficulty, uniqueness of design, and quality of workmanship and materials, in categories ranging from folding, stitching and perfect binding to
