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Book Binding Report: Fig. 1 Matthias Hübner, Possible Books
Book Binding Report: Fig. 1 Matthias Hübner, Possible Books
Book Binding Report: Fig. 1 Matthias Hübner, Possible Books
July 2016
Analysing
Organising
Producing
Layouting
11
1 Workflow
2 Unrolling
10
3 Digital printing
9
4 Cutting/Folding
8
5 Folding
6 Gathering
7 Buffering
8 Adhesive binding
7
3
9 Drying
10 Trimming
11 Removal
In DRUPA, Muller Martini presented Finishing 4.0: a touchless workflow line-up of nine connected production lines saddle stitching, perfect binding, hardcover production and newspaper inserting segments. Servo motors and optical reading make possible runs of one.
Cutting
4
5
6
1 Control Panel
2 Knife bar
3 Pressure bar
4 Backgauge
5 Backgauge adjustment
6 cut buttons
7 Pressure bar pedal
8 Jogger
Buckle stop
Bookbinding sheet
Upper folding roller
Buckle plates
Lower
folding
roller
Sheet travel
a
Roller gap
Folding knife
Bookbinding sheet
Folding rollers
b
Former
Delivery
Delivery
1st fold:
former fold
(1st longitudinal fold)
Parallel fold
(2 right-angle folds)
Fig. 1.6-20
Handbook of print media
fold types
Bookbind Family
case
coils
glued
perfect
spiral
lay flat
wire-O
Stitched
side
stitched
saddle
stitched
sewned
center
sewned
side
sewned
smyth
sewned
stab
other
ring
eyelet
post and
screw
Saddle Stitch
pre press:
Creep: this format creates a triangular edge,
for each sheet lays over the thickness of the
previous. The design must be compensated with a formula to determine consistent
margins when trimmed
post press:
1- signatures are gathered in a saddle bar,
from the innermost to the outward cover.
2- the block is carried to the stitching heads
where staples are driven through the spine
fold
3- nonbinding edges are trimmed
Wire stitching
Individual wire stitchers and wire
stitching heads in a gatherer stitcher perform the exact same tasks: cut
the wire feeded from the spool into
staple size, for the staple -- regular
or loop -- and push it through the
binding margin.
Underneath a staple plate is responsible for closing the staple arms.
Pamphlet stitch
1
fold cover and sheets
with the bone folder
2
pierce all elements
equally
gather saddled
hole.
central hole
opposite direction.
Perfect bound
process:
1- Folded signatures or single leaves must
be neatly stacked in page order.
2- The spine side is trimmed to remove
folded edges .
3- The spine is roughed up with a saw. The
exposed paper fibers will increase the
bonding area with the glue.
4- The book block is impregnated with a
strong, yet flexible glue and pressed onto
the cover. The cover may have a hinge
score to hide the glue where the binding
adhesive stops.
Hot melt
Polyurethane reactive (PUR) is widespread in this technique, although
more costly than the traditional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). PUR is
stronger, more flexible and more
prone to lay flat. It tolerates more
inks and coatings and allows thinner books.
Tape Bound
process:
1- Gather block and two separated cover
sheets (no spine).
2- The paper is fanned, first forward and
then backward in a binding aparat. In each
direction glue is applied.
3- The block is compressed and let to dry.
4- A crease is made in the covers, immediately after the length of the tape.
5- The block is glued to the covers within
the distance between spine and crease.
6- The the tape is glued over spine and the
cover.
glue spine
Lay flat
process:
1- Gather, glue and press block.
2- Prepare cover with 6 creases: the central
2 in the width of the spine, the next in the
width of the tape, and the next as allowance for the gluing.
3- Apply the tape to the block.
4- Apply glue between the most outward
scorch and the middle scorch of the cover.
5- Conjoin cover and block and repeat for
the other side.
spine
tape
glue
spread view
Wire-O
process:
1- Gather block and covers.
2- Prepare the punching machine with the
proper pin sizes and block dimensions.
3- open the wire-o in the gathering hook.
4- Punch from back cover first, then face it
with the cover, and proceed from first to
last page, while transferring from puncher
to the wire-O.
6- Remove the whole block from the hook
to the pressure area and close the wire-O.
7- Trim the wire and turn the back cover
wire O machine
Case
1 Signatures
2 tape
3 End Sheet
4 Cover Board
5 Headband
3
4
Soft spine
gather block
outer cardboards
to margins
2
Apply glue
to block and endsheets;
Apply tape and press
to dry
5
place the cardboards in
the proper places and cut
the corners
3
Glue headbands, the
head one holding the
ribbon and trim them .
6
fold the first edge and
use the bone folder to
ruffle and tuck
the corner.
Proceed equally with the
next sides and corners.