By Don Piontek I get to talk to a lot of finishing systems vendors as part of my job. It's no secret that the U.S. print and finishing sector has been quite a challenge for these folks over the past five years, or so. Economic conditions and the continuing…
Get Ready for All-in-One Printing/Finishing!
By Don Piontek Throughout the years, press and bindery have always been two separate entities, each with its own skill set and workflow. The very nature of offset printing (please, DON'T stop the presses!) dictated full speed ahead on the press. Believe me,…
PURFection
By Don Piontek PUR adhesive has solved a lot of problems in the bindery. The standard EVA hot-melt adhesive used for most soft-cover binding ran into it's technological limits some years ago. The photo book segment wanted better “lay open” for photo album…