Bookbinding

Bound to last from the first page to the very last,we produce hot melts that provide outstanding spine gluing, side gluing and tip-in performance.Our incomparable bookbinding adhesives give superior page pull strength and assured bonding, creating durable spines that can be trimmed just 30 seconds after binding.

PUR Hotmelts for all print finishing needs, including: perfect binding, drawn on cover work, rounding and backing, multishot systems, side gluing, tip ins

Spine glues capable of running at machine speeds from 1,000 to over 18,000 clamps per hour

• Hot melt adhesives suitable for fast in line trimming
• Primers for use in two shot binding operations

Hot melt adhesives that adhere to a wide range of paper and cover stocks

Side glues with open times to cope with various machine speeds

Peelable or permanent pressure sensitive adhesives for tip ins

• Products available in bulk
• The adhesives offer good adhesion to:
• Art papers
• Heavily coated papers
• Cross grain papers
• Wood free papers
• Newsprint
• Velum
• Plastics and metallised foils used for tip ins
• Successes have been achieved in:

Recyclability - spine glues that retain their integrity under the repulping processes used in papermaking, enabling the adhesive to be removed by filtration

• Resistance to residual ink solvents
• Low odour
• Clean running
• Improved lay flat properties
• Fast in line trimming