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