Perfect Binders & Booklet Makers
Perfect binders and automated booklet systems for books, manuals, catalogs, and saddle-stitched booklets.
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Challenge
Challenge Combination Series Paper Joggers
Challenge Combination Series joggers are the bindery workhorses for squaring large-format stock ahead of the cutter or folder: table sizes run from 20x26" to 28x40", each handling piles up to 4" high. The table tilts from flat to 60 degrees, accepts accessory dividers for jogging multiple lifts of smaller stock at once, and the Dial-a-Jog control adjusts the jogging action with toggle or hands-free foot-switch operation. Made in the USA.
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Challenge EH-3 Three-Spindle Paper Drill
The Challenge EH-3 has been the print industry's standard 3-hole drill for over 50 years: hydraulic power drives all three spindles through piles up to 2-1/2" thick at up to 18 strokes per minute. Fast head adjustments, a flexible backgauge, and automatic drill return keep 3-hole work moving in any copy center or in-plant shop. Made in Michigan, USA.
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Challenge Handy-Drill Tabletop Paper Drill
The Challenge Handy-Drill puts real 2-1/2" pile drilling capacity on a tabletop: pull the hand lever and the spindle motor starts automatically, then shuts off when the lever returns. Interlocked chip-collector cups double as safety covers that cut motor power during bit changes, and four adjustable backgauge stops handle multi-hole patterns. At 70 lbs and 115 V, it fits any copy room. Made in the USA.
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Challenge Handy-Jog Tabletop Paper Jogger
The Challenge Handy-Jog puts quiet, powerful jogging on a tabletop: it squares piles up to 3" high and sheets up to 11x17" with a maintenance-free drive, front-side loading, and a choice of three trays — standard, slotted check tray, or large 11x17" tray. An optional instant-on foot switch keeps both hands on the stock. At 15 lbs it lives next to the cutter or copier. Made in the USA.
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Challenge Handy-Padder Tabletop Padding Press
The Challenge Handy-Padder turns a corner of any workbench into a padding station: its 8-degree slanted table gravity-aligns up to 8,000 letter-size sheets of 20# bond, quick-release clamps lock the load in seconds, and the self-locking swivel table turns so you load, clamp, and pad from one position. All-steel construction with an extended rear stabilizer keeps it planted under a full load. Made in the USA.
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Challenge iJOG Paper Jogger
The Challenge iJOG squares a 4" pile of stock up to 13x19" in seconds with electro-mechanical jogging, front-side loading, and foot-pedal control. Add the air-assist option — adjustable from zero to 112 CFM — to blow static out of digitally printed sheets while jogging, the common cure for feeding and finishing problems downstream of a digital press. Made in the USA.
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Challenge JF Single-Spindle Paper Drill
The Challenge JF is an industrial-grade single-spindle floor drill that punches through 2" piles with foot-pedal operation, leaving both hands free to handle stock. The auto-trip side guide advances through up to seven backgauge stops automatically for multi-hole patterns, and optional attachments add round cornering, slitting, and slotting to one machine. Made in the USA.
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Challenge MiniPadder Tabletop Padding Press
The Challenge MiniPadder is a 15 lb all-steel tabletop press for low-volume padding: load up to a 5" stack of sheets as large as 11x17", clamp with the thumb-screw bar, and apply padding compound. Small enough to store in a cabinet between jobs and ship by UPS or FedEx, it is the lowest-cost way to bring notepad production in-house. Made in the USA.
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Challenge MS-5 Multiple-Spindle Paper Drill
The Challenge MS-5 drills up to 5 holes in a single hydraulic, foot-pedal-activated stroke through piles up to 2-1/2" thick — the production paper drill for shops running multi-hole patterns all day. Three drill heads come standard (expandable to five), and optional 1-3/8" narrow heads handle tight medical-form hole patterns in one cycle. Made in the USA.
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Challenge Paddy Wagon Padding Press
The Challenge Paddy Wagon is the original patented rolling padding press: tilt it back and its 30-degree table slant gravity-aligns up to 15,000 letter-size sheets of 20# bond, clamp the load in seconds, then tilt upright and pad. Built-in shelves hold glue and tools and catch drips, and heavy-duty casters roll the whole press to the cutter or out of the way to dry. Made in the USA.
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Duplo
Duplo 150 Booklet System
The Duplo 150 Booklet System is the entry point to professional in-house bookletmaking: a heavy-duty DSC-10/60i air-suction collator feeding the compact DBM-150 bookletmaker and DBM-150T face trimmer. It collates flat offset or digital sheets and delivers saddle-stitched, folded, and trimmed booklets up to 25 sheets at up to 2,400 sets per hour — manuals, catalogs, reports, and CD-size collateral, all off-line so one system can finish output from multiple presses.
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Duplo 150 Digital Booklet System
The Duplo 150 Digital Booklet System pairs the DSF-2200 dual-bin suction sheet feeder with the DBM-150S bookletmaker (plus optional DBM-150T face trimmer) to turn pre-collated digital press output into saddle-stitched booklets at up to 1,720 sets per hour. Ultrasonic double-feed detection, a built-in anti-static device, and optional 1D/2D barcode kits keep variable-count jobs feeding with full set integrity — Duplo's most affordable path from digital print to finished booklet.
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Duplo 350 Booklet System
The Duplo 350 Booklet System is the mid-range step up from the 150: the DSC-10/60 suction collator feeds the DBM-350 bookletmaker and DBM-350T trimmer, producing saddle-stitched, folded, and face-trimmed booklets at up to 3,000 sets per hour. Two heavy-duty DeLuxe stitch heads position the stitch and fold roller gap automatically to spine thickness, towers chain up to 40 bins, and an optional DSS-350 module square-backs the spine for a perfect-bound look.
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Duplo 350i Digital Booklet System
The Duplo 350i Digital Booklet System feeds pre-collated digital press output through the DSF-2200 dual-bin suction feeder into the DBM-350 bookletmaker and DBM-350T face trimmer, delivering stitched, folded, and trimmed booklets at up to 3,000 sets per hour. Ultrasonic double-feed detection and optional 1D/2D barcode reading keep variable-count jobs honest, and the optional DSS-350 square spine module gives booklets a lay-flat, perfect-bound look.
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Duplo 700i Booklet System
The Duplo 700i pairs the DSC-10/60i Suction Collator with the DBM-700 Bookletmaker to collate, stitch, fold, and face trim booklets in one automated line at up to 5,200 booklets per hour. It produces saddle stitched booklets up to 30 sheets, or up to 50 sheets with a square spine finish, and supports 4-stitch production for landscape catalogs and calendars. Job setup is fully automated from the PC Controller, making it a strong fit for shops running longer booklet work on demand.
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Duplo 700i Digital Booklet System
The Duplo 700i Digital Booklet System feeds pre-collated digital output through the DSF-2200 dual-bin suction feeder into the fully automated DBM-700 bookletmaker and DBM-700T fore-edge trimmer. It saddle-stitches booklets up to 30 sheets — or 50 sheets square-spined — at up to 3,272 booklets per hour, and with the gutter cutter and 4-stitch kit it doubles up small-format work to 9,600 booklets per hour. Every setting from stitch position to fold roller gap is automated for sub-60-second changeovers.
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Duplo 700i PRO Digital Booklet System
The Duplo 700i PRO is the top of the 700i family: the high-capacity DSF-6000 sheet feeder (24-inch pile, with optional DSF-CFL cover feeder) drives the DBM-700 bookletmaker and DBM-700T trimmer at up to 4,800 sets per hour — 50% faster than the standard 700i Digital. It saddle-stitches up to 30 sheets, square-spines up to 50, and automates every stitch, fold, and trim setting from the PC Controller for changeovers in under a minute.
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Duplo DB-300 Perfect Binder
The Duplo DB-300 is a stand-alone single clamp perfect binder built for bringing book, manual, and report production in-house. It produces square-back books up to 2 inches thick at up to 400 cycles per hour, with milling, notching, side gluing, and adjustable nipping handled in one compact floor unit. It runs standard EVA hot-melt with a Planamelt option for coated and uncoated stocks, all controlled from a 7 inch color touchscreen.
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Duplo DPB-500 Perfect Binder
The Duplo DPB-500 is a fully automatic single clamp perfect binder engineered for short to medium runs and variable data book production. It cycles up to 525 times per hour and automatically adjusts side glue wheels, scoring wheels, and cover guides to each book's thickness, so a single operator can run books from 0.04 to 2.01 inches thick back to back. A vacuum belt cover feeder with miss and double feed detection plus a 20 job touchscreen memory keep changeovers to a button press.
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Duplo DSC-10/60i Suction Collator
The Duplo DSC-10/60i is the air-suction collator at the heart of Duplo's booklet systems — and a productive machine on its own, turning uncollated sheets into pre-sorted sets at up to 10,000 sets per hour. Each of its 10 bins has patented dual-fan separation and high-resolution misfeed/double-feed sensors, towers chain up to 60 bins, and the Intelligent Multi-Bin Feed function merges offset, digital, and variable-data stock into one collated stream.
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Duplo DSF-2200 Sheet Feeder
The Duplo DSF-2200 is a dual-bin suction sheet feeder that streams pre-collated digital press output into Duplo bookletmakers at up to 200 sheets per minute. Eight suction belts with front and side air separation, a built-in anti-static device, and per-bin ultrasonic double-feed detection handle heavy-coverage digital stock reliably, while optional 1D/2D barcode kits verify every set for variable-data work.
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Duplo DSF-6000 Sheet Feeder
The Duplo DSF-6000 is the high-capacity production feeder behind the 700i PRO: a 24-inch pile of pre-collated digital output feeds continuously at up to 600 sheets per minute through air-suction separation with automated side and rear guides and a 10-sheet buffer. Optical plus ultrasonic double-feed detection, OMR, and optional barcode readers keep every booklet set complete, and the optional DSF-CFL dual-tray cover feeder merges covers up to 24 inches long in-line.
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Duplo Esper DM-230V Direct Mail Collator
The Duplo Esper DM-230V is a 23-station collator purpose-built for direct mail: it gathers assorted marketing literature — single sheets, folded pieces, even thin booklets — at up to 9,000 sets per hour and wraps each set in a cover from the dedicated cover station. Postcard through A3 stock runs from a color touchscreen with full misfeed, jam, and missing-document detection on every station.
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Duplo iSaddle 5.0 Saddle Stitching System
The Duplo iSaddle 5.0 is a production saddle stitching system that scores and plough-folds each collated set — the way a commercial bindery does — for thicker, flatter booklets than a conventional bookletmaker. Fed by DSC-10/60i collator towers (up to 60 bins), it stitches with heavy-duty Hohner heads and trims at up to 5,050 booklets per hour, handling 12" x 12", letter landscape, and long-cover formats up to 14" x 24" sheets.
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Duplo UJ-600AS Anti-Static Air Jogger
The Duplo UJ-600AS jogs up to 700 sheets square while an ionized air blower strips the static out of digital output — the prep step that prevents jams and misfeeds in cutters, collators, feeders, and folders. Hands-free auto start/stop or foot-pedal operation and adjustable air strength make it a set-beside-anything utility for any digital print room.
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Formax
Formax Coil100 Electric Coil Inserting & Crimping System
The Formax Coil100 threads plastic spiral coils from 1/4" to 3/4" through punched booklets with an electric rubber roller, binding up to 80 books per hour on documents up to 16 mm thick. An integrated cut-and-crimp tool finishes each coil at a 45-degree angle, and the compact all-metal unit works stand-alone or attaches to the Punch100 for a complete punch-and-bind system.
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Formax Comb100 Manual Comb Binding System
The Formax Comb100 opens and closes plastic binding combs from 1/4" to 2", securing booklets up to 480 sheets at up to 250 booklets per hour. Its lever-activated open/close mechanism with precision closure control lets pages be added or removed without damaging the document, and the all-metal unit works stand-alone or attaches to the Punch100 for a complete punch-and-bind system.
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Formax Punch100 Modular Electric Punching System
The Formax Punch100 is a foot-pedal-activated electric punch that swaps between tool-free interchangeable dies for double-loop wire, plastic comb, and spiral coil, so one machine covers every binding style. Its precision vertical punching system uses gravity for consistent hole placement on stacks up to 3.5 mm thick and sheets up to 13.4 inches wide, and the modular design accepts the Wire100, Comb100, or Coil100 binding modules to build a complete punch-and-bind station.
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Formax Punch100A Semi-Automatic Electric Punch
The Formax Punch100A adds an automatic paper sensor and auto-eject to heavy-duty die punching: insert a lift against the paper stop, the punch fires, and sheets eject neatly onto the catch tray, ready for binding. Rated at 1,200 cycles per hour for up to 36,000 punched sheets per hour, it delivers up to three times the productivity of standard tabletop punches and takes the same tool-free interchangeable dies for wire, comb, and coil.
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Formax Punch200 Heavy-Duty Electric Punch
The Formax Punch200 is a production-grade punch that cycles up to 3,000 times per hour on sheet stacks up to 4 mm thick and up to 19.7 inches wide, with micro-switch sensor or foot-pedal activation. Split two-part dies for wire, comb, and coil change in under three minutes, and an eccentric shaft adjustment accommodates resharpened dies for long service life. Pair it with the Wire200 or Wire300 for production punch-and-bind work.
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Formax ReadyCoilM Combination Punch & Coil Inserter
The Formax ReadyCoilM puts a manual lever-activated punch and an electric coil inserter in one compact unit: punch up to 8,000 sheets per hour, then let the powered roller thread PVC spiral coil through booklets up to 160 sheets at up to 50 booklets per hour. The integrated cutting and crimping tool finishes each coil with a professional 45-degree crimp, making it an economical all-in-one for offices with low to medium coil-binding volume.
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Formax ReadyCombE Electric Punch & Comb Binding System
The Formax ReadyCombE pairs a foot-pedal electric punch rated at up to 16,000 sheets per hour with a lever-operated comb closer that binds booklets up to 480 sheets with combs from 1/4" to 2". Hardened, individually disengageable punch pins, precision vertical punching, and quick-adjust knobs for page size and binding dimensions make it a productive step up for low-to-medium volume comb binding.
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Formax ReadyCombM+ Manual Punch & Comb Binding System
The Formax ReadyCombM+ combines lever-activated punching and comb binding in one 26.5-lb all-metal unit, punching up to 12,000 sheets per hour and binding booklets up to 480 sheets with combs from 1/4" to 2". Precision vertical punching, hardened disengageable punch pins, and a one-second page-size adjustment knob make it an easy fit for offices that bind reports and manuals in-house.
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Formax ReadyWire 2B/3B Manual Punch & Wire Binding System
The Formax ReadyWire Basic is an all-in-one manual punch and wire binder for offices with low binding volumes, using an ergonomic two-lever process: a low-force lever punches up to 20 sheets at a time, and a second lever closes the wire. The 2B (2:1 pitch) handles wire from 1/4" to 1-1/4" for booklets up to 280 sheets, while the 3B (3:1 pitch) gives a more refined look on booklets up to 135 sheets, both at up to 200 books per hour.
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Formax ReadyWire 2E/3E Electric Punch & Wire Binding System
The Formax ReadyWire Electric pairs foot-pedal electric punching at up to 16,000 sheets per hour with manual wire closing in one compact all-metal unit, binding up to 250 books per hour. The 2E (2:1 pitch) accommodates wire from 1/4" to 1-1/2" for booklets up to 340 sheets; the 3E (3:1 pitch) gives a more refined look on booklets up to 135 sheets. Precision vertical punching and tool-free setup keep hole placement consistent on larger document sets.
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Formax ReadyWire 2M/3M Manual Punch & Wire Binding System
The Formax ReadyWire Manual is a heavy-duty all-in-one punch and wire binder for low to moderate volumes, with precision vertical punching, tool-free adjustments, and individually disengageable hardened punch pins. The 2M (2:1 pitch) accommodates wire from 1/4" to 1-1/2" for booklets up to 340 sheets; the 3M (3:1 pitch) gives a more refined look on booklets up to 135 sheets — both punch up to 12,000 sheets per hour and bind up to 200 books per hour.
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Formax Square iT Squareback Booklet Finisher
The Square iT gives stapled booklets a professional, perfect-bound look at up to 1,800 books per hour, handling booklets up to 9 1/2x12 3/4" and 24 sheets (96 pages). Squareback booklets lie flat for easier trimming, stacking, and shipping, and even allow printing on the spine. The quiet, all-metal unit works as a hand-feed tabletop finisher or in-line with digital finishing equipment.
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Formax Square iT2 Squareback Booklet Finisher with Trimmer
The Square iT2 squares booklet bindings and trims the face edge in a single pass, producing up to 900 finished booklets per hour with a 20,000-booklet monthly duty cycle. It handles books up to 50 stapled sheets (200 pages) and 12.6x12.2", with top-and-bottom side trimming for full-bleed work. A color touchscreen with step-by-step graphics, programmable jobs, and a belt-driven outfeed stacker make it easy for any operator to run, hand-fed or in-line with a digital printer.
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Formax Wire100 Manual Wire Binding System
The Formax Wire100 is a compact manual closer for double-loop wire bindings, handling both 2:1 and 3:1 pitch and wire diameters from 1/4" to 1-1/2" for booklets up to 340 sheets. A low-pressure lever and integrated wire holding station let one operator close up to 250 books per hour, and its modular design attaches to the front of the Punch100 for a complete punch-and-bind station.
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Formax Wire200 Electric Wire Binding System
The Formax Wire200 closes double-loop wire bindings electrically with a foot pedal, producing up to 400 books per hour on documents up to 340 sheets and 14 inches wide. A quick-adjust diameter knob, easy-load wire holder, and automatic safety shut-off keep production moving, and pairing it with the Punch200 builds a production-level punch-and-bind line.
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Formax Wire300 Wide-Format Electric Wire Binding System
The Formax Wire300 offers all the features of the Wire200 electric wire closer with the capacity to bind booklets and calendars up to 19.6 inches wide. Foot-pedal operation delivers up to 400 books per hour on documents up to 340 sheets, with a quick-adjust diameter knob, easy-load wire holder, and automatic safety shut-off for consistent, professional results.
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MBM
MBM FC10 Plus Friction Feed Collator
The FC10 Plus is a 10-bin friction-feed collator that assembles up to 3,600 sets per hour from sheets as large as 12.9x18.5", feeding stocks from 20 to 100 lbs. Self-centering guides adjust to paper size automatically, bin-empty sensors and programmable batch, insertion, and alternate-bin modes keep long jobs unattended, and offset stacking keeps finished sets separated. Pair it in-line with the MBM SF2 bookletmaker for a complete collate-stitch-fold booklet system.
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MBM FMM3 Three-Spindle Paper Drill
The FMM3 is a three-spindle floor-model paper drill that punches through a full 2" lift in one stroke, with adjustable heads for custom hole spacing and an easy-glide table on bearings with a built-in measuring scale. It accepts 1/8" to 1/2" drill bits and ships with three 1/4" bits and a solid-carbide bit sharpener, making it a fast prep station for 3-ring, coil, and wire binding work.
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MBM iBooklet Tabletop Booklet Maker
The iBooklet is a compact tabletop booklet maker that staples and folds up to 800 booklets per hour from sets of up to 16 sheets, with saddle, side, and corner staple modes. It adjusts stapling and folding positions automatically for the selected paper size, with preset buttons for letter, legal, and ledger plus programmable custom lengths. At a 19x19" footprint and 55 lbs it fits offices, schools, and small print shops that outgrow hand stapling.
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MBM SF2 Wire-Stitch Bookletmaker
The SF2 jogs, stitches, and folds up to 100-page booklets at 2,300 sets per hour using a wire-fed stitching system that runs about 65,000 booklets per wire spool — far cheaper per stitch than pre-formed staples. It works as a standalone bookletmaker or in-line with collators like the MBM FC10 Plus (interface included), with moveable magnetic stitching heads, adjustable staple leg length, and one-step wire threading for fast setup. An optional face trimmer, activated clinch, and corner/side stitch gate round out the system.
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MBM Sprint 3000 Booklet Maker
The Sprint 3000 jogs, staples, and folds in one operation, producing up to 1,500 booklet sets per hour from 25-sheet lifts — up to 100-page booklets off-line. Two stapling heads with four stapling positions run on 210-staple sticks, and a powered exit conveyor stacks finished booklets and folds away for storage. Mounted on heavy-duty casters with a transparent safety cover that stops the machine when open, it suits print shops moving past tabletop booklet making.
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MBM StitchMaster Saddle & Flat Wire Stitcher
The StitchMaster is a heavy-duty, spool-fed wire stitcher that binds documents up to 60 sheets, with a work table that switches between flat and saddle stitching in seconds. The wire-fed magnetic stitching head threads in one step and forms staples from spool wire, cutting consumable cost versus pre-formed staples, while foot-pedal operation keeps both hands on the work. Compact at 15x16", it mounts to most worktables and handles paper from 2x2" up to 11x17".
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Perfecta
Perfecta BP SDY Three-Knife Trimmer
The Perfecta BP SDY is an offline three-knife trimmer that trims books, brochures, magazines, and catalogs on all three sides in one pass, at up to 25 cycles per minute on a rigid cast-iron frame. A servo-driven backgauge and feeder clamp position each stack precisely, the Cutpit touchscreen stores jobs with return- and continuous-mode operation, and quick-change knife cassettes and lightweight cast-aluminum cutting plates keep format changes short for digital and short-run book work.
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Skandacor
Skandacor FINISHpro DX 1531 Case Maker & Sheet Duplexer
The FINISHpro DX 1531 is an automatic case making and sheet duplexing machine for medium-scale book manufacturers, producing hardcover cases up to 15.7x31.5 inches at up to 5 pieces per minute with a single operator. Automatic feeding, positioning, and anti-skew technology align boards, center strips, and cover sheets, while the hot-melt gluing station self-cleans and job changeovers between sheet sizes are fully automatic. An optional finished-case stacker with foldable trolley streamlines handling.
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