Trade printer Hero Print has invested in a major upgrade to its perfect binder by installing a PUR attachment and converting all of its bound magazines over to using the PUR glue and process.
The company has been perfect binding in house for seven years and due to a surge in perfect bound and PUR orders felt it was time to make the jump to PUR glue for all booklets. "It was largely about peace of mind for us," said Alex Coulson, National Manager of Hero Print. "We were getting so many booklet orders it was becoming difficult to choose which books should be perfect bound and which books required the extra strength binding that PUR provides. By upgrading the machine permanently we are able to offer a much more durable bind on all books and not have the headache of picking and choosing."
PUR bound books use a polyurethane glue which seeps in between ground notches in the spine and provides an extremely tough set booklet that is almost impossible to pull apart. It is ideal for booklets that see heavy usage over a long period of time. Catalogues, cookbooks and school year books are good examples of booklets that should always utilise the PUR process.
"Perfect binding has been great for us and always did the job for monthly mags and short term catalogues, the only problem with perfect binding glue is that the glue is only guaranteed for a year. The strength of PUR binding allows you to refer back to books indefinitely," said Coulson.
If you have time they would welcome a visit at their Alexandria plant in inner Sydney. Otherwise for more information on PUR binding from Hero Print call 1800 240 205, visit the website here or email for more information.