looking for advice about a good "book binding machine"

[brahim]

Hello everyone,
I would like to buy a perfect book binding machine, I don't have a large volume of books to glue per day, but on the other hand I am looking for an excellent finishing, I prefer it to be manual (cheaper than automatic).
I took a look at Chinese machines that I found on the Alibaba site, but I'm a little scared about the quality, is there someone who uses these machines to give me some advice , or suggestions for certain machines. thank you.

 

[Ynot_UK]

Unless you are technically very competent, you want a machine that is commonplace for a reason, one that you can find technicians to work on, from a manufacturer that will support with parts, etc. Look to a used/refurbished Horizon, Duplo, etc.

 

[Puch]

You can't finish even a short-run job on those machines. Every piece will be different, which is undesirable. I would buy this one:

DUPLO DB-280 PERFECT BINDER | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for DUPLO DB-280 PERFECT BINDER at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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There are another such small, but automatized binder out there, the Sterling Digibinder. In Europe, you can find them occassionally under the name FKS 2000.

 

[davidspiel]

You can purchase a Sterling Digibinder through our company. See this:

Perfect Binding Machines | Spiel Associates, INC

Spiel Associates, INC will provide you with perfect binders for your manufacturing purposes. Come to our website to learn more about our hardware.

spielassociates.com

 

[jdr999]

We recently purchased a Digibinder Plus SG and couldn't be happier. Paired with their Iglue, the bind strength on digitally printed stocks is stellar.

The machine is simple to use, deadly accurate, and repeatable. I felt it was a better product than the Duplo. Spiel was awesome to deal with as well.

You will find plenty of uses for it. I just did a small run this week of only 6 landscaped books that were too large to saddle stitch. The Digibinder worked great. All 6 were perfect -- even the first.