The industry’s first combined PUR/EVA table top perfect binder for less than £10,000 – available from Ashgate Automation.
Fastbind’s expertise in making high quality, low volume EVA perfect binders has now been turned to PUR too. The result is PUREVA XT – an innovative and versatile system, sold in the UK by Ashgate Automation, which can meet all of your perfect binding needs at a price that is unparalleled in the industry.
When needed, anyone can now take advantage of PUR hot melt quality, which can be between 40 and 60% stronger than EVA, while still retaining EVA capability for the many jobs that it is best suited for, all within a binder that costs less than £10,000. Fastbind claims that the system costs one third of the price, generates one third of the operating costs, and takes up one third of the space needed by traditional perfect binding solutions.
Designed and built with the short run, digital printer in mind, what sets the PUREVA apart is that, through an integrated casing-in system, the compact, table top binder enables both soft and hard cover binding in a single machine, using a choice of standard EVA or PUR hot melts, depending upon the job in hand.
It also introduces new interchangeable glue cartridges and a quick release handle that allows for fast switching between EVA and PUR glues. While traditional PUR machines can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain, the PUREVA XT has an innovative glue mechanism that is easily cleaned and even changed, with electronic adjustable temperature control and single button operation when switching between glue types. Its ‘closed tank’ system is normally found on far more expensive binders.
It also has a totally new kind of rail mechanism for the glue applicator. The applicator glides effortlessly over the book block with almost no resistance. The large handle is placed low in front of the applicator for ease of use.
A new PGO Microcut roughener optimises the cutting pattern to increase glue penetration for better binding strength. Unlike other spine rougheners that grind the spine, creating noise and dust, the PGO opens the paper grain with very little noise and almost no paper dust.
Built on the same chassis as the popular Fastbind Elite XT perfect binder, PUREVA XT users can be certain of reliable performance. Virtually any binding job up to SRA3 size or A4 landscape and up to 45 mm thick can be accommodated. It is simple to use, and requires no set up times or book format adjustments, being self-adjusting for book thicknesses from one to 1000 pages (depending on paper stock). Easy manual operation and rugged construction means low maintenance and years of dependable use.
The PUREVA XT sits alongside the rest of the Fastbind range, and can be combined with Fastbind’s casemakers for high quality hard cover books and photo albums – most particularly the Casematic H46PRO case making machine, which manufactures the hard cases that can then be bound on the new machine with either PUR or EVA adhesive.
‘Short run soft and hard cover books are growing in demand and have become one of the most profitable products you can offer. Because it is dramatically smaller and considerably lower priced than traditional PUR machines, virtually any print shop can incorporate the flexibility of the PUREVA XT into its existing environment. This is a breakthrough not only for the small to medium sized printers but large binderies as well,’ said Lewis Price, sales director, Ashgate Automation.
‘The PUREVA XT is now the pinnacle of the Fastbind range. We could always offer on demand bespoke hard case binding, and with the addition of PUREVA XT into the range, users now can take advantage of the benefits which PUR has over traditional EVA hotmelts, without losing sight of the fact that, for many applications, EVA is still a more suitable choice for book binding.’
PUREVA XT is available now and can be viewed at Ashgate Automation’s showroom.
