As the only hardcover crimper currently available on the market, this Pro Bind unit enjoys a clear advantage. For that reason, this review should probably be seen as more of an evaluation of whether a crimping machine is a necessary part of the process of hardbound book binding. In our opinion, the answer is a definite yes. In the following report, we will tell you what we consider to be some of the strengths and weaknesses of this particular machine as well as the advantages of the having your hardbound books run through a crimper.
Strengths:
1. The Pro Bind Hard Cover Crimper is a great tool to have around during the finishing process of thermal hardcover binding projects. What this machine does is to force the hot glue that the binding machine uses into the edges of the pages and up inside the spine. This helps to make sure that every page is in contact with the binding glue and will thus remain securely fastened into the book. If you don t use a crimper, there is always the increased danger that some of the pages will not be securely glued and will thus work themselves out of the document over time.
2. Another thing this crimper does a great job of is helping to shape the book s spine. This particular crimper utilizes a couple of rods that run along the spine of the books you are binding, giving the look of a professionally bound, library ready book. This is the best and most permanent kind of binding you can hope for, and really gives your documents and elegant look and feel.
3. This crimper also doubles as a cooling rack. At the end of the binding process, after the spine has been crimped, all you need to do is to leave the book right where it is and simply let the glue cool while you are binding the next book.
Weaknesses:
1. Though this machine does a great job, it is somewhat limited in that it can only crimp and cool one book at a time. What this does is limit the productivity of the crimper to somewhere around one book per minute. If you are just binding a few documents, you will find that fairly adequate. However, if you are in a situation where you want to bind and crimp large numbers of books, depending on your budget and time constraints, you may want to purchase a second machine to work alongside this one, essentially doubling your productivity.
2. This crimper will do a great job with most of the available paper stocks out there, but it shares the inherent limitations of thermal binding with the rest of the industry. In particular, this means that a lot of the glossier and thicker stocks have a difficult time remaining bound inside their books. One solution has always been to put two or three staples on the edges of the sheets you intend to bind. This seems to work well, remaining out of the sight of the end user, and virtually ensuring that the pages stay in the book, where they belong.
Author Resource:
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
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