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The Binding Edge includes informative articles that help bindery and loose leaf facilities of all types improve their processes and keep up on the latest technologies. Each issue features a profile on a current bindery or loose leaf operation and covers solid business topics that can help with everyday business decisions. In addition, The Binding Edge also features the latest industry news and information on new products.

The Riverside Group – Adapting to Change & Investing in the Future

As a full-service post press company with an emphasis on case binding, the Riverside Group is able to provide a complete spectrum of services and products ranging from binding and diecutting to laminating and folding from one location in Rochester. Riverside’s primary customer base covers the greater Northeast region of the United States, however, it is steadily growing to include customers across the nation. MORE...

Perfect Binding for Digital Print

Like digital printing, digital finishing is driven by performance, quality and cost. Some digital printing devices are equipped with finishing units capable of performing binding and finishing functions – including perfect binding – in-line. This makes the process of printing a complete book more efficient because it eliminates a material handling step from the workflow, sparing time and expense, but it also can limit an application’s variety and production speed. MORE...

ecoGenesis Allows RF Welding of Green Materials

A proprietary radio frequency (RF) welding technology from Genesis Plastics Welding is expanding the capabilities of traditional RF welding machines, allowing them to bond a wider array of materials, including many considered more “green,” or ecologically friendly. MORE...

The Latest…

President Signs CPSIA Exemption for Children's Books

On August 18, 2011, three years after the enactment of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, President Obama signed a bill into law that exempts “ordinary” children’s books and paper-based printed materials from CPSIA’s rigorous environmental and consumer regulation testing provisions. This new law exempts most books from the testing requirements entirely, including those produced before 1986. It now includes books with spiral bindings and laminates, which are categories that had not been previously covered under the stay of enforcement. The bill broadly defines the term “ordinary” book to include “books printed on paper or board using process inks that are bound and finished using conventional methods.” Some categories of books will still need to test for lead, including novelty and book-plus titles, but this new legislation offers some potential relief. "There were many on both sides of the political aisle who worked tirelessly to strike the right legislative balance between keeping children safe and regulating children's products in a common-sense manner," said Gary Jones, assistant vice president for environmental, health and safety affairs at the Printing Industries of America (PIA). For more information on CPSC regulations, visit www.cpsc.gov.

Hang Names PFP Exclusive North American Distributor

Constantin Hang Maschinen-Production GmbH (Hang), Germany, has named Print Finishing Partners (PFP), Lakewood Ranch, FL, as the exclusive North American distributor for its paper drills and riveting machines. Hang has been known as a progressive fastening technology expert for more than 100 years, offering paper drilling machines, riveting solutions and eyeleting machines. PFP was chosen as the sole North American distributor because of their expertise and reputation in the print finishing industry in both Germany and North America. For more information, call 941.927.5933 or visit www.printfp.com.

BAUM and QuadTech Sign Formal License Agreement

Baumfolder Corporation, Sidney, OH, and QuadTech, Marlborough, MA, have signed a formal strategic license agreement that allows BAUM to manufacture and distribute the full range of QuadTech hopper loaders and conveyors under the BAUM label outside of the Quad/Graphics group of companies. Under this agreement, BAUM also will be the manufacturer of QuadTech hopper loaders and conveyors for use within the Quad/Graphics group of companies. Sales of these new products will be managed by BAUM’s direct sales team. For more information on the complete line of BAUM material handling and loading equipment, call 800.543.6107 or email Baumfolder@baumfolder.com.