Perfect Binders Comparison Chart

Large format perfect binders for PUR and EVA glue. Best choice for difficult paper materials, such as highly coated stocks.

Large format perfect binding machine (A3+). With PGO roughening system. suitable for coated papers.

Standard format perfect binding machine (up to A4+). Semi-automated. With PGO roughening system, suitable for coated papers.

Compact small format (up to A4 portrait and landscape)manually operated glue binder.

Up to oversized A3 portrait
Height from10 up to 455 mm (17.9 inches)
Book width: from 140 mm up to 320 mm (12.6 inches)

0,1 - 50 mm (0.004 - 1.97")

Soft cover books: 100 books per hour
Hard cover books: 60 books per hour

Up to 450 binding cycles per hour / up to 180 books per hour

Pureva Smart is stand-alone. All others are compact desk top solutions

No adjustment needed for thickness or format (width or height)

Yes. Built-in casing-in system

Yes. Hard cover toolkit optional.

A4 Portrait book (spine length 297 mm), thickness 5 mm: 66 books with 1 dl (or 100 g) of glue
A4 Portrait book (spine length 297 mm), thickness 10 mm: 33 books with 1 dl (or 100 g) of glue
A4 Portrait book (spine length 297 mm), thickness 20 mm: 16 books with 1 dl (or 100 g) of glue

PUR: 0,5 dl, EVA: No adhesive loss (can be re-heated)

EVA: No adhesive loss (can be re-heated)

Pureva Smart: automated roughening, gluing and nipping - All others are manually operated

Fastbind glue contact roller / glue penetration to spine with gravity

New type dust free PGO roughener. Optimized for both PUR and EVA binding.

PGO roughener

PUR (cleaning of glue tank after use required. takes a few minutes)
EVA (cleaning of glue tank not needed)

EVA (no cleaning of glue tank required)

EVA: Fastbind Hot melt type 10.0
PUR: Henkel PUR 3317

Fastbind hot melt type 10.0

Electronic. Two temperature settings, one for PUR and one for EVA. One button easy to use interface.

With bi-metal thermostat

Yes. Automatic switch off in 10 hours after machine is switched ON.

No. Recommended to use external timer switch for auto-off.

Highly recommended. Machine equipped with extraction unit connection & hood.

Extractor not required, tested for safe use in office environment.

Yes

No.

Yes

Hard and soft cover toolkit, 1 x EVA glue cartridge,1 x PUR glue cartridge, 2 x cartridge grippers, storage locker for glue cartridges, funnels for glue filling, 2 x gluer caps, tool for gluer cap, glue drop cards, power cord, 50 mm and 100 mm adapters for fume extraction

Soft cover tool set, drop cards, power cord

PUR glue cartridge, EVA glue cartridge

Large format hard cover tool set

Small format hard cover tool set

Fastbind large format case maker: a46a, a46z or H46Pro. Fastbind medium format case maker H32Pro

Fastbind medium format case maker  H32Pro

Fastbind large format creasers: C500, C500e and Rollo

Fastbind smaller format creasers: C33, C400 or any Fastbind large format creasers: C500, C500e and Rollo

Fastbind Presso, Fastbind Pressomatic

PUREX single arm recirculating fume extractor, Vacuum Sealer (to seal opened PUR glue bags), Sidose FL-32H Laminator

Sidose FL-32H Laminator