Fastbind Elite™: the heavy duty glue binder

A4 Heavy Duty Glue Binder Fastbind Elite

Dust free spine roughening
Compact and fully featured
No set-up times or book format adjustments needed
Compatible with: Fastbind Case Makers, Fastbind Creasers, Fastbind Presso

The manual Fastbind Elite EVA hot melt binding machine offers the greatest flexibility for any print environment. It quickly produces hard and soft cover books as well as Manager covers, tear-off pads and strip binding with even difficult papers thanks to its rotary roughening unit..

Why buy several binders when all you need is one? Elite is ideal for print or copy shops, publishers, binderies, educational institutions and photographers. The end result is perfect binding that is strong, square and cost-effective. The Elite perfect binder will bind books up to A4/US letter portrait (320 mm / 12.6 inches in length & 235 mm / 9.3 inches in height).

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Elite: Hard Cover Book

With the Fastbind Elite, it is easier than ever to bind hard cover books.

Just insert your cover. Block it. Insert the content between endpapers. Turn and apply the glue to the spine. Turn back and release the book. Apply pressure to form the groove on both sides. Your book is ready.

This is the perfect solution for on-demand and personalised books.

No adjustments between sizes from matchbox up to A4+.
No adjustments for thickness, up to 50 mm or 1.97 in
The only supplies needed are the endpapers.

Features

Easy and safe glue application

Easy to use

Dust-free PGO roughener

PGO roughener

Roughener - PGO

The Fastbind Elite features the exclusive Paper Grain Opening (PGO) system. Unlike other spine rougheners that grind the spine creating lots of noise and dust, the PGO opens the paper grain with very little noise and no paper dust! The operator can control the number of PGO passes to ensure a solid bind.

Easy to use

Easier to learn than an office copier! Anyone can be making professional quality books and reports in minutes. It self adjusts for book thickness from 2 to 400 pages.

Accessories

Cover trimmer

Hard cover toolkit

OPTIONAL TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

Cover Trimmer

The optional cover trimmer eliminates the need to measure and set-up a cumbersome guillotine trimmer. Slip the cover excess into the slot, rest the book block on the rail and then pull the rotary handle across the book for a perfect trim.

Hard Cover Toolkit

The optional hardcover toolkit consists of a nipping bar and a special paper guide. The special shape of the bar gives a professional look to the finished book.

Specifications

	Europe / U.S.A.
Capacity cycles/hour	Up to 450
Capacity books/hour*	Up to 180
Min-max binding thickness	0.1–40 mm / 0.004–1.6 inches
Max. binding length	320 mm / 12.6 inches
Max. binding height	235 mm / 9.3 inches
Max cover thickness **	400 g/m² / 225 index
Voltage	220–240 V / 110–115 V
Frequency	50–60 Hz / 50–60 Hz
Max current	3 A / 5.5 A
Machine dimensions (W x D x H)	890 x 470 x 470 mm / 35.0 x 18.5 x 18.5 inches
Box dimensions (W x D x H)	990 x 580 x 580 mm / 39.0 x 22.9 x 22.9 inches
Net/gross weight	37/40 kg / 82/88 lbs
* Production time depends on operator ** Depending on specification of material Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.