Solutions for the production of hardcover books as of volume 1
Whether you are producing photo books, books-on-demand or whether you are looking for an affordable entry-level solution for hardcover production, we offer the perfect machine solution for your requirements.
Whether you are producing photo books, books-on-demand or whether you are looking for an affordable entry-level solution for hardcover production, we offer the perfect machine solution for your requirements.
Entry-level solutions
When starting with the production of hardcover books, making them manually takes too much time whereas a fully automatic solution is cost-intensive.
Our XS series offers the perfect solution for starting machine-made production. Compact, affordable and of high quality.
Our XS series offers the perfect solution for starting machine-made production. Compact, affordable and of high quality.
PräDeka
The PräDeka system is designed to produce hardcover book cases for single (assorted) as well as small series of books.
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PräForm XS
The PräForm XS is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as small series of books.
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PräLeg XS
The PräLeg XS is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in binderies manufacturing one-offs as well as for short-run production in copy and print shops.
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PräziBind
PräziBind is a binding system consisting of three modules to produce layflat book blocks.
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Book-on-demand solutions
Book-on-demand is a publishing process for print products since the middle of the 1990ies. It is based on the digital printing technique: The print templates are prepared as digital data records and may be stored permanently by the supplier. Only after receipt of an order they are printed and/or products, even with volume 1.
Cover 1
Cover 1 is a semi-automatic casemaking system for one-off and multiple production of hardcover book cases.
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PräForm
The PräForm is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as series of books.
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PräForm Pro
The PräForm Pro is a case press and joint-setting machine for changing formats for pressing several books and setting the joint after casing-in.
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PräLeg
The PräLeg is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in bookbinderies manufacturing short-run and widely varying size books, as well as for series production in industrial bookbinderies and printing ...
Photo book solutions
A photo book is a digitally printed book. Its pages are created with photos and texts by the user itself. Besides digitally printed photo books, there are also photo books with genuine photo paper. Photo books which were launched massively in Germany in 2007, are competing with traditional photo albums.
PräDeka
The PräDeka system is designed to produce hardcover book cases for single (assorted) as well as small series of books.
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PräDeka XL
PräDeka XL is a very versatile case-making machine. Formats from 13 - 13 cm up to 52 x 110 cm may be processed. With hardly any setup time runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically. ...
PräForm
The PräForm is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as series of books.
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PräForm Pro
The PräForm Pro is a case press and joint-setting machine for changing formats for pressing several books and setting the joint after casing-in.
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PräForm XS
The PräForm XS is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as small series of books.
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PräLeg
The PräLeg is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in bookbinderies manufacturing short-run and widely varying size books, as well as for series production in industrial bookbinderies and printing ...
PräLeg XS
The PräLeg XS is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in binderies manufacturing one-offs as well as for short-run production in copy and print shops.
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PräziBind
PräziBind is a binding system consisting of three modules to produce layflat book blocks.
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PräziCase Pro
PräziCase Pro is a semi-automatic machine for the production of one-off and multiple book cases. Without complex set up runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically.
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PräziCoat
The PräziCoat is a solid two-roller gluing machine for both cold and hot glue.
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PräziCoat Pro
The PräziCoat Pro is a gluing machine with rotating doctor roll for the use of hotmelt gelatine (hot protein glue).
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Performance categories of machines
Our machines are ideal solutions for all tasks involved in the production of small and medium volumes.
The machines are are optimally attuned to one another in terms of performance and operation and may therefore be combined according to individual requirements.
The machines are are optimally attuned to one another in terms of performance and operation and may therefore be combined according to individual requirements.
Performance class 1: up to 50 pieces per hour
PräDeka
The PräDeka system is designed to produce hardcover book cases for single (assorted) as well as small series of books.
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PräForm XS
The PräForm XS is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as small series of books.
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PräLeg XS
The PräLeg XS is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in binderies manufacturing one-offs as well as for short-run production in copy and print shops.
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PräziBind
PräziBind is a binding system consisting of three modules to produce layflat book blocks.
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Performance class 2: up to 100 pieces per hour
PräDeka XL
PräDeka XL is a very versatile case-making machine. Formats from 13 - 13 cm up to 52 x 110 cm may be processed. With hardly any setup time runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically. ...
PräForm
The PräForm is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as series of books.
...
PräLeg
The PräLeg is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in bookbinderies manufacturing short-run and widely varying size books, as well as for series production in industrial bookbinderies and printing ...
PräziCoat
The PräziCoat is a solid two-roller gluing machine for both cold and hot glue.
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Performance class 3: as of 200 pieces per hour
Cover 1
Cover 1 is a semi-automatic casemaking system for one-off and multiple production of hardcover book cases.
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PräForm
The PräForm is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as series of books.
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PräForm Pro
The PräForm Pro is a case press and joint-setting machine for changing formats for pressing several books and setting the joint after casing-in.
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PräLeg
The PräLeg is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in bookbinderies manufacturing short-run and widely varying size books, as well as for series production in industrial bookbinderies and printing ...
PräziCase Pro
PräziCase Pro is a semi-automatic machine for the production of one-off and multiple book cases. Without complex set up runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically.
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PräziCoat
The PräziCoat is a solid two-roller gluing machine for both cold and hot glue.
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PräziCoat Pro
The PräziCoat Pro is a gluing machine with rotating doctor roll for the use of hotmelt gelatine (hot protein glue).
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Solutions for binderies
Between the pure manual and industrial production of books there is a large area of the production of small volumes or one-off production. A manual production with machine support is a guarantee for high quality even for small and medium volumes. In your range, you will find all machines required for the production and processing of books.
Cover 1
Cover 1 is a semi-automatic casemaking system for one-off and multiple production of hardcover book cases.
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PräColl
The PräColl is a semi-automatic adhesive-binding system for fanbinding one-off and multiple book blocks.
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PräDeck
The PräDeck is designed to produce hardcover cases for single (assorted) as well as small series of books.
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PräDeka
The PräDeka system is designed to produce hardcover book cases for single (assorted) as well as small series of books.
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PräDeka XL
PräDeka XL is a very versatile case-making machine. Formats from 13 - 13 cm up to 52 x 110 cm may be processed. With hardly any setup time runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically. ...
PräFalz
The PräFalz is designed to prepare magazines, periodicals etc. prior to fan-binding.
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PräForm
The PräForm is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as series of books.
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PräForm Pro
The PräForm Pro is a case press and joint-setting machine for changing formats for pressing several books and setting the joint after casing-in.
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PräForm XS
The PräForm XS is a machine to press books after casing-in, setting the joint at the same time and processes single books just as well as small series of books.
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PräGnant
The PräGnant machine is a foil blocking press specifically designed for the needs of craft bookbinders and library binders. It is used wherever ”one-off“ titles or names are to be blocked.
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PräGnant XS
The PräGnant XS is a manual foil-blocking press for one-off titles and name stampings.
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PräKant
The PräKant is a turning-in machine designed to turn in and press down the edges during the production of book covers and other products and may also be used for rubbing down laminated or mirrored cov...
PräKasch
The PräKasch is a toggle-lever case press designed to press down book cases, posters, calendar backs etc. after laminating and/or turning-in.
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PräLeg
The PräLeg is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in bookbinderies manufacturing short-run and widely varying size books, as well as for series production in industrial bookbinderies and printing ...
PräLeg XS
The PräLeg XS is a casing-in machine for casing-in books in binderies manufacturing one-offs as well as for short-run production in copy and print shops.
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PräLomo
The PräLomo is a machine to round the back of book blocks.
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PräLomo Pro
The PräLomo Pro is a pneumatic machine to round book blocks in a wide size range.
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PräPremo
The PräPremo is a manual press to fix metal book corners.
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PräPremo Pro
The PräPremo Pro is a pneumatic press to fix metal book corners.
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PräRund
The PräRund machine is designed to round the spines of book cases.
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PräVis
The PräVis is a device for the controlled moisturizing of glue in gluing machines like the PräziCoat.
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PräziBand
The PräziBand is designed to quickly and easily apply headband to book blocks by means of double-sided adhesive tape.
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PräziBind
PräziBind is a binding system consisting of three modules to produce layflat book blocks.
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PräziCase Pro
PräziCase Pro is a semi-automatic machine for the production of one-off and multiple book cases. Without complex set up runs of 1 - 500 pieces or more can be produced economically.
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PräziCoat
The PräziCoat is a solid two-roller gluing machine for both cold and hot glue.
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PräziCoat Pro
The PräziCoat Pro is a gluing machine with rotating doctor roll for the use of hotmelt gelatine (hot protein glue).
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PräziCorner
The PräziCorner is designed to jog stacks of paper, cardboard or cloth and to cut off the corners my means of a punching device mounted to the jogger table.
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PräziEdge
PräziEdge is a book-edge printer to print delicate and subtle patterns, motives with close attention to detail, a simple coloured edge or graphics and photos running around a book block with impressiv...
PräziGard
The PräziGard is designed to glue folded endpapers to sewn book blocks.
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PräziMark
PräziMark is a hot-stamping machine to be used in library bookbinderies and in the specialty advertising industry. It is designed for jobs requiring frequent copy changes (book titles) and for one-off...
PräziRibbon
The PräziRibbon is designed to quickly and easily attach page-marking ribbon (book mark) to the book block.
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PräziSheet
The PräziSheet is designed for fast accurate and automatic trimming of pre-printed and/or film-laminated cover sheets to prepare them for case-making.
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PräziTrim
The PräziTrim is designed to automatically trim cover and spine boards for the production of book cases.
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PräziCoat XS
The PräziCoat XS is a solid two-roller gluing machine for both cold and hot glue.
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