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How to Choose the Best Casemaking Adhesive for Hardcover Books

When it comes to casemaking, the industry standard is hardcover books. The adhesive you choose plays a critical role in both production performance and the quality of the finished product. A high-quality protein adhesive does more than simply bond materials together; it helps ensure durability, clean machining, and efficient production.

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Equipment Spotlight: G-2 Gluing Machine by GP2 Technologies, Inc.

The G-2 Gluer is designed and built with the same technology and ingenuity that GP2 Technologies, Inc. is known for. Within the print-on-demand (POD) industry, this cover gluer is one of the most efficient methods of applying protein glue (animal glue) for short runs.

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Bookbinding Hot Melt Glue Spotlight: BT1113

These days, we are working with more perfect binding companies than ever. In this post, we want to focus on one of our most recommended perfect binding spine glues: BT1113.

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Lower Costs for Bookbinding Adhesives and Glues

Like some manufacturers in the United States we sell a high quality, high performance product which in turn does not make us the cheapest out there. Our protein glues (animal glues) are sold per pound so some customers look at that per pound price and say, in a cost cutting effort, let’s try the low cost/low quality brand instead.  What they soon find out is they didn't save money and all glues are not formulated the same.

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