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Collating is a great way to prepare signatures and loose sheets for a wide range of end uses - perfect or mechanical binding, polybagging, loose-leaf binders, you name it. At E&M Bindery, we have three high-speed collating machines with up to 24 pockets. This allows us to collate projects that have a variety of stock weights and sizes. We are also capable of handling multiple-up book projects, where collating can cut costs significantly.

Do you have mixed stocks? Not a problem – our machines can handle stocks ranging from 17lb. onion skin to 24 pt. cover. Does your project have foldouts or tabs? How about die cut sheets? Again, we can handle it all with our collators. The static eliminators and size-sensing calipers on each of our machines allows us to maintain superb production quality. We’ve even collated sheets with fabric swatches attached to them!

Helpful design tip – In order for your collating project to run smoothly, make sure the paper grain runs parallel to the long side of the sheet. This keeps the grain direction perpendicular to the direction the sheet is pulled in the machine, increasing speed dramatically.

JUST ADDED: NEW SADDLE STITCHING LINE!

E&M Bindery has just added a second high-speed saddle stitching line. The six-pocket Muller Martini stitcher rounds out our already-potent saddle stitching capabilities, which include 4th and 5th knife trimming for in-line efficiency. Our saddle stitchers are capable of three-hole and calendar punching and soft folding to handle a wide range of products. In addition, an in-line cover feeder with scoring and folding capabilities reduces turnaround times for complex projects.

Helpful design tip – For saddle stitched products with foldouts, be sure to leave a 3/8” head and foot trim so the necessary glue tacks will be removed after binding. In addition, be sure to recess the face trim 1/16” so the foldout edge is not trimmed off.