Printers Parts & Equipment (Toronto, Ontario and Sanford, Florida) has added the Tachoplus TC-5500 PUR Perfect Binding Machine to its comprehensive equipment inventory. The Tachoplus TC-5500 PUR Binding Machine is ideal for short-runs or long-runs and has a maximum production speed of 320 books per hour. It can accommodate a maximum book block size of 320 x 300 mm, a maximum cover size of 330 x 680 mm and a maximum book thickness of 40 mm.
PUR (polyurethane reactive) adhesive has much better adhesion than regular hot-melt glue (EVA) as well as better flexibility and strength. It can also bond to more surfaces – including printed and coated papers, plasticized and synthetic papers and more. It also facilitates easier flat-book opening, produces more durable books, uses less glue, is more eco-friendly and is more resistant to temperature extremes.
Printers Parts & Equipment is one of North America’s leading printing and finishing equipment suppliers. It also stocks a huge array of brand-name parts, consumables and used equipment. Product categories include accessories, air pumps, bindery accessories, consumables, measuring equipment, parts (by machine), plate punches and benders, Polar parts and accessories, rubber rollers, shrink-wrap, film, spare parts and much more. The company has over 2,500 products available online but many more in stock. It also offers free shipping on all orders of $100.