This article first appeared in the April 2025 issue of ProPack.pro magazine.
Industry suppliers Graph-Pak and Pressnet share a common interest in supplying high quality solutions that help their customers improve their bottom lines.
Industry veterans Charlie Scandrett, managing director of Pressnet, and Tom Ralph, managing director of Graph-Pak, have a massive depth of knowledge and experience, which they are only too happy to share with customers.
Recently, the companies entered into a marketing and sales arrangement to provide Bindex PUR binders, HXCP folders, HPM guillotines, and Bin Bao sheeters.
Scandrett had previously visited Bindex and became its Australasian agent.
“Over a decade ago, the Chinese binding machine manufacturer Bindex entered into a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Wohlenberg of Germany. Now, every Wohlenberg book clamp and Sprinter s or s/XL gathering machine in the world is manufactured at Bindex in Pinhu, in the Hengzhou district of China,” he said.
“Wohlenberg’s name is on the main factory front, and Wohlenberg has supplied technology and reviews of Bindex technology to the Li father/son team who own Bindex.
“Bindex have a range of machines from the single clamp Explore at 500 books per hour, through to the 12,000 books per hour Galaxy 12,000e.
“All Bindex machines are automatic setup with servo motors.”
Also in the range, the Ecobinder offers speeds of up to 2,000 books per hour.
Scandrett said, “This PUR model is ideally suited for the on demand market”.
Graph-Pak and Pressnet have already sold the first Eco binder model to a printer in Melbourne.
“We immediately found problems with safety lights, stacker speed, and the integration of the Nordson PUR supply unit with the Bindex Ecobinder. Ang Li, the general manager and part owner of Bindex, flew to Melbourne with his engineers to supervise the rectification. Nordson in China ran some tests at the Bindex factory, and the problem was resolved,” Scandrett said.
“This first installation is running well now. Although we had this initial issue, the subsequent actions from Bindex have proved how very responsive the company is with its technical support.
“We have a bilingual engineer’s support chat group, where we can talk to Bindex engineers in English, and they read Chinese at their end.”
Ralph and Scandrett have four proposals for Galaxy 6000e machines out in the Australian market already.
Pressnet is also co-operating with Bindex to design roll-to-bind solutions for the emerging inkjet web market.
Ralph said, “We are confident these affordable and technically excellent machines will achieve significant market share. We are excited about bringing this technology to the local market and we look forward to discussing with you how these solutions can help your business.”
Bindex Ecobinder automation speeds production
The Bindex Ecobinder, a fully automated five-clamps perfect binder is an ideal solution for flexible and quick binding of small and medium book quantities.
Equipped with an automatic book delivery, which ensures that the book falls smoothly from the clamp, the Ecobinder can connect to the digital three knife trimmer, forming a digital perfect binding line to meet various production needs.
Ecobinder features:
- Automatic thickness measuring device
- Book clamps, opening and closing automatic adjustment
- Professional independent notching section for superior spine preparation, width automatic adjustment
- Double spine glue units with independent temperature control; and an automatic spine glue cut-off with a PUR glue unit option
- Side glue section, width automatic adjustment
- Cover guides/scoring on the cover feeding section, width automatic adjustment
- Cover guides (both front and side) on the nipping section, width automatic adjustment; and heavy duty double cam mechanism for superior spine nipping quality
- Book positioning guides, automatic adjustment
- Delivery channel, width automatic adjustment
- Integral casting and strong rigidity.
