Binding Machinery

Printing and binding plants of the Krater Group are organized in a way that each of them can be used independently for their specialist skills or combined as part of a complete print service. A number of folding machines and automatic gathering and sewing lines combined with various hard-, soft- and integral-cover binding lines or saddle-stitching provide the binderies with adequate capacity for any type of job and the latest technology together with proven skills makes it possible to deliver products of the highest quality.

Our binderies are focused on the following products

• case-bound books - sewn or perfect-bound;
• integral bound books (flexo brochures) - sewn or perfect-bound;
• softcover books - sewn or perfect-bound, covers with or without flaps;
• wire-stitched products and
• special effects on covers or jackets (foil-blocking, UV spot varnish, etc.)

Machines in sheet-fed and web-fed printing plants

• 26 folding machines
• 1 gathering and sewing line, 18 stations, 3 Astronic sewers
• 1 gathering and sewing line, 22 stations, 2 Astronic sewers
• 3 gathering lines
• 6 sewing machines
• 3 Kolbus hard-cover binding lines
• 1 Integral-cover binding line
• 4 soft-cover binding lines
• 2 laminating machines
• 4 hot blocking presses
• 3 case making machines
• 1 machine for integral covers
• 10 wire-stitching lines
• 2 jacketing machines
• 5 automatic shrink-wrapping lines
• 1 line for gilded and coloured edges
• Various cutting, drilling (4 and 23 holes, etc.) and perforating machines