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Tradeshow recap - Graph Exo 2011
October 3, 2011
Peter Martini of Dr. Gunther Kast Company spent two days with us at Graph Expo, sharing his vast knowledge of bookbinding while visiting a variety of bindery equipment and digital printing equipment exhibits. In addition to learning what was new in binding and printing technology, we stopped and listened to what Frank Romano had to say while speaking at the Kodak exhibit. The common theme throughout the show was shorter run lengths and how to successfully manage this trend.
Tradeshow recap - 2011 Publishing Business and DRUPA Preview
April 26, 2011
Joe Dunham and I recently returned from a great trip to New York City. The purpose of the trip was to exhibit at the Publishing Business Conference and Expo. The sponsors of Publishing Business continue to do a masterful job of giving publishers and book manufacturers - new and old - a reason to attend. From sessions on digital printing and e-readers to giving away over 350 iPads to paid attendees, the show brought in a strong audience for those of us exhibiting.
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2011 Publishing Business Preview
March 18, 2011
I always know that Spring is here when preparations for the Publishing Business Conference are in full swing! That’s the buzz of the moment here at LBS. We’re sorting through stacks of gorgeous books and sheets of new cover material, making final tweaks to our booth display and debating what this year’s door prize should be.
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Book Bindery Solutions, On-Demand from LBS

We are very pleased to offer you a glimpse behind the scenes at LBS. In this video you'll see our large inventory of bindery materials, our manufacturing facilities and many members of the LBS team who play an important part in getting your orders delivered quickly and efficiently.
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The LBS Folded Tabbed Endsheet works well with this new Lock-Bind gadget.
Create a Good Book Block with ODM's New Lock-Bind Gadget
April 13, 2009 6:37 AM EDT
ODM Press Release
On Demand Machinery's Lock-Bind gadget enables your bindery department to 'lock-in' the first and last sheets while safely removing the side-panels. The result is a well-engineered book block that's ready for casing-in. This intermediate step (prior to casing-in) will form a solid book block that will now be able to absorb all tensile forces exerted onto the binding edge. It's fast and easy to create a good book block.
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