Commecial Case Binding

Question 0

How many ppl does it take to work collating machine

Answer 0

Many people depending on # of pockets

Question 1

What’s the name of the top feeder

Answer 1

Pocket

Question 2

What’s is a collating machine

Answer 2

Machine that GATHERS signatures

Question 3

What’s comes out at the end of a collating machine

Answer 3

Book block

Question 4

T or F….sigs to be saddle stitched are put in collating machine

Answer 4

No, saddle stitched books are INSERTED not GATHERED

Question 5

T or F….a lip is required for gathering

Answer 5

False. No lip is required for gathering

Question 6

T or f …. Collating machine can’t be a stand along or offline process?

Answer 6

False. It can be stand alone or offline

Question 7

How does collating machine see binder marks?

Answer 7

There is an eye that can tell binder marks and if sig is out of place

Question 8

Where does the feeder feed paper in collating machine?

Answer 8

Feeds From the bottom of pile b/c no news to pause production to reload sigs

Question 9

How many feeder variants for collating machine?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What are the feeder variants for collating machine?

Answer 10

1. With pincer gripper

2. Drum feeder

Question 11

How does the pincer gripper grip sigs?

Answer 11

Grips folded edge by suckering drags out of pocket into raceway

Question 12

How does drum feeder get sigs

Answer 12

Folded edge grabbed

Pushers pushing sigs to flat area (3 point registration)

Question 13

How many signs in drum feeder should be picked up?

Answer 13

1

Question 15

What machine thread sews ?

Answer 15

Smyth sewing machine

Question 16

How many sigs per minute can Smyth Sewing machines do?

Answer 16

60 sigs/min

Question 17

Smyth Sewing machine can also…

Answer 17

Glue book

Apply the super (gauze)

Question 17

T or f …. End papers are meant/can be replaced?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

How are holes poked into the signatures to be sewn

Answer 18

The needled pokes holes as it threads (all in one action)

Question 20

Define end paper “tipping”

Answer 20

Applying small thin line of glue and putting on book block attaching to signature

Question 21

T or f…. End paper can be folded on the same machine or another machine

Answer 21

True

Question 22

How is glue “tipped on” the machine?

Answer 22

Left folder is brought down to book block, hot melted glue will be transferred from small wheel to edge of paper

Question 22

End paper helps to…

Answer 22

Attactch boom block to case

Question 23

How thick is end paper (USUALLY)

Answer 23

100lb text

Question 24

How does machine trim book

Answer 24

Uses clamps to force air out. No keep flat to trim

Question 25

How are book blocks trimmed?

Answer 25

3 knife trimmer, trims all 3 sides (head &foot then face) NOT THE SPINE

Question 26

What are the steps to trim book?

Answer 26

1. Face

2. Head & foot (1 action)

Question 27

Define:

1. Inserting

2. Gathering

Answer 27

1. Inserting: sig inside another

2. Gathering (Collating): sig sheet on top of another

Question 28

Whats another word for gatherin

Answer 28

Collating