LayFlat Photo Book Binder, fastBook Basic produced by Imaging Solutions. Main Features.

Main Features - LayFlat Photo Book Binder, fastBook Basic

LayFlat binding for full visual impact

The growing request for panoramic layout design without any image loss in the center demands state-of-the-art solutions for the book-on-demand business. LayFlat binding offers you tremendous opportunities for attracting new customers. It is increasingly used for premium photo books, high-end product presentations, catalogs and brochures.

The LayFlat bookbinding technology is ideal for premium book-on-demand products such as photobooks or coffee table books. Both sides of the book are completely flat. With this type of binding visual information is not lost in the gutter and two-page spreads are fully visible. The book's pages do not turn over automatically as with other bindings.

LayFlat photobook technology is also eminently suitable for corporate publications, art books, or cookbooks – anywhere quality images and content are bound in books.

Your customers will be so enthusiastic that they will always find occasions to design more LayFlat photobooks. They will not only become loyal customers; they will also be multipliers who awaken the desire for photobooks with LayFlat binding in others.

LayFlat Book Block Making System, fastBook Basic

fastBook Basic is a fully automatic book block maker which produces LayFlat book blocks from single sheets. It can make photo books not only by gluing paper back to back, but also with inserting up to four cardboard between the sheets.
It automatically feeds the single sheets and cardboards into the machine, creases the middle of the sheets, folds, presses and assembles them one by one with hot melt glue.

Your benefit: Beautiful image presentation in panoramic spread and premium quality.

Expand your radius in beautiful designed photo products

The growing demand for panoramic layout design and high quality prints can be satisfied with the new fastBook Basic system. The fully automatic machine for bookbinding produces photo books, calendars and greeting cards with the LayFlat-technology. With the fastBook Basic, photo paper and digital paper can be processed.

As a compact designed solution, the fastBook Basic bookbinding system provides a workflow with 4-in-1 production steps: automatic feeding of single sheets and cardboard, creasing, folding and gluing with pure Photo Strong Hotmelt glue.
Thanks to the Hotmelt-Technology, no expensive adhesive foils are needed and production costs can be reduced.

Sandwich Technology (cardboard plus paper)

When using the additional integrated cardboard feeder, premium photo products can be produced by inserting a cardboard between two single sheets. This sandwich-technology provides high-quality calendars and photo books with extraordinary haptics.
Fitted with the innovative LayFlat-technology – also known as Leporello fold or panoramic binding – the fastBook Basic machine produces large photo sizes seamlessly, without curved pages or image loss in the center. The illustrated pictures are fully displayed with a perfect panoramic spread and extraordinary impression.

Key Features of fastBook Basic, LayFlat Book Block Maker

• LayFlat binding for impressive panoramic photo spreads
• Automatic feeding of single sheets and cardboards
• Integrated creasing and folding
• Up to 4 cardboards can be glued between 2 pages
• Flexible production of softcovers and jacket covers
• Fast hot melt gluing technology for same day shipment
• Low glue costs without additional, expensive adhesive foils
• Integrated task manager saves up to 50 orders
• Product channels for convenient paper management
• Easy to operate via touchscreen
• Order memory
• Order registration via barcode (optional)
• At least three times faster than manual production
• Saves manpower and production time
• Provides consistent premium quality with low production costs
• Competent service team from Switzerland
• European state of the art technology

fastBook Basic, as an entry volume solution

The fastBook Basic system is designed for single-shift operation. A condition for proper function is regular cleaning and maintenance according to recommendations of Imaging Solutions.
As an entry volume solution, the fastBook Basic book block production system is an interesting option for minilabs.
Professional photographic laboratories or digital printing labs can also increase their range of services with this bookbinding machine.