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High Volume Bookbinding Automated with New ODM Transfer Station
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High Volume Bookbinding Automated with New ODM Transfer Station

ODM auto-feed transfer station is now available for seamless assembly line hard cover book production from the Super Sticker(TM) to the Super Smasher(TM). Cased-in hard cover books come off the Super Sticker(TM) conveyor belt and are gripped and lifted 90Â-º upright onto the transfer station's conveyor belt. An electronic eye aligns each book thus insuring a smooth transfer into the Super...

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Book Blocking Tool creates durable hardcover binding.
Printing & Duplicating Equipment

Book Blocking Tool creates durable hardcover binding.

Lock-Bind gadget enables bindery departments to lock-in first and last sheets while safely removing side-panels, resulting in book blocks ready for casing-in. Strips of paper, 3/16 in. wide on each side, offer resistance away from fragile binding edge and strengthen side cover; tensile forces exerted onto first and last sheets are diverted inward. Featuring pneumatically operated clamp, tool...

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Casemaking System is configured for 2 operators.
Printing & Duplicating Equipment

Casemaking System is configured for 2 operators.

Consisting of casemaker, sticker, and smasher, ODM System can produce over 1,000 books per day. With built in light box, user does not need to use side guide when aligning pre-printed covers. User centers title on scribed line and type lines up perfectly on spine. Casemaker can produce 120-200 covers/hr with minimum open size of 5 x 8 in. and max open size of 18 x 30 in.

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Stitching Machine binds short run photo books on demand.
Packaging Products & Equipment

Stitching Machine binds short run photo books on demand.

Automatic, in-line Super Sewer is designed for on-demand photo books, yearbooks, journals, children's books, and books under Â-½ in. thick. Operated with touch screen control panel, machine does reverse stitch on head and foot of book block, ensuring strong side sew that will not come apart. Super Sewer handles books ranging in size from 6 x 8 in. to 11 x 14 in. and can sew up to 10 books per...

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Gluing Machine facilitates stencil pattern gluing.
Machinery & Machining Tools

Gluing Machine facilitates stencil pattern gluing.

Model ODM applies pattern of adhesive or overall coating to photo album pages, envelopes, sample cards, display easels, pressure sensitive box blanks, or skin pack cards. It handles latex and self-stick adhesives, and can be supplemented with drying conveyor, perforating wheels, folding plows, stacking table, or automatic feeder. Standard machine accommodates max product size of 18 x 18 in. and...

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Straightener dewarps cover boards.
Construction Equipment and Supplies

Straightener dewarps cover boards.

Straightener removes curl from warped cover boards that can occur during manufacturing process or casemaking. Operator feeds warped material into machine where it is run through 3-roller dewarping station. Amount of dewarping action is controlled with hand tightened adjustment knobs located on top of machine. When boards exit machine, they enter material catching basin. Machine takes up 40 x 48...

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Air Press Machine performs pressing and squashing duties.
Machinery & Machining Tools

Air Press Machine performs pressing and squashing duties.

Weighing 75 lb, tabletop Squasher is suited for assembling and manufacturing photo album pages, file folder products with accordion type folder, and other hand assembly items that require pressing. Unit requires one air line and incorporates safety system with one touch control. With max pressing size of 14 x 14 in. and opening up to 4 in., machine performs pressing, compacting, and squashing...

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Company News

ODM 'How-To' Guide On Hard Cover Book Making Now Available as a Download

On Demand Machinery has an electronic version of their 'How-To' guide on hard cover bookbinding and its application in producing books for the on-demand digital print industry'. This 8-page pamphlet is for the benefit of on-demand book publishers, photo labs and manufacturing personnel engaged in digital printing. ODM looked beneath the cover to see just what takes place from the time printed...

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High Volume Bookbinding Automated with New ODM Transfer Station
Communication Systems & Equipment

High Volume Bookbinding Automated with New ODM Transfer Station

ODM auto-feed transfer station is now available for seamless assembly line hard cover book production from the Super Sticker(TM) to the Super Smasher(TM). Cased-in hard cover books come off the Super Sticker(TM) conveyor belt and are gripped and lifted 90Â-º upright onto the transfer station's conveyor belt. An electronic eye aligns each book thus insuring a smooth transfer into the Super...

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Company News

ODM's Super Sticker Brochure

...an automated, casing-in machine for high volume, hard cover bookbinding. New literature is now available on ODM's Super Sticker(TM) (casing-in) machine. The Super Sticker(TM) has been engineered for automation. It's simple to operate, self-adjusting and requires no special skills or make ready. Designed for high volume hard cover bookbinding production. The operator just places the outside...

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Company News

On Demand Machinery Partners with Océ and TAP Custom(TM) to Produce 'Library-Quality' Hard Cover Books On Demand

On Demand Machinery, manufacturers of hard cover bookbinding equipment has partnered with OcÃ-©, a manufacturer of digital printing presses and solution provider, and TAP Custom(TM), a leading supplier of hard cover materials to the 'Print-On-Demand' bookbinding industry. The ODM and OcÃ-© solution/partnership was recently on display at both their respective booths in Chicago at Print 09....

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Book Blocking Tool creates durable hardcover binding.
Printing & Duplicating Equipment

Book Blocking Tool creates durable hardcover binding.

Lock-Bind gadget enables bindery departments to lock-in first and last sheets while safely removing side-panels, resulting in book blocks ready for casing-in. Strips of paper, 3/16 in. wide on each side, offer resistance away from fragile binding edge and strengthen side cover; tensile forces exerted onto first and last sheets are diverted inward. Featuring pneumatically operated clamp, tool...

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Company News

New ODM Product Guide Makes the Selection of Bookbinding Machines Simple!

Continuing with the ODM tradition of 'Making Bookbinding Simple', it's now easier than ever to select the right machine to meet your specific hard cover bookbinding application with the new ODM Product Selector. You will be able to view 'at-a-glance' the ODM line of quality machines for on demand bookbinding. ODM's Product Selector features the Super Sewer(TM) (in-line book sewing), Casemaking...

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Casemaking System is configured for 2 operators.
Printing & Duplicating Equipment

Casemaking System is configured for 2 operators.

Consisting of casemaker, sticker, and smasher, ODM System can produce over 1,000 books per day. With built in light box, user does not need to use side guide when aligning pre-printed covers. User centers title on scribed line and type lines up perfectly on spine. Casemaker can produce 120-200 covers/hr with minimum open size of 5 x 8 in. and max open size of 18 x 30 in.

Read More »
Stitching Machine binds short run photo books on demand.
Packaging Products & Equipment

Stitching Machine binds short run photo books on demand.

Automatic, in-line Super Sewer is designed for on-demand photo books, yearbooks, journals, children's books, and books under Â-½ in. thick. Operated with touch screen control panel, machine does reverse stitch on head and foot of book block, ensuring strong side sew that will not come apart. Super Sewer handles books ranging in size from 6 x 8 in. to 11 x 14 in. and can sew up to 10 books per...

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Gluing Machine facilitates stencil pattern gluing.
Machinery & Machining Tools

Gluing Machine facilitates stencil pattern gluing.

Model ODM applies pattern of adhesive or overall coating to photo album pages, envelopes, sample cards, display easels, pressure sensitive box blanks, or skin pack cards. It handles latex and self-stick adhesives, and can be supplemented with drying conveyor, perforating wheels, folding plows, stacking table, or automatic feeder. Standard machine accommodates max product size of 18 x 18 in. and...

Read More »
Straightener dewarps cover boards.
Construction Equipment and Supplies

Straightener dewarps cover boards.

Straightener removes curl from warped cover boards that can occur during manufacturing process or casemaking. Operator feeds warped material into machine where it is run through 3-roller dewarping station. Amount of dewarping action is controlled with hand tightened adjustment knobs located on top of machine. When boards exit machine, they enter material catching basin. Machine takes up 40 x 48...

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