Gluing technology for the printing industry
Printing
Kaletech s.r.o. brings comprehensive systems for processing and applying thermoplastic hot-melt adhesives, reactive hot-melt adhesives, cold-applied adhesives and any plasticisers used in the printing industry.
In particular, the solutions include adhesive pre-melting for bookbinding (hardback & paperback), web printing, advertising distribution or other processing of printed materials and production of envelopes.
Contact us. We will design a tailor-made adhesive application system for the printing industry for you and provide training in its use. You can rely on our service, or try the technology in advance in our rental shop.
Typical applications in the printing industry
- Book spine gluing
- Side gluing
- Fusion for roller applicators
- Photobook Application
- Sticking advertising materials
- Gluing newspapers and magazines
- Paper adjustment before assembling the pages
- Putting together newspapers and magazines
- Backing using hot-melt adhesive
- “In-plate” gluing
- Gluing windows for envelopes
- Backing with PSA adhesives
- Cold side gluing of envelopes
What we have been able to solve
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Commissioning of textbook production for the Ministry of Education in Kuwait
Thanks to the timely intervention of our expert, our customer managed to maintain a key customer of his affiliate on the Arabian Peninsula.
Commissioning of textbook production for the Ministry of Education in Kuwait
Assignment
Thanks to the successful implementation of a project in Sydney, Australia, our company was presented with the requirement to commission the printing process for the production of textbooks in Kuwait. The problem this time was not only in the correct application of adhesive, but in the production settings. The machines were more than 50 years old and the operators lacked both knowledge and experience.
Solution
With regard to the type of paper, it was necessary to set the book back milling operation properly. The next step was the choice of the correct adhesive, reactive PUR in this case. Adhesive must be applied in a layer with correct and constant thickness. The last step was to create a transport path on which the adhesive would have enough time to cure, and the binding would not disintegrate during handling.
Results
Despite the short time set out by the Kuwaiti Government for commissioning, the language and cultural barriers and obsolete production technology, the production was eventually launched in the required quality. The final product was approved by the Ministry of Education, which represents 90% of our customer's sales, so is a key customer for them.
Assignment
Thanks to the successful implementation of a project in Sydney, Australia, our company was presented with the requirement to commission the printing process for the production of textbooks in Kuwait. The problem this time was not only in the correct application of adhesive, but in the production settings. The machines were more than 50 years old and the operators lacked both knowledge and experience.
Solution
With regard to the type of paper, it was necessary to set the book back milling operation properly. The next step was the choice of the correct adhesive, reactive PUR in this case. Adhesive must be applied in a layer with correct and constant thickness. The last step was to create a transport path on which the adhesive would have enough time to cure, and the binding would not disintegrate during handling.
Results
Despite the short time set out by the Kuwaiti Government for commissioning, the language and cultural barriers and obsolete production technology, the production was eventually launched in the required quality. The final product was approved by the Ministry of Education, which represents 90% of our customer's sales, so is a key customer for them.
What our customers say
"Thank you for the cooperation and technical support on the Czech and Slovak markets, especially in the food industry, where we have been meeting more and more often. I very much appreciate our cooperation especially in the case of the new customer ASAHI – Plzeňský Prazdroj, where you presented your technical support and help with spare parts."
"Cooperation with Kaletech has enabled us to merge the supply of material under one supplier. Thanks to very careful technical support, we were able to select the most suitable materials for our production and we also recorded financial savings thanks to favourable prices. Fast and careful service of our devices represents another benefit. When considering the years of operation in the printing industry, I can say that Kaletech is one of our best suppliers."
Petr Čáň
Head of the book production shop
