Nordson BetterBook™ binding solutions provide comprehensive hot melt and PUR adhesive systems for soft and hardcover bookbinding, including premelting, side and spine gluing of perfect bound books or book blocks, and end papering for book blocks.
- Improve spine gluing quality with PUR hot melt adhesives that

provide strong bonds and excellent lay-flat capabilities using DuraPail™ orVersaPail™ bulk melters and EP48V bookbinding guns.
- Achieve precise, repeatable side gluing with ProBlue® hot melt adhesive melters, MC series melters and SureBead® pneumatic guns or EP11 slot guns.
- Increase efficiency of open pot systems by premelting hot melt

or PUR adhesives with bulk melters or DuraBlue® hot melt
adhesive melters.
- Confirm presence of adhesive beads prior to compression using Seal Sentry® series bead detection system.
- Produce hardcover books, including sewn book blocks and
rounded perfect bound books, in-line with the PUReCure UV-curing system
for polyurethane (PUR) application.
See how easy start-up and shutdown of PUR spine gluing can be with the Nordson EP 48 V closed application system. View the YouTube video now.
Learn more about Nordson UV Curing Systems for bookbinding applications