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Bookbinding

Nordson BetterBook™ binding solutions provide comprehensive hot melt bookbinding using PUR adhesive binding systems for soft and hardcover books, pamphlets and other perfect-bound products. PUR bookbinding adhesive application is also ideal for pre-melting, side and spine gluing, and end papering for bound books or book blocks.

Nordson Hot Melt Bookbinding Solutions:

  • Improve spine gluing quality with PUR hot melt bookbinding adhesives that EP48V spine glue heads apply reactive PUR hot melt adhesive for spine gluing.
    provide strong bonds and excellent lay-flat capabilities using DuraPail™ or VersaPail™ bulk melters or PURBlue 4 slug melters with EP48V bookbinding applicatiion heads.


  • 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 SureBead adhesive dispensing guns deliver precise, repeatable side gluing.
    or PUR adhesives with bulk melters or MiniPUR hot melt
    adhesive melter systems.


  • Confirm presence of adhesive beads prior to compression using Seal Sentry® series bead detection system.

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. 

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EP 48V Bookbinding ApplicatorEP 48V Bookbinding Applicator

Nordson EP48V bookbinding gun delivers reliable PUR adhesive application for spine gluing books.