June 2004: Did you Know?

At Eckhart & Company, we recognize the value of a trusted business partner. As your customers expect more from you, it's perhaps more important than ever to place your projects only in the hands of those you trust. So while you may know us for our complete range of information and multimedia packaging capabilities, we'd like to share with you the "other side" of our business: comprehensive bookbinding and print finishing capabilities. Here's a quick tour of our capabilities:

More than Information Packaging

At Eckhart and company we offer a variety of post press services, including perfect binding, mechanical binding, print finishing and more.

Perfect Binding - Our new Kolbus perfect binding system gives you plenty of production muscle for both case-bound and soft-cover book applications, including annual reports, product catalogs, technical handbooks, teaching manuals and more. With 20 gathering pockets and running speeds of up to 6,000 books per hour, this system allows Eckhart and Company to handle a complete range of perfect binding needs.

Mechanical Binding - High-speed, fully-automatic Wire-O and spiral binding capabilities highlight our mechanical binding advantages. These binding styles are popular for their ability to lay completely flat and handle a variety of stock sizes, weights and finishes. In addition, semi-concealed, fully-concealed and wraparound cover styles are available to give your projects a distinctive appearance. Plastic spiral and plastic comb binding styles round out our mechanical binding capabilities, giving you plenty of creative freedom.

Print Finishing - At Eckhart & Company, we offer you plenty of choices for decorating your perfect of mechanical binding products. Our die cutting, foil stamping, embossing and debossing, UV coating and screen printing capabilities give you a nearly limitless range of decoration solutions. The only barrier is your imagination!

Ancillary Services - The "unsung heroes" of the post press world, our ancillary services are why we consider ourselves your "single-source solution". Large and small format folding; cutting; gathering; single-sheet collating; punching; index tabbing and shrink wrapping are just a few of the many services we offer that help take your project from start to finish.

The Eckhart Advantage
With our recent addition of a high-speed, high-quality perfect binding system, we're maintaining our goal of continuously improving our services to offer you an unparalleled range of production solutions, regardless of what your projects require. From concept to completion, let Eckhart & Company help you create the perfect product for your needs.

Back Issues

• May 2004 Menu Cover Options
• April 2004 Turn Your Binder into a Display Piece
• March 2004 Material Options
• February 2004 Ring Binder Solutions
• January 2004 Our Capabilties for 2004
• December 2003 Versatile Pocket Styles
• November 2003 Create Attractive Dust Jackets
• October 2003 Point-of-Purchase Displays
• September 2003 Make Products User Friendly with Index Tabs
• August 2003  The Advantages of Prototypes
• July 2003  Creating the Perfect Package
• June 2003  Mechanical Binding Cover Styles
• May 2003  Custom Ring Binders
• April 2003  Mechanical Binding Options
• March, 2003  Award Holders
• February, 2003  Slipcases, Slantcases & Boxed Sets
• January, 2003 Serving Our Customers
• December, 2002 Media Packaging Options
• November, 2002 Ring Metal Options
• October, 2002 Customized Binder Options
• September, 2002 Turned Edge Possibilities