The Mueller Amigo Plus Book Binder is a used perfect binder — sometimes referred to as a perfect binding machine — a type of equipment used in commercial book production to apply adhesive to the spine and, where required, the sides of gathered text blocks before attaching a cover, producing the square-spined softcover books common in publishing, catalogues, and trade printing. Mueller Martini is a well-established Swiss manufacturer of bookbinding and print finishing machinery, with equipment found in print shops and binderies worldwide.
This 2001 machine is a four-clamp configuration, meaning it holds and transports four book blocks simultaneously through the binding cycle, supporting a production speed range of 300 to 1,500 cycles per hour. This broad speed range makes it suitable for both short, carefully managed runs and higher-volume production. Book block formats between a minimum of 120 × 95 mm and a maximum of 400 × 270 mm can be processed, giving the machine considerable versatility across standard book sizes and catalogues.
The binder is equipped with both hotmelt spine gluing and hotmelt side gluing systems. Spine gluing applies a layer of thermoplastic adhesive directly to the milled spine of the book block, which is the primary bond between the pages and the cover. Side gluing applies additional adhesive along the inner edges of the first and last pages, reinforcing the bind and improving durability — a feature often associated with stronger, longer-lasting books. Both systems use hotmelt adhesive, which sets rapidly and is standard in high-quality perfect binding. A delivery box is also included with the machine.
The machine is located in Germany and is offered in used condition.
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