The Planax 380 Thermomati is a used book binder — sometimes referred to as a thermal binding machine or hot-glue binder — designed to produce professionally bound documents and books by applying heat-activated adhesive to hold pages securely within a cover. Planax is a specialist manufacturer known for binding equipment used in print shops, copy centres, and document finishing environments.
This particular machine carries serial number 4277 and is located in Germany. It is a Fälzel-style thermobinder, a configuration that uses a pre-glued spine strip or binding channel activated by heat to create a clean, finished bind. The maximum binding length is 380 mm, making it suitable for a wide range of standard and extended document formats. It can accommodate a book block thickness of up to 60 mm, allowing it to handle everything from thin reports to substantial bound volumes in a single pass.
The machine requires approximately 15 minutes to reach operating temperature from a cold start, which is typical for thermobinding equipment of this type. Once at temperature, it is capable of producing up to 180 bound copies per hour, giving it a practical throughput suited to medium-volume finishing work. The unit is offered in used condition.
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