HOME ABOUT US TEAM FINE BOOKS & BIBLES SERVICES TIPS & IDEAS CONTACT US Eckhart & Co., Inc. Installs New Book Casing-In Line Indianapolis, IN – February 2021 Eckhart & Company, a leading resource for bookbinding and print finishing services and a manufacturer of rigid boxes and cases, is proud to announce an upgrade to their hardcover book manufacturing capabilities with the addition of a new 2020 Kolbus BF513, 30 books per minute, casing-in line. Producing a hardcover book essentially consists of 3 steps: The book block (text) is prepared and bound. The hard case (material wrapped around board) is manufactured. The book block is cased-in (glued) to the hard case. “Over the past several years the company has made investments in steps 1 and 2, so the opportunity to upgrade our casing-in (step 3) capabilities made complete sense,” commented President Chris Eckhart. *In May of 2019, the company added a new Kolbus case maker. “For sure, it is an interesting time to make such an investment but the automation and technology that has become available to our industry over the past few years is so significant that a company can’t operate without it. A company is either committed to their business or they are not. If they are committed, it is binding to embrace automation because at some point automation will prevail,” stated Eckhart. Contact: Chris Eckhart President | Eckhart & Co., Inc. 317.347.2660 chriseckhart@eckhartandco.com ABOUT ECKHART & CO., INC. Eckhart & Company is a 103-year-old Indiana-based company that provides a full offering of bookbinding services including perfect binding, case binding and mechanical binding. The company also manufactures custom packaging products such as rigid boxes and 3 ring binders. The company is committed to a strategy of adding a comprehensive offering of print finishing services to include laminating, coating, die-cutting and foil stamping. The modern 60,000 square foot manufacturing facility is centrally located in Indianapolis. www.eckhartandco.com 317.347.2665 Here We Grow Again - Check out our fine books and bibles division. - Click here to learn more.