According to the forms of post-press processing, book binding methods are divided into hardcover, paperback, horseback riding, ancient costume and other post-press processing forms. The binding methods of paperback book block include wire flat binding, sewing, sewing and wireless binding. The binding methods of hardcover book block are sewing and binding. Its specific classification is as follows:
Second, the main process of book binding
Bookbinding is very complicated, such as 10 process for general paperback books, more than 20 processes for hardcover books and more than 50 processes for special bookbinding books. Different binding methods and operation processes are different, that is, the same binding method can also adopt different operation processes. Only the general block diagram of paperback and hardcover technology is written below.
1. Main technological process of making paperback books:
Book sticker → cover → book block → package cover → three-sided cutting → inspection and packaging.
2. The main technological process of hardcover book production:
Making book stickers → pasting inserts → making book blocks → processing book blocks → making book shells → putting book shells → checking packaging.
In order to speed up the publication of books, the two main parts of books and periodicals-book block and cover are processed in parallel. Each of the above processes is a general term for an operation process. For example, making book stickers consists of processes such as page bumping, cutting, folding, flattening, and binding book stickers.