{"id":2229,"date":"2000-10-16T08:01:02","date_gmt":"2000-10-16T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/preservation\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2000-10-16T08:01:02","modified_gmt":"2000-10-16T13:01:02","slug":"heckman-bindery-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/2000\/10\/16\/heckman-bindery-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Heckman Bindery Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 25, 2000 four members of the University of  Iowa Preservation Department took a trip to Heckman Bindery, inc. in North  Manchester, Indiana. The purpose of the trip was to educate the preservation  staff about the practices and procedures of a large library bindery. Paul  Moeller, Anna Embree, Debra Miller and Susan Hansen took part in the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Heckman Bindery, Inc. is the nations largest library bindery with a  100,000 square foot production facility and 4000 employees. All Heckman binding  operations take place in the North Manchester facility and Heckman maintains a  large trucking fleet for pick-up and delivery. Binding materials used in the  facility (i.e. binders board, endsheets, buckram, spine cloth) are purchased  from Library Binding Services (LBS) of Des Moines, IA.<\/p>\n<p>Our visit to  Heckman began with a tour of the binding facilities and a clarification of all  the processes a book can go through in the facility. Highlights of the tour  included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mekatronics Ultrabind\u2122 Integrated In-Line Adhesive Binder. This piece of  equipment automates and streamlines the adhesive binding processes. After the  covers have been removed, books are inserted into this machine; milling,  notching, sanding, double-fanning, and the application of endsheets and a spine  lining occur sequentially. The total time per book is about three  minutes.<\/li>\n<li>A demonstration of voice recognition software. Employees use this software  as they measure the dimensions of books on the way to the casing line. As the  measurements are taken, the information is spoken into a microphone and  registered by a computer. The data is then sent to various stations within the  plant where binding materials are prepared.<\/li>\n<li>A tour of the conservation department. In this area restoration work is  completed and custom enclosures, such as phase boxes, drop spine boxes and  pockets are made. These services are done for private individuals as well as  institutions. We were shown several examples of these services including family  bibles, specialty boxes, and encapsulated books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the tour we were provided lunch and an  opportunity to discuss problems, questions and concerns with the following  Heckman Bindery executives: Greg Parnin, VP of Manufacturing; Jay Jellison, VP  of Sales; Steve Sonafrank, Sales Representative; Bill DeWitt, VP of Information  Services; Jane DeWitt, Manager Customer Services; Glenda Smith, Customer Service  Representative .<\/p>\n<p>Both interesting and informative,  the trip to North Manchester, IN was a productive experience. The preservation  department representatives gained a much better understanding of library binding  procedures and this knowledge will undoubtedly facilitate communication and  efficiency between the University of Iowa Libraries Preservation staff and  Heckman personnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 25, 2000 four members of the University of Iowa Preservation Department took a trip to Heckman Bindery, inc. in North Manchester, Indiana. The purpose of the trip was to educate the preservation staff about the practices and procedures of a large library bindery. 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