Goss International Americas, Inc.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag

John Brian Duquette

Timothy Andrew Burke

A trimmer for trimming a book has a support for supporting a book, at least one laser for scoring an edge of the book so as to produce a score, and a trimming station for trimming the book at the score.

Book trimmer with laser scorer

A trimmer producing a profiled spine in a book. The device includes a first clamp element and a second clamp element contacting the second side and an actuating device moving the first clamp element with respect to the second clamp element so as to skew the spine. A trimming blade cuts the book.

Book skew clamping device

A method for producing a profiled spine in a book having a first side defining a first plane, a second side defining a second plane and a spine. The method includes clamping the book using a first clamp element contacting the first side and the second clamp element contacting the second side and moving the first element with respect to the second element so as to skew the spine by moving at least one of the first side in the first plane and the second side in the second plane.

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Henniker, NH, United States of America

John Brian Duquette