Press Release March 2003

Contact: Fred Daubert, Vice President
Phone: 1-800-777-2463
E-mail: book@riversidegroup.com

The Riverside Group Adds Significant UV And Laminating Capabilities

New York Bindery Responds to Customer Demand with Six New Machines

Rochester, N.Y. - The Riverside Group, a full-service bindery and finisher located here, has recently added a total of six new pieces of equipment, including two ultraviolet (UV)-compatible screen printing and coating lines and four film laminating machines, to its already formidable equipment lineup. The installations include two high-speed Sakurai/ Svecia screen printing presses. Both presses are capable of flood, spot and dimensional UV coating using a variety of UV inks.

A Riverside employee examines a sheet from one of the company’s four laminating production lines. (Click on thumbnail for high resolution photo.)

“UV coating is a great way to make many products more attractive and scuff-resistant, and these presses are among the most versatile in the industry,” said Fred Daubert, Vice President. “In addition to tinted, matte, gloss and satin finishes, we can perform scratch-off and scratch-and-sniff coating, as well as patterned remoistenable gluing.”

The Riverside Group also installed four film laminating machines with widths from 40” to 54”, improving their capabilities on large-format applications. Laminating films include polypropylene, nylon and polyester, which can be used to produce gloss and matte finishes.

“These film laminating and UV coating installations represent kept promises to our customers,” said Peter Pape, President. “They’ve asked us to provide a wider range of production options for these two services, and we listened. Our customers will also receive the added benefits of improved turnaround times and higher production quality.”

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About The Riverside Group: The Riverside Group is one of the largest and most versatile “under-one-roof” book binding and finishing companies in the Northeast. They specialize in both soft and hard cover binding production, including perfect binding; PUR binding; notch binding; Smyth sewing; cased-in mechanical and perfect binding; and more. Additional capabilities include mechanical binding (Wire-O, plastic spiral and plastic comb styles); laminating and UV coating; folding; gluing; tabbing; die cutting; foil stamping; embossing and more. For more information, contact Fred Daubert at (800)777-2463, or book@riversidegroup.com.