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www.psi-network.de PSI Journal 8-9/2016
To make round corners from sharp corners. No problem thanks to
modern technology.
of Geiger-Notes: modern design, highquality
practical features for everyday business
life and last but not least quality “Made
in Germany”. The business notebook is
particularly functional when combined with
a calendar to become a true hybrid timer.
And Mroczek explained further that this
is widely accepted by the market.
A SLEEK DESIGN
A business notebook also scores with other
extras, however, such as the colour and
motif-colour design. The notebook edges
can not only be printed in an individual
customised colour, they can also be printed
with logos, images or texts. By Geiger-
Notes’ own account, the motif colour edging
is an absolute innovation. A new article
which has been part of the product range
since early 2016 is the CI-Book: a premium
notebook with a “modular system”
which allows the cover, rubber closure, rubber
pen loop, colour edging and many more
options to be customised.
THE FINE DETAILS OF A NOTEBOOK
With an understanding of the importance
of the business notebook as a promotional
product, the workshop then focussed
on the production of a business notebook.
Before the participants of the workshop
set out on a 90-minute tour of the production
facility and to witness the manufac-
ture of a notebook, Ralph Tomm, head of
central order management, and Mario
Strauss, team leader of the book division,
gave an insight into the theory. After a
brief outline of the fact that the material
of notebooks is “entirely FSC-certified”,
that more than a million sheets of paper
are kept in stock, and that notebooks are
produced in block, the focus moved to the
theoretical part. It was explained, among
other things, that lamination is important
to protect the print from drying out or from
scratches when the guillotine is used, and
which cover materials are cut to size, when
and why round corners are made from
sharp corners, and that a notebook continues
its way along a suspension line (incidentally,
the largest machine) to ensure
that the book block can be properly mounted
into the book cover.
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
With this theoretical knowledge in mind,
each production step was explained by an
expert. Matthias Seltmann, head of tech-
Not with kid gloves but nevertheless handled with gloves: the notebook
is touched carefully during this step of procedure.
nical order management, led the interested
visitors through the production facility
with his wealth of expertise and explained
the various stages of manufacture. Thanks
to the professional introduction in the morning,
the recognition factor of the respective
production steps was very large. Visitors
saw how paper was cut on the guillotine
and further processed on cover materials
cut to format. Along the suspension
line, visitors witnessed how the multitude
of book blocks are mounted into the book
cover. The next stage was the press station
where ultimately the book block and cover
are pressed together to attain a folding
that ensures the book cover can be optimally
opened and closed. Visitors also observed
that the rubber pen loop is still connected
using precision handwork skills when
producing the notebook. As a special treat
and as a reminder of the day when they
became notebook professionals, several
participants had their own personal notebook
embossed with their name. <
An individual embossment
turns a notebook
into a personal one.
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