Mekatronics Incorporated - Pioneering an Industry

MULTI-FUNCTION MACHINES
	MEKALINE
	MEKATWIN
	ULTRABIND PLUS
	ULTRABIND II
	ROUNDER & BACKER
	MEK-A-CASE
	MEK-A-CASE-JR
	CENTURION
	EZ-CUT



SINGLE-FUNCTION MACHINES
	SPEED-NIP
	BOOK MEASURING
	MEKANOTCH-JR.
	HANDI-BIND
	OVERSEWER
	MEKABIND
	MEKASHOOTER
	HEADBAND-IT
	HEADBAND-IT-JR.
	MIGHTY CUT
	AUTOGLUER
	GLUING MACHINES
	LOTEK CASE GAUGE
	LOTEK CORD CUTTER
	TURNING-IN
	ROLL-IN
	ROTARY PRESS
	VERSAMATIC
	EZ-PRESS
	POLYPRESS
	HYDROPRESS
	GEM



SUPPLIES



USED EQUIPMENT

Mekatronics Incorporated
85 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
USA
(516) 883-6805 (Voice)
(516) 883-6948 (Fax)

office@mekatronicsinc.com

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USED EQUIPMENT


Please contact us about any of the machines listed here.
Process	Machine

BANDER	STRAPEX Semi-automatic, high-performance standalone and transit machine.#300.200.001 View Photos 1, 2
BINDERS	MEKATRONICS MEKABIND Double-Fan Adhesive Binder REMANUFACTURED View Photos 1
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	"PICCOLO" Small Adhesive Binder, Height 4" minimum x 17-1/2" maximum and 1/8" - 2-3/8" thick with dual glue rolers and interchangeable glue pots for hotmelt or cold glue. Cover pressing unit with cover thickness adjustments. DEMO, ALMOST NEW View Photos 1
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BINDER SPIRAL	SPIRAL BINDING COMPANY .View Photos 1, 2, 3
BOOK SMASHER/NIPPER	MEKATRONICS Hydraulic SPEED-NIP Model SN-205, Serial 252. Speeds up the process of compressing or "smashing" the swell in the folded signatures of sewn book blocks.20 ton capacity View Photos 1, 2,
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BOARD CUTTERS	KOLBUS PK Board cutter. View Photos 1, 2
	NIAGARA, 22-3/8" Foot Operated cutter.
	SENOGRAPHICS Spine strip cutter. Cuts board strips from 40-120 pt. thick and from 1/4-4 inches wide at 60 cuts/min. View Photo 1, 2
	JAQUES-Jr., 24" Tabletop Board cutter. View Photos 1 2
BOOK MEASURING	MEKATRONICS MD-17 A solid-state book measuring device with no moving parts that measures the height, width and bulk sizes of a book. It can operate as either a standalone unit or can be interfaced with the proven ABLE bindery automation software to supply all pertinent data for binding the book block.
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BOOK SAW	MEKATRONICS Pneumatic multiple blades saw used for hand sewing. View Photos 1 2 3 4
BUILDING-IN	MEKATRONICS HYDROPRESS A versatile, heavy-duty, (22,000 lbs.) hydraulic, twin building-in machine. REMANUFACTURED View Photos 1
	HUNKELER ADP-45/70, 17"x27", 2 x 7-12" daylight. View Photos 1
	SCHMEDT "PraForm" Book Press/Joint Former, Model HHS 20-Standard. Bulk thickness 4-5/16", Block width 14-15/16", Block height 13-3/4", 2095 lbs. Force. Needs repairs. View Photos 1
CASING-IN	MEKATRONICS VERSAMATIC A single-operator, self-adjusting semi-automatic machine for casing-in different sizes, thickness and types of paper with no make-ready or set-up time handling bulk sizes up to 4-1/8". REMANUFACTURED View Photos 1
CASE MAKING GAUGE	MEKATRONICS LOTEK Case Making Gauge mounted on a table with a lighted cover view box. View Photos 1
COLLATOR	DIDDE 16-sTATION Single Sheets/Signatures
DIE CUTTING	ODM SEPARATOR cuts windows in finished books View Photos 1
DRILL	CHALLENGE Multifead Model MS 10A
	CHALLENGE Tabletop paper drill JO #42638, fair condition. View Photos 1
FOLDER	PROFOLD Model E500F with vacuum feed with manual. View Photos 1, 2, 3,
JOGGER	BRACKETT 15" Paper Jogger, Model J15. View Photos 1, 2, 3, 4
NUMBERING MACHINES	COUNT Model TM11, #201445-596 in good condition. View Photos 1, 2, 3
PUNCH	SICKINGER ASP-13 Auto punch with 2 dies. View Photos 1, 2, 3
	SICKINGER Dual-Head with dies
REMELTER	NOLAN Electric remelt furnace with water-cooled molds #7387J for Linotype ingots (pigs). Perfect for reducing scrap to molten metal. View Photos 1, 2, 3, 4
ROLLER BACKERS	PLEGER Air clamp model, self-adjusting. Air does the hard work of setting, hopping on the treadle and other fatiguing motions. Capable of processing book blocks 17" high and up to 4-1/2" thick. View Photos 1 2
ROUNDING & BACKING	MEKATRONICS Model GL-10 REMANUFACTURED View Photos 1
	MEKATRONICS Model GL-7R Serial #0388 (1985)
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SEWERS	OMCOA *Remanufactured* Oversewing Machine
	OMCOA Oversewing Mahine, Serial #418 View Photos 1, 2, 3
SPINE MILLING	BRACKETT, Rebuilt. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6
	SMYTH M81, Serial 122. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5
SPINE MILLING AND/OR NOTCHING	MEKATWIN A self adjusting machine that allows you to do: spine milling only, spine notching only, spine milling and notching. REMANUFACTURED View Photos 1
SPINE NOTCHING	MEKANOTCH SR. Rebuilt, AGGRESSIVELY PRICED
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	MEKANOTCH JR.
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STAMPING	KENSOL Model 11-LT, #A140HB Hot Foil Stamper. View Photos 1 , 2
	KENSOL Model 52-T, Model 140 HB Hot Foil Stamper View Photos 1, 2
	STAMPING CHASE FOR ABOVE View Photos 1
STICHERS	BOSTICH Model 19AW, Serial 3765. Like new. View Photos 1, 2, 3
	BOSTICH Model 2 Serial #4238V 110 V View Photos 1, 2, 3
	NEW JERSEY MODEL 4, Single-head wire stitcher, up to 1/2" bulk.
TIPPING	SIMPLEX Model 1B, Serial #224 View Photos 1, 2, 3
TURNING-IN	MEKATRONICS ROLL-IN, A two-step turning-in machine that improves on and speeds up the traditional 4-step turning-in process. View Photos 1
	SCHMEDT "PraKant" Model 6E turns two opposing sides in one operation cycle and then the cover is rotated 90 degrees and the operation repeated. 220V, 1 Ph. SHOWROOM CLEARANCE SALE View Photos 1,
TYPSETTING	LUDLOW Typograph #M17452 View Photos 1, 2, 3, 4
Authentic Antique Equipment & Tools	The collection below of museum quality bookbinding equipment and tools some still in use today will make a distinctive display in your corporate offices and hallways.
BONE FOLDERS	These Vintage Pre Ban Ivory Bone Folders are useful for turning corners on cloth and leather, folding, smoothing out and burnishing surfaces and scoring. View Photos 1
BOOK SECTIONER	The OMCOA book sectioner is a multi- knived device which with one stroke a book can be uniformly divided into leaves approximately .060" in thickness and made ready for oversewing. It is extremely simple to operate and assures uniformity and good "openability". View Photos 1 2
CASE MAKING GAUGE	This precision tooled prototype is the predecessor of the famous Mekatronics' LOTEK. View Photos 1 2 3
CHASES	An assortment of unique flip-up chases where a slight twist of the handle locks slugs in place. Slugs are not damaged and can be reused. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6 View Specifications for above 1 2
CHECK PERFORATOR	CHICAGO CHECK PERFORATOR Patent 1889 1892, For the BF Cummins Co. New York. An interesting item for collectors or a nice desktop conversation piece that works as intended. All symbols and numbers perforate cleanly, see the picture below. 5" high, 8" long, 4" wide. View Photos 1 2 3 4
CORD CUTTER	A motorized device that cuts cords of adjustable lengths for head and tail reinforcement of the cover. View Photos 1 2
DECORATING TOOLS	A large assortment of rare decorating tools. . View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 View Composite of all tools 1 all tools
FINISHING STAND	View Photos 1 2
GILDING WHEEL	W. H. COE Gilding wheels, 3/16" and 1/4" size in original box with instructions. View Photos 1 2
HAMMERS	SIGNATURE BEATING HAMMERS For centuries bookbinders would use these hammers to beat gold as well as beat the thick hand made paper that made up book signatures to remove the swell (sponginess). These 5 to 14 lb hammers are not to be confused with the much lighter rounding and backing hammers. View Photos 1
	ROUNDING & BACKING HAMMERS View Photos 1 2 3
LETTERING PALLETS	Available in various sizes, these pallets are a practical neccessity for stamping titles in gold. Turning the thumb screws at the ends causes the clamping blocks to move forward or away from each other so that the type is always centered under the handle. View photos 1 2 3
LITHO STONE	This 9-1/2" x 13" x 2" stone lithograph with its image makes a nice addition to any collector. View Photos 1
PAD COUNTER
PERFORATOR	ROSBACK, Perforator. View Photos 1 2 3 4
PRESSES	MEKATRONICS EZ-PRESS Sr. This one-of-a-kind book press is the prototype of the production 1,500 lb. production model. Made of steel and aluminum, it consists of a platen, suspended by constant force springs, counterbalanced to "float" in midair, so that a few ounces of force will move it in either direction. When pushed in contact with books to be pressed, the platen is locked to the posts. Depending on the desired pressing force, two to four effortless quarter-turns of a ratchet wrench can produce a pressing force of up to 3,000 lbs. View Photos 1, 2, 3
	COPY PRESS The all-metal press is used to press a limited amount of books. A ball-and-socket joint which connects the main screw with the platen reduces breakage to a minimum. View Photos 1 2 3 View Specifications
	WOODEN PRESS (Unknown) View Photos 1 2 3 4 5
	FINISHING PRESS View Photos 1 2
	LYING PRESS The lying press more commonly called the laying press may also be termed the backing press and the cutting press, as both operations of backing a book and cutting the edges are performed on it. View Photos 1
	GILDING PRESS View Photos 1

	W.F. ELLIS Roller Backer. A 19th century masterpiece. View Photos 1 2
	MYERS Hand Roller Backer. A museum piece, a 19th century masterpiece.Will paint to suit. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SCORING	OMCOA Scoring Machine. Used for scoring of sections or a number of loose or glued-up leaves preparatory to whip stitching or oversewing to enable the book to open freely from the score and prevent tearing. View Photos 1 2
SEWING MACHINE	SMYTH NO. 12 HYBRID This is the offspring of the Smyth No. 3 book sewing machine that was redesigned by Jack Bendror in 1957 to operates like the semi-automatic Smyth No. 12 of which only one is known to exist. View Photos 1 2 3
STABBER	BLACK & CLAWSON Stabs holes for hand sewing View Photos 1 2 3 4 5
STAMPING/EMBOSSING	A. G BURTON'S SON, CHICAGO. Called: *Arming Press, Embossing Press, Stamping Press* these machines would create the richly embossed book covers that make the nineteenth century book unique. View Photos 1 2
	LATHAM "MONITOR" Bench lever embosser. Called: *Arming Press, Embossing Press, Stamping Press* these machines would create the richly embossed book covers that make the nineteenth century book unique. View Photos 1 2
	UNKNOWN Called: Arming Press, Embossing Press, Stamping Press these machines would create the richly embossed book covers that make the nineteenth century book unique. View Photos 1 2 3
	OMCOA, "Dek-O-Letter". Stamps on the spine of a finished book. View Photos 1 2
	KOEMAT, This semi-automatic cover lettering machine was introduced in the 1950's. It is driven by printed circuit boards made by Siemens. It is the predecessor to the computerized lettering machines pioneered by Mekatronics in 1974.
STAMPING CHASES	A wide assortment of stamping chases. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
THUMB INDEX CUTTER	A rare hand thumb index cutter with a 3/4" diameter cutter. View Photos 1 2
TYPE CABINETS	An oak type cabinet, 22" wide x 21" deep x 25" high with 10 drawers 7 of which are with type. View Photos 1 2 View drawers with type A 15-drawer oak type cabinet, 22" wide x 21" deep x 34" high with type and a missing drawer. View Photos 1
TYPESETTING	INTERTYPE Model F-4, Machine #30019 w/4 magazines with type. With Quadding and Centering device and miscellaneous loose items. View Photos 1 2 3 4 5 6 66


	Mekatronics is recognized as the worlds' leader in the technical development of self-adjusting bookbinding machinery for library, short-run edition and demand binding.

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