A Study on Design and Manufacture of Automatic Book Binding Machine

This paper presents a study on the design and development of an automatic book binding device, which offers a solution to replace manual binding methods that are still commonly used in small-scale printing facilities. The novel device is developed to automate the binding process by using an Arduino Uno microcontroller. The design of the device components and the operation simulation were done on PTC Creo Elements/Direct Modeling software. Based on them, the real automatic binding device were constructed by using aluminum profiles, offthe-shelf parts, and custom components fabricated with 3D printing technology. The obtained equipment exhibited the good binding performance for A4 and A5 paper sizes and can staple books up to 100 pages thick. On this device, the documents after being neatly folded will be put on the conveyor belt, which will bring the them to the stapling stage, then stickthe adhesive tape on the spine, and cut and fold the edges of the adhesive tape on the spine automatically. It is the biggest difference of this device compared to the existing ones, which will contribute to increase the productivity, ensure the consistency in mass production, and enhance the aesthetic quality of the final bound books. Also, the system is designed to be flexible, easy to maintain, and highly applicable in real-world settings.