For Itech Enterprise, bookbinding in Kolkata is not limited to routine finishing work. The company handles a varied mix of commercial, educational and institutional book requirements, including jobs that can push the limits of a typical binding operation.
Among them are books with spine thicknesses of around 6 cm. Itech has successfully handled a 6 cm book without swing and has also completed a 6.5 cm-thick job involving swing and perfect binding.
For founder Sanjay Auddy, these jobs are part of a broader change in how the company approaches post-press production. After installing a Bindwel Blue Chip in December 2025, Itech says it has seen an increase in book quantities as well as the number of customers it serves.
Itech Enterprise’s Facility of Bookbinding in Kolkata
Founded in 2015, Itech Enterprise operates from a 1,200 sq ft facility of bookbinding in Kolkata with a team of five.
The company serves educational publishing, commercial print and institutional markets. Its post-press floor includes three hand-fed folding machines, with perfect binding now handled in-house using the Bindwel Blue Chip.
During the season, Itech reports producing up to 5,000 books per day and serving around seven to ten customers of bookbinding in Kolkata.
The company works with different types of paper and a range of book requirements, so its binding setup has to accommodate more than one standard job profile.
That variety was one of the reasons strengthening the post-press operation became important.
Why Itech Wanted More Binding Capability In-House
Before installing the Blue Chip, Itech was using a single-clamp binding system.
According to Auddy, the earlier setup had limitations in terms of speed and binding quality. At the same time, customers and publishers were increasingly asking for binding to be handled in-house.
As Auddy puts it, “Customer and publisher demand in-house binding” was a key reason the company began looking for a new perfect-binding solution.
The requirement was connected to both production and customer demand: Itech needed a binding setup that could support the work coming through its own production floor.
Choosing the Bindwel Blue Chip
Itech installed its Bindwel Blue Chip in December 2025.
The company considered more than the machine’s production functions when making the decision. Auddy identifies service support and spare-parts viability as important factors in choosing Bindwel.
For Itech, this was a practical consideration. With a five-person team, the ability to get technical support and maintain the equipment is closely connected to keeping customer work moving.
Auddy also identifies the cutter, side gluing and nipping sections among the machine functions that matter most to the company’s work.
Rather than being isolated machine features, these are part of the binding process Itech uses to handle requirements of bookbinding in Kolkata.
Handling Books That Push Beyond Routine Thicknesses
One of the clearest examples of Itech’s current capability is the range of book thicknesses it has handled.
The company reports successfully binding a book with a spine thickness of around 6 cm without swing. It has also handled a 6.5 cm-thick job involving swing and perfect binding.
These jobs are notable because they represent demanding requirements within the company’s normal production environment.
For Itech, the value lies in being able to accommodate such work within its existing post-press setup rather than having the binding requirement define a separate production route.
The company continues to handle more routine book work alongside these demanding jobs, so the capability has to fit into an operation dealing with a broad mix of customer requirements for bookbinding in Kolkata.
From Children’s Books to Institutional Publications
Thickness is only one part of Itech’s production mix.
The company handles different paper types and book applications, including children’s books printed on art paper.
It has also produced souvenir publications for State Bank of India.
These projects illustrate the range of work moving through Itech’s binding operation. The company is not focused on one specific book category; its customers include educational publishers, commercial print buyers and institutional clients.
For this type of production environment, the ability to move between different jobs is an important part of the post-press workflow.
What Changed After the Blue Chip Installation?
According to Auddy, Itech has seen improvements across several areas since installing the Blue Chip, including speed, consistency, turnaround time and overall output.
The company also reports an increase in the quantity of books it produces and in the number of customers it serves.
There are no like-for-like before-and-after measurements available for these improvements, so the change is best understood through Itech’s own reported production experience rather than a calculated productivity comparison.
The reported seasonal output of up to 5,000 books per day represents Itech’s overall production level and should not be interpreted as the mechanical speed of the Blue Chip.
For the company, the more significant change is that perfect binding has become a stronger part of its own production capability.
Adhesives Are Part of the Production Workflow
Itech currently uses Henkel Q4525 and AS320 adhesives in its binding operations.
Auddy also describes the support around adhesives positively, alongside Bindwel’s technical and after-sales support.
For Itech, adhesive selection and application sit within the wider bookbinding process rather than being treated separately from machine operation.
The combination of paper, book construction, adhesive and finishing requirements is part of the practical experience required when handling a varied book-production workload.
Why Service Support Matters on a Small Production Floor
Service support was one of the factors Auddy considered when choosing the Blue Chip, alongside spare-parts availability.
He describes Bindwel’s support as very good, including support through production and final dispatch.
That aspect of the relationship is particularly relevant to Itech because its binding operation is part of a compact production floor. When the binding stage is directly connected to customer delivery, technical support becomes part of the day-to-day production equation.
For Itech, the machine investment was therefore also an investment in having a supported in-house process.
Where Auddy Sees Book Production Going
Auddy sees a wider shift taking place in the market.
His observation is that more publishers are moving towards larger print houses where printing and binding equipment are available under one roof.
From his perspective, having multiple production processes available within the same facility is becoming increasingly important to publishers and book-production customers.
It is also the direction in which Itech has strengthened its own capabilities.
The company may operate from a compact facility with a five-person team, but it has added in-house perfect binding to the production processes it can control itself.
Building More of the Book In-House
Itech Enterprise’s experience shows how the requirements of bookbinding in Kolkata can extend well beyond routine finishing.
A company working with educational, commercial and institutional customers needs to handle different papers, book types and production requirements. Some jobs may be routine; others may involve spine thicknesses of 6 cm or more.
Since adding the Bindwel Blue Chip, Itech says it has increased its book quantities and customer base while strengthening its ability to handle binding within its own production environment.
For Auddy, the market is moving towards more integrated print-and-bind operations.
At Itech, that shift is already reflected on the shop floor: folding and binding now form a more connected part of the company’s own book-production workflow.
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