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A look behind the scenes at production

For us, bookbinding is more than a craft – it is an art that requires precision and dedication. Since 1941, we have combined traditional techniques with state-of-the-art technology to create unique books. Every project, whether large or small, is handled with the utmost care.

  • Several rows of movable metal types used for letterpress printing, arranged neatly in compartments of a wooden type case.
  • Hands smoothing the inside of a hardcover book's spine with a bone folder tool, visible is sewn book block and endpapers being carefully aligned and pressed.
  • A person applies adhesive with a brush to the spine of a hardcover book block positioned in a bookbinding press.
  • Close-up of a book during thread sewing with multiple signatures aligned and stitched together along the spine using white thread tensioned vertically. The book rests on a wooden frame or sewing frame.
  • Two hands with dark nail polish and tattoos are sewing book signatures using a needle and thread in a traditional thread sewing binding process. The book pages are visible, showing old printed text.
  • A person assembling multiple softcover booklets with red and white covers, aligning the pages on a white worktable. Several stacks of finished booklets are neatly arranged on the table beside them.
  • Close-up of several metal bookbinding stamps arranged in a row, showing detailed embossing patterns on their faces used for foil embossing on book covers.
  • Hands guiding a piece of orange leather under the needle of a green industrial sewing machine used for bookbinding or leatherwork.
  • Multiple spools of white thread with yellow caps arranged in a row inside a sewing machine used for thread sewing in bookbinding.
  • Large red automatic bookbinding machine with open lids showing internal rollers and conveyor belt in a production facility.
  • Shelves filled with numerous rolls of various materials and colours, including blue, yellow, brown, and grey, organized in rows. Yellow plastic bins on lower shelves contain smaller items and rolls, with some labelled with handwritten codes.
  • A person operates a control panel on a large industrial machine inside a workshop with various equipment and production materials visible.
  • Rows of coloured ink containers connected by transparent tubes for printing machines, showing black, yellow, red, blue, and green ink supplies.
  • Interior view of a complex bookbinding machine showing various mechanical components, metal parts, rods, gears, and wiring. The image focuses on the machine's intricate mechanisms used in the production process.
  • Multiple rolls of coloured bookbinding materials arranged horizontally on metal rods in a storage rack against a tiled wall, with shelves and boxes visible on the right side of the room.
  • Screen on a stand displaying the number "1-029" in large font, with a label below reading "Nicht Ausschneiden" and a tag with a QR code attached to the stand.
  • A person standing beside a stack of booklets or brochures on a production table in a workshop or printing facility. Various machines and equipment used in bookbinding or print finishing are visible in the background.
  • A person holding a hardcover book in a workshop environment with bookbinding machines in the background.
  • Two men adjusting a large colour print being produced by a wide-format printer in a print production workshop.
  • A person operates a large industrial machine used for processing corrugated cardboard or packaging material, with several large rolls of cardboard mounted on the left side of the machine.
  • Two people looking at a computer screen, one pointing at the screen, in an office environment with window blinds in the background.
  • Person operating a machine that appears to fold or process printed sheets, with stacks of printed paper on the table nearby.
  • Several people stand attentively in a room with a screen in the background displaying a presentation slide containing images and the Bubu logo.
  • A person crouches outside a modern concrete building, securing or adjusting the glass door while its reflection is visible. The building has a white sign with "bubu" in red lettering mounted on the wall beside the door.