Re: CD-ROM packaging for storage and access

[Pete Merrill-Oldham <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For over a year, Acme Bookbinding has provided its customers with custom
made Media Cases and Multimedia binding options using Plastizote foam.  

The products consist of one of Acme?s library bindings or custom enclosures
with a supporting foam sheet fitted inside.  The foam sheet is cut out to
the shape of the item, providing a snug fit with a thumb hole, then sized
to fit the binding cover or enclosure.  The foam, Plastizote, is an inert,
closed-cell, cross-linked Polyethylene foam with a smooth non-abrading
surface.  Acme maintains sheets of 3/8, 5/8, and 1 inch thicknesses.  The
3/8 matches the thickness of a CD jewel box, the 5/8 equals the thickness
of an audio cassette in its case, and the 1 inch accommodates a video
cassette out of it case.  Multiple sheets can be glued together to
accommodate larger items.  Media can be housed with books or separately.

Housing media with books is accomplished, either as an binding (recases not
included)or in a custom enclosure.  As a binding, stubbing matching the
thickness of the foam sheet is bound with the text block.  The foam sheet
is then sized to match the height and width of the text block and glued to
the inside of the back cover to provide a uniform thickness in the binding.
 When housed together in a custom enclosure, the Plastizote is sized to
match the height and width of the book. In the case of a small book with a
larger foam sheet required to hold the other media, a second foam sheet can
be cut to hold the book and match the size of the other media?s sheet.

Media by itself can be housed either in one of Acme?s custom enclosures or
in a Media Case.  The Media Case is a cover made from binders board,
covered in Roxite C book cloth, lined with acid-free paper, and stamped
with title and/or shelf number information.  A Plastizote sheet is glued to
the inside of the back cover (and to the front cover if two foam sheets are
required).

The sheets and their enclosures can be made to accommodate a single item or
multiple items.  Multiple items can be grouped either as multiple openings
on a single sheet, e.g., four audio cassettes held in a single sheet,
and/or multiple layers of sheets, e.g., 4 CDs , two held in each sheet.
When multiple sheets are required, sheets not glued into the enclosure will
have an acid free board adhered to their base, creating a tray.

While most applications have been for CDs, audio cassettes, and videos,
other items including a small abacus have been bound with an accompanying
book.

For additional information you can contact:



  

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Pete Merrill-Oldham
Director of Marketing & Sales
Acme Bookbinding
PO Box 699
100 Cambridge Street
Charlestown, MA 02129-0004
617 242-1100 or 800 242-1821
fax 617 242-3764
pete@xxxxxxxxxxxx