MADE IN JAPAN, THE BINDERY

The MULLER MARTINI BINDERY LINE produces 3,600 Bibles per hour. 400 meters from

go to woe. Actually it's only part of the process as there are a bunch of other machines on

another floor producing the cover.

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"Siamese twin" Bibles ready to be cut into 2

Quality control

Speeding around the line.

Covers made of PU leather. (No cows were harmed in the making of these covers)

Ready made coveres are attached

Cover quality control checkpoint

Almost done

Shrink wrap

Stacked

Into the carton

And automatically palletised, ready to be shipped to a branch near you...

But there is more

There are 2 machines applying the silver foil to the edge of the pages

There is a machine that inserts the markers

There are machines to make the covers

A machine that heat embossed the title onto the cover

And many many many hands nimbly working away

Hundreds of happy volunteers

Thank you to all of the brothers in Japan who have contributed to producing these wonderful

new Bibles and shipped them to us without charge.

Sayonara,

Lloydnalex