Product Description
Specifically designed to respond to the growing need for short- to medium run-length book production, the Smart Binding System combines a Hunkeler unwinder and rotary cutter with Horizon folder, gluing and pressing station, perfect binder, intelligent accumulator and three-knife trimmer to convert pre-printed rolls into finished books in a continuous, fully automated, touch-free process. The system is able to move seamlessly between books of varying format and page count, ensuring absolute quality assurance through end-to-end system control and integrity checking. It can produce up to 2,000 books an hour, without manual intervention or added labor costs, a dramatic improvement over current methods. Multiple configurations available for processing conventional offset and digital output in one system as well as interchangeable glue tanks for EVA and PUR adhesives.
| Max Roll Diameter | 54″ |
| Web Width | 11″ to 20.5″ |
| Operation Speed | up to 590 fpm |
| Paper Weights | 40 to 180 gsm |
| Sheet Width | 11″ to 20.5″ |
| Book Thickness | 1 to 45 mm |
| Book Block Max | 13.77″ x 10.23″ |
| Book Block Min | 5.83″ x 4.14″ |
| Signatures | 4/6/8/12/16/18 pages |