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Standard - Hunkeler Roll to Perfect Bind
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.
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.
- Flexibility and quality assurance: The Smart Binding 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
- Improved production speeds: The system can produce up to 2,000 books an hour without manual intervention or added labor costs - a dramatic improvement over current methods
- Digital and offset compatibility: The system has multiple possible configurations for processing both conventional offset and digital output in one system
- Choice of adhesive: The system features interchangeable glue tanks for EVA and PUR adhesives
| Maximum 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 Maximum | 13.77" to 10.23" |
| Book Block Minimum | 5.83" x 4.14" |
| Signatures | 4/6/8/12/16/18 pages |