Smart-binder Product Description
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Book finishing systems for digital print |
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Description
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Smart-binder process description |
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The Smart-binder receives printed sheets (or folded signatures) at rates up to 450 sheets/min and can produce up to 7,000 high quality stitched and trimmed booklets/hour (14,000 booklets/hour if using the optional trimmer center-knife). |
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The Smart-binder SB-2 provides wire stitching only of booklets up to 10mm thick. The sheets are side registered, center-scored, plow-folded onto the Smart-binder saddle and collected together. After wire stitching each booklet is 3-side trimmed before being delivered on a conveyor in a shingled stream. The Smart-binder SB-3 includes the option of ISG cold-glue binding as an alternative to wire stitching. The Smart-binder SB-4 and SB-5 include an in-line perfect binder for books up to 60mm thick. |
A code printed on each sheet is read on the Smartbinder infeed. The numerical data in this code enables the Smart-binder to track each sheet into correctly assembled booklets and automatically perform other functions such as selective stitching/gluing and selective perforation. If perfect bound books are needed then the sheets are collected into
folded signatures, typically containing |
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Features
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Smart-binder Features and USPs |
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24/7 Production System for maximum up-time
Integrated Sheet and Book Tracking to ensure book integrity
Book Quality
Bind-on-demand for book personalization, or short job runs
Accurate Cover-To-Text Matching
Multiple Configurations
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Enhanced Production Speeds give more booklets each shift
Unique ISG cold-glue binding for enhanced book quality
Extended model Smart-binder X, W and XW
Unique Smart-Buffer system
Customization to give you competitive advantage
Ease of use and maintenance
Compact Footprint
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Cover feedingThe optional Cover Feeder CIF-102 automatically feeds a cover sheet on top of the last sheet of each booklet. An Insert sheet may also be fed at any position inside the booklet. An optional code reader may be used to check that covers or inserts match the other sheets in each booklet using a coded ID number printed on both the inside sheets and the covers. The Cover Feeder may be fitted with an optional Auto-loader CAL-101 which increases the maximum cover pile height from 20mm to 200mm. An additional cover or insert sheet feeder CIF-101 is available in case both a cover and an Insert sheet feeder is needed, or two cover feeders are needed. |
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A rotary disc collect sheets in groups and then drops these onto the
saddle.
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Wire stitchingUp to 6 Hohner wire-stitch heads may be fitted. The optional stop-stitch system SDI-100 deactivates the stitching process automatically under bar code control, when not needed. Optional loop stitching (Omega/Ringoesen) is available instead of normal flat stitching. |
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High-quality binding option
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Booklet trimmingThe Smart-binder is normally supplied with a heavy-duty 3-knife book trimmer, capable of cutting books up to 10mm thick. Alternatively just a single (front knife) trimmer, or no trimmer, may be used. Trimming may not be required if producing signatures for perfect binding or thread sewing. The unique book transport system allows book thickness to be continually changed without having to stop the machine for manual adjustments. An optional special spine clamping system may be used to eliminate book spine corner tearing when making thick booklets. |
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Book deliveryBooklets are delivered in a shingled stream on the delivery conveyor. Batching gaps are created automatically in the stream to create a pre-determined number of booklets in each batch. Alternatively the booklets (or signatures) may be delivered into a downstream module such as the optional booklet Stacker, Inserter or Perfect Binder.
Optional booklet stackerThe optional stacker BSS-11 may be connected in-line to the Smart-binder delivery to produce compensated piles of booklets up to 330mm high. This provides operator-free system operation for long periods. |
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Booklet quality control, Personalised booklet production
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Optional perfect-bindingSmart-binder systems SB-4 and SB-5 include an in-line perfect binder in order to produce books up to 60mm thick. The perfect binder (either the single PB-600B or 5-clamp PB1500W) may be connected directly to the Smart-binder delivery (SB-4) or may be fed directly from the web cutter (SB-5). |
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Feeding the Smart-binder from a sheet feeder (off-line operation)Two different high-pile sheet feeders are available. These may be loaded with up to about 7,000 printed and coded sheets. Feeder version SB-095 is used if the system is to be always fed off-line from the sheet feeder. Feeder version SB-097 allows feed from an upstream web cutter (near line or in-line operation) in addition to off-line feed from a sheet pile. The SB-095 feeder may be provided with an optional loading trolley PLT-100 or HPL-100 (SB-097 may be provided with HPL-100) to reduce pile reload time to about 35 secs. |
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Sheet perforationThe optional sheet perforation module DMP-100 or DMP-101 perforates each sheet on demand under automatic bar code control. Up to 4 lines of perforation may be applied to each sheet, parallel to the booklet spine, to allow, for example sheet tear-out. |
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Sheet rotation and foldingThe optional sheet folder sheet folder F-100 may be used to buckle-fold each sheet prior to entering the Smart-binder infeed conveyor. This allows small format booklets to be produced from a large format sheet containing 8 or more pages. Use of the buckle-folder (without sheet rotation) also allows the minimum paper stock weight to be reduced, or allows maximum web speed to be increased from 130 metres/min up to about 180 metres/min or faster. The folder may also be fitted with a 90 degree sheet rotator on the infeed model RF-100 rotator/folder. This enables small format booklets such as A5 or 5 ½ x 8 ½ to be produced from a web width of 450mm or 18, and avoids having to change to a narrow web. |
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Sheet buffer module for in-line and near-line operationThe sheet buffer module SBS-100 receives printed sheets directly from a web cutter and in-line printer. It stores these sheets and then refeeds them one-by-one directly into the Smart-binder (first in/first out). The buffer allows the sheet feed rate to be automatically reduced, for example when making 8 or 12 page booklets, without slowing down the printer. It also allows the Smart-binder to stop for up to 2 mins without stopping the printer, thereby increasing printer running efficiency. |
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Specifications
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Smart-binder performance table
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A4 booklet production at 100 meters/min web speed |
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System Configurations
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Smart-binder Configuration and Options
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Market Segments served by the Smart-binder
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The Smart-binder is ideal for all short-run or time-critical printingMost common Smart-binder applications
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Smart-binder Customer Feedback from around the world
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Commitment Statement
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I look forward personally to helping you put into operation a complete and highly-effective book-finishing system which will increase your competitiveness and grow your business. For further information, dont hesitate to call me.
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