The compact and flexible middle ground solution between industrial and digital production. Casing-in line for the production of hardcover books, equipped for flexible covers, hotmelt nozzle gluing via Nordson XNO 517 premelter, and Copilot control for short make-ready times

Equipment

Casing-In Machine

• Model: Müller Martini BF PRO
• Control system: Copilot with touchscreen
• Drive technology: Servo-controlled, Siemens SIMOTION D
• Active Line Module for energy recovery
• Automatic central lubrication system
• Remote diagnostics: Connex MMRA (teleservice)

Book Block Infeed

• Linear block infeed
• Infeed conveyor L = 1,000 mm
• Heating section AS 320
• Block stop AS
• Angular roller table WR 630
• Block stop WR
• Star feeder (sixtfold star)
• Block position detection (spine and front cut) with vacuum
• Automatic block thickness control

Rounding and Backing Station

• Rounding and backing station
• Press-on station with foam cushion (Station 5)

Gluing Station

• Spine glue station: hotmelt nozzle application (EVA)
• Copilot-controlled, motorized height adjustment
• Horizontally mounted heated application heads
• Viscosity control device for constant glue viscosity (pump + water tank)

Headband station

• Thread slitting station with thread slitting control
• 2nd unwinding device
• Standard forming rails / moulding parts

Premelter

• Manufacturer: Nordson
• Model: XNO 517 (EVA Hotmelt)
• Premelting capacity: 15 l
• Max. melting capacity: 18.1 kg/h
• Max. output: 32.7 kg/h
• 2 heated hoses, 4,800 mm, 5/16"
• Integrated control via line Copilot

Case Processing

• Case magazine
• Case prestacking conveyor
• Case forming station
• Special equipment for flexible cover processing
• Double cover control (for flexible covers in single piece)
• Spring-loaded block thickness batch splitter
• Pointed and bottom splitter for flimsy papers and gilt edges
• Rubbing down unit
• Casing-in glue pump monitoring
• Timer for glue preheating
• Electrically heated 15° joint forming rails (45° rails additionally delivered), controlled in pairs
• Quick-change system for joint forming rails
• 2 pressing stations with 15 kN pressing force (2nd station optionally 45 kN)
• Heater monitoring unit

Delivery

• Straight-line delivery, offset to the right
• Books transported flat

Roller Conveyor Table

• Type 3525, L = 1,800 mm / H = 850 mm
• Supplementary part for stationary roller table

Connectivity

• Connectivity Package (hardware): Remote Line, MPOWER, Connex infrastructure
• Remote Line T2 (service must be arranged with Müller Martini)

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Technical Details

Parameter	Value
Max. speed	30 cycles/min
Book block (standard) min.	100 × 100 mm, 2 mm thick
Book block (standard) max.	305 × 375 mm, 80 mm thick
Opened case (standard) min.	210 × 105 mm, 0.1 mm thick
Opened case (standard) max.	660 × 385 mm, 7 mm thick
Finished book (standard) min.	105 × 105 mm, 6 mm thick
Finished book (standard) max.	285–315 × 385 mm, 90/30 mm thick
Compressed air consumption	11 Nm³/h (rigid cover) / 16 Nm³/h (flexible cover)
Service pressure	6 bar
Electricity	400 V / 3-phase / N / PE, 50 Hz