Equipment

Ribbon Insertion Machine

• Fully automated servo-driven ribbon insertion system
• Operation via HMI touchscreen, running direction left to right
• Vertical infeed channel with light barrier timing
• Air-supported book block division at 2 positions
• Ribbon insertion station for 1 or 2 ribbons
• Pull-down device for straight ribbon insertion into spine
• Ribbon cutting device with heated scissors
• Integrable into Diamant Commander control system

Hardcover Book Line BF PRO

• CoPilot control system with dual multi-touchscreens
• Linear book block infeed
• Infeed conveyor L = 1,000 mm
• Integrated warming section AS 320
• Block gate AS and WR
• Angle roller table WR 630
• 6-point star feeder
• Block position detection (spine and front edge) with vacuum
• Automatic book block thickness control
• Book rounding and pressing station
• Cover pre-stacking conveyor
• Automatic cover bending machine
• Cover forming station
• Cover magazine
• Cut and base dividers for thin printing paper and gold edge
• Book clamp
• Glue pump timer monitoring
• Electrically heated 15° folding burn-in rails (45° rails included)
• Quick-change system for burn-in rails
• 2 press stations with 15 kN each (2nd station switchable to 45 kN)
• Heating monitoring system
• Automatic central lubrication system
• Servo-controlled drive technology (Siemens SIMOTION D)
• Active Line Module for energy regeneration into mains
• Safety standard according to EC directives

Gluing Stations (5-Station Configuration)

• Station 1: Spine glue unit for hotmelt with circulation, 1 set of glue rollers, additional roller for straight-spine books (20–55 mm block thickness)
• Station 2: Gauze and headband station with headband monitoring
• Station 3: Spine glue unit for hotmelt with circulation (identical to Station 1)
• Station 4: Headband station with headband monitoring
• Station 5: Press station

Premelter

• Nordson EVA-Hotmelt nozzle gluing system XNO 517
• 15-liter capacity, melt rate 18.1 kg/h, max. delivery 32.7 kg/h
• 2 heated hoses (4,800 mm)
• Viscosity control for 2 spine glue units
• Control integrated into CoPilot interface

Product-Specific Equipment

• Setup for processing small formats (book block height min. 100 mm, width min. 70 mm)
• Setup for processing books with thick cardboard pages (e.g., children's books, block width min. 140 mm)
• Ribbon gluing device for ribbons inserted by machine or by hand
• Setup for flexible covers with double cover control
• Setup for covers with pre-scored flaps (Full-Flaps)
• Setup for asymmetric covers (pre-scored flap on left side in running direction)
• Setup for books with up to 7 mm wider schrenz vs. block thickness (photo books, CD booklets)

Quick Make Ready (QMR) Package

• Bluetooth hand scanner for guided title selection from title memory
• Customer-generated barcode-based job selection
• Additional automatic adjustment axes

Delivery

• Straight delivery, offset to right
• Book transport lying flat

Book Stacker BLSD 650 ER

• End stacker with roller conveyor delivery
• Fully automated with Amrys, dual HMI panel operation
• 90° and 180° stack rotation with multiple stacking patterns
• Infeed conveyor L = 1,900 mm
• Synchronously driven turntables (upper and lower)
• Stack shaft with product-protecting positioning
• Roller conveyor delivery L = 1,600 mm
• Flex cover processing capability

Control System & Connectivity

• Connectivity hardware terminal for machine-specific service requests
• Service Manager and conference center access
• Multi-functional communication tool (text, documents, video, audio, VNC)
• MPOWER cloud platform integration
• Data coupling with line network
• Remote Line Plus (24/7 remote technical support)

Book Formats

Technical Details