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Flexbook 3s

The FlexBook is a book finishing line that produces book blocks from an incoming printed web, with a temporary fusing applied to keep the block integrity through the bindery process. In combination with a 762 mm (30inch) Web Print Engine, High-Speed (up to 254 m/min) and High-Productivity (up to 3600 books/hour), together with the variety of paper stocks (from 40 gsm to 135 gsm) and a wide range of book sizes (from 100×150 mm to over A4) these are the key elements that makes the FlexBook the most versatile digital finishing equipment in the market place.

Overview

The FlexBook is a book finishing line that produces book blocks from an incoming printed web, with a temporary fusing applied to keep the block integrity through the bindery process. In combination with a 762 mm (30inch) Web Print Engine, High-Speed (up to 254 m/min) and High-Productivity (up to 3600 books/hour), together with the variety of paper stocks (from 40 gsm to 135 gsm) and a wide range of book sizes (from 100×150 mm to over A4) these are the key elements that makes the FlexBook the most versatile digital finishing equipment in the market place.
The machine consists of 5 main sections: infeed/slitter, turnbar/compensator/plow, sheeter, shingle tables, batcher with delivery table/quality inspection system. It has been designed in such a way that change over from one size to another, can happen automatically, with all setup adjustments actuated by a multitude of computer-controlled servo motors. The FlexBook can also be converted into a commercial application with the addition of a receding stacker on the back end, capable to handle cut-sheets up to A3, B3 size stacked in a dolly.

Features

  • Cut-sheets or Signatures (4, 6 or 8 pages)
  • Minimized Extra Blank Pages
  • Variable Page Count on the fly (same size)
  • Odd Number of Pages across the web
  • Convertible into a Commercial Solution (A3, B3)
  • Glue edge banding or sinusoidal glue application

Details

Maximum Web Speed

254m/min (833fpm)

Web Width

432 mm (17”)- 813 mm (32”)

Format

Min Length: 152mm (6”)
MaxLength: 330mm (13”)

Min Width: 102mm (4”)
Max Width: 254mm (10”)

Paper Weight

40 – 135gsm

Thickness of Book Blocks

4 – 70mm

Interface

JDF/JMF

Output

3 stream

Productivity

3600 books/hour (Crown size 5”x 8”) 240 page/book
3000 books/hour (Royal size 6”x 9”) 215 page/book
1200 books/hour (A4 size) 250 p/book, 5000 A4/h









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