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 UW8 Unwinder and CS8 Rotary Cutter with a 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.

• 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.