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CABS Perfect Binding System

High-performance Production Perfect Binding

CABS Perfect Binding System

The Horizon CABS Perfect Binding System is a highly-automated, high-performance system for production bookbinding. The complete system includes an MG-600 Gatherer, SB-17 Seventeen-clamp Perfect Binder or an SB-09 Nine-clamp Perfect Binder, and an HT-110 Three-knife Trimmer.


Overview
Flexible configurations:

The CABS Perfect Binding System is available in two core configurations: the CABS 6000 and the CABS 4000V.

  • The CABS 6000 includes the MG-600 Gatherer, SB-17 Seventeen-clamp Perfect Binder, and HT-110 Three-knife Trimmer, producing up to 6,000 books/hour.
  • The CABS 4000V includes the MG-600 Gatherer, SB-09 Nine-clamp Perfect Binder, and HT-110 Three-knife Trimmer, producing up to 4,000 books/hour.
Advanced quality control:

Optional quality control features available for CABS systems include CCD cameras, digital caliper thickness detection, weight checking, and more.

Easy glue changeover:

CABS systems are equipped with quick-change EVA and PUR glue tanks that slide out on rails to a wheeled trolley. Operators can easily changeover from one binding style to another in about 5 minutes.

 

Technical Specifications
Book Size Max (Landscape)

CABS 4000: N/A
CABS 6000: 9.842" x 12.598"

Book Size Min (Landscape)

CABS 4000: N/A
CABS 6000: 5.315" x 7.284"

Book Size Max (Portrait)

CABS 4000: 12.9" x 9.8"
CABS 6000: 15.157" x 10.826"

Book Size Min (Portrait)

CABS 4000: 5.9" x 4.2"
CABS 6000: 5.827" x 4.134"

Book Thickness Range:

CABS 4000: 0.04" to 1.77"
CABS 6000: 0.08" to 2"

Production Speed

CABS 4000: Up to 4,000 books/hour
CABS 6000: Up to 6,000 books/hour

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CABS Perfect Binding System Testimonials

“Incorporating automation into our finishing processes to reduce manual touchpoints and other bottlenecks was very important to us, and the CABS4000 with iCE LiNK met that need while also allowing us to expand our capabilities and quality.”

Ted Gortemaker
VP of Operations, Premier Printing

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