Plockmatic BM5000 Series Bookletmaker

Plockmatic BM5035 / BM5050 Booklet Maker

The Plockmatic bookletmaking series has been updated from the ground up to meet the demands of digital printers. The BM5000 is the premium model in the suite of offline production booklet makers.. It is an offline booklet production machine. The system is modular with an optional VFX paper feeding section and an optional CST crease side trimmer module.

A new kind of Booklet Maker that can produce landscape format books, 2-up and more. The BM5050S, with optional 4 stitching heads means higher productivity and efficiency.

The Morgana BM 5000 series is the latest member of the Plockmatic Group booklet making family, engineered for mid-to-high volume customers with features exclusive to this class. This versatile system can be equipped with
an optional CST and VFX Feeder.

The BM5000 series seamlessly delivers professionally finished books with a SquareFold spine. A wide range of booklets, including 11 x 8.5” landscape applications can be produced by processing sheets up to 24.5” long. The BM5050S, with its optional 4 stitching head configuration, lets you finish jobs that have been imposed 2 up on a sheet. This functionality offers you much higher productivity and efficiency.

The Morgana VFX is a high capacity Vacuum Feeder capable of efficiently feeding a wide range of paper types and weights up to 15,000 sheets per hour. It’s equipped with highly automated vacuum feed technology specifically designed to handle the widest range of pre-printed media. You can achieve maximum productivity with the Automatic Tray Switching feature, this enables long unattended runs and the loading of empty trays during a run.

The main sections of the Morgana VFX are the two loading trays. Each tray is equipped with vacuum feed technology and two types of double sheet detection sensors. Anti-static bars are available as an optional addition to the machine and are highly recommended for use in static environments or non-climate-controlled environments where humidity is low.

The VFX contains two vacuum paper trays, the two-tray configuration allows for loading empty trays during a run, which results in uninterrupted production. Each tray has a capacity of 2700 sheets (20lb bond paper) for a total machine capacity of 5400 sheets, and is capable of feeding stock up to 26’’ long and 14’’ wide, in this configuration with the BM5000 max supported sheet size is 12.6’’ x 24.4’’.

The Morgana BM5000 Series bookletmakers produce booklets in a variety of sizes - A4 / US Letter landscape, A6/6" x 4" 2-up and more!

The BM5000 bookletmaker series is the latest member of the Morgana bookletmaking family. Engineered for mid-to-high-volume customers with the highest quality and functionality requirements. 

With increasing number of printing systems available to handle larger cut-sheet sizes, A4/US letter landscape and oversize booklets can now be produced easily and cost-effectively. The BM5000 Series delivers these new applications by handling up to 620mm/24.5" long sheets.

Lower cost per copy can be achieved with the BM5050S, with its 4-stitching heads, you can finish jobs up to 50 sheets that have been imposed 2 up on a sheet, this functionality offers you higher productivity and efficiency. 

BM5035 / BM5050 Key Features: 

• Paper Size Min: 206 x 210mm / 8.8″ x 8.27″ to Max: 320 x 620mm / 12.6″ x 24.4″
• Stock Range: 65 – 300gsm / 18lb bond – 110lb cover dependent on paper
• Set Thickness: 
• Min. Set Thickness: 1 sheet 80gsm / 20lb bond (when folded makes an 4 page leaflet)
• Max. Set Thickness: 3.5mm / 0.39” and 5mm / 0.197” (approx. 200 pages of 80gsm / 20lb bond.
• Book Thickness: 
• Max. Finished Book: book thickness – 10mm / 0.39″ (approx. 200 pages 80gsm / 20lb bond)
• Stapling: Easy change, low maintenance, heavy-duty staple cartridge
• Staples per cartridge: 5,000

BM5035S / BM5050S Key Features: 

• Paper Size Min: 120 x 210mm / 4.73” x 8.27” to Max: 320 x 620mm / 12.6” x 24.4”
• Stock Range: 65 – 300gsm / 18lb bond – 110lb cover dependent on paper
• Set Thickness: 
• Min. Set Thickness: 1 sheet 80gsm / 20lb bond (when folded makes an 4 page leaflet)
• Max. Set Thickness: 3.5mm / 0.39” and 5mm / 0.197” (approx. 200 pages of 80gsm / 20lb bond.
• Book Thickness:
• Max. Finished Book: book thickness – 10mm / 0.39″ (approx 200 pages 80gsm / 20lb bond)
• Stapling - 2 or 4 ISP Stitch Heads
• Staples per spool - Approx. 50,000

• 200 Page (50 Sheets) Hand Fed Bookletmaker
• Intuitive User Interface
• Patented Folding Mechanism Provides a Sharp and Professional Finish
• Book Thickness Measuring Automatically Sets the Fold Rollers
• Heavy Duty Stapling Heads with 5000 Staple Cartridge
• Face Trimmer Module Option will Trim the Shingle Off the Front of the Book
• Lead Edge Trimmer to Remove the Shingle and Give a Clean Finish
• Optional SquareFold Unit to Give Square Edged Books with Flatter Finish