Horizon VAC-L600H Air Suction Collator

The Horizon VAC-L600H is a modern air-suction collating tower that front-ends a booklet-making or finishing line. Each main tower carries 6 bins and feeds landscape (long-edge) sheets reliably at production speed, with airflow control that keeps light and coated stocks separated. The configuration on this page - the VAC-L600HA Control Tower - is the touchscreen "brain" of the system and ships with the ESB-L600 Side Blower at no additional charge. Towers stack into larger systems (add Middle and Reverse towers as bin counts grow) and hand sheets off to Horizon booklet-makers and stitch/fold/trim lines. As an authorized Standard Finishing / Horizon dealer, Mid-State Litho scopes the exact tower stack for your run and quotes install and training.

Key Features

🔷 Expanded Sheet Capacity - Accepts sheets up to 13.77” x 24.01”, ideal for A4 landscape booklet production.
🔷 Advanced Air-Suction Feed System - Individual DC blower fans per bin offer precise air control by paper type and size.
🔷 Accurate Overlap Control - Sheet overlap can be adjusted via touchscreen for precise alignment in downstream finishing.
🔷 Enhanced Sheet Control - New airflow design and suction rotor ensure smooth, reliable feeding of various stocks.
🔷 Power Efficient Design - Consumes only 1.6 kW, a 30% reduction from the previous model, with auto power-saving mode.
🔷 Flexible Media Handling - Supports coated, uncoated, and folded signatures with overlapping, speed, and airflow control.
🔷 Modular Tower Configuration - Available in VAC-L600Ha, L600Hm, or L600Hc models depending on integration needs.
🔷 Optional Side Blower (ESB-L600) - Adds additional air control for large or heavy substrates.

Specifications

Applications

📚 A4 Landscape Booklet Production - Optimized for landscape-format bookletmaking workflows.
📑 Digital & Offset Collation - Feeds coated and uncoated sheets for multi-source print environments.
🖨 Book Block Assembly - Pre-collates stacks for perfect binding or saddle stitching.
📦 Finishing Line Integration - Designed for inline use with Horizon finishing systems.

Available Options

📍 ESB-L600 Extra Side Blower - Enhances airflow for wide or heavy sheets.
📍 Optional Support Guide - Enables handling of smaller sheets (down to 120 mm width).
📍 Multi-Tower Setup - Combine towers for increased bin capacity and longer unattended runs.

Benefits

✅ Reduces misfeeds and downtime with individual air control and smooth rotor feeding.
✅ Improves energy efficiency with a 30% lower power draw and standby mode.
✅ Supports a wide range of stocks with flexible adjustment settings.
✅ Easily integrates into advanced finishing lines for fully automated booklet production.
✅ Compact and modular for custom-tailored production configurations.

VAC-L600H Tower Types: A / M / C

Choosing your VAC-L600H towers. A VAC-L600H system is built from up to six towers of three types:

• A - Control Tower (VAC-L600HA): the touchscreen "brain." Every system needs at least one; it runs the towers below it.
• M - Middle Tower (VAC-L600HM): a bin bank with no brain of its own - driven by the Control Tower. Add these to grow bin count.
• C - Reverse Tower (VAC-L600HC): always placed last, and only when reverse-collating into a stacker; otherwise use an M.

Up to 6 towers can feed a single system. The price you see is per configuration, and Mid-State Litho specs the full stack for your run. All three tower types are variants on this PDP - use the "Tower Type" selector to choose.

System integration: works with your finishing line

The VAC-L600H collating tower front-ends Horizon booklet-making and finishing systems. Systems can be configured with up to six towers, and VAC collating towers serve as feeding systems for Horizon equipment such as the StitchLiner Mark IV, SPF-2000, FC-2000, and the ST-40 stacker. Explore related equipment:

• Horizon collating systems - the full collating hub
• VAC-1000 suction-feed collator - a sibling collator
• Horizon SPF-200A/FC-200A bookletmaker - a booklet-maker the collator feeds
• Horizon print finishing equipment - the brand hub
• Bindery and finishing - the category hub

Contact us to configure the right tower combination for your workflow.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between the A, M, and C towers?
A is the touchscreen Control Tower (the brain, one required); M is a bin-only Middle Tower run by the A; C is a Reverse Tower used only when reverse-collating into a stacker.

How many bins and how big a sheet?
Each main tower has 6 bins and feeds landscape (long-edge) sheets.

Is the side blower included?
Yes. The VAC-L600HA Control Tower ships with the ESB-L600 Side Blower at no charge.

What can it feed into?
Horizon booklet-making and finishing systems, for example SPF-series bookletmakers, stitch/fold/trim lines, and stackers.

How do I buy it and what's the lead time?
It's quote-only (systems are configured per job); MSL scopes the stack and quotes install. Typical lead time is 2-4 weeks.

Why buy from MSL

Mid-State Litho is an authorized Standard Finishing / Horizon dealer. We don't just list the tower - we scope the full VAC-L600H stack for your bindery, quote delivery and installation, and support operator training. One point of contact from quote through go-live. Request a quote to get started.