Hunkeler PF7 Plowfolder Solution

The Hunkeler PF7 Plowfolder Solution is a state-of-the-art system for high-speed, economical production of digitally printed book blocks. Featuring advanced unwinding, cutting, folding, and stacking capabilities, this solution ensures precise, consistent, and high-quality results for publishing, education, and commercial printing applications.

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Key Features

🔷 High-Speed Operation: Runs at speeds from 66 to 656 feet per minute (fpm) for rapid throughput.
🔷 Wide Web Width Range: Handles web widths up to 30 inches, ensuring flexibility for different formats.
🔷 Versatile Paper Weights: Supports paper weights from 60 to 150 gsm, ideal for various media types.
🔷 Precise Cutting and Stacking: Processes cut lengths from 8 inches to 14 inches for accurate results.
🔷 Large Book Block Thickness: Produces book blocks up to 50 mm thick, accommodating diverse book types.
🔷 Dynamic Processing: One to two plow folds enable efficient folding for multiple signature formats.
🔷 Flexible Delivery Options: Outputs 4-, 6-, and 8-page signatures to meet varying production needs.

Specifications

Options

✔ Dynamic Processor: Adds capabilities for perforating, scoring, and punching.
✔ Book Sorting Module (BSM): Supports FIFO delivery for up to 2,000 books or stacks per hour.
✔ Web Buffer: Maintains tension for smooth feeding and production.
✔ Media Changer RX8: Enables automatic roll splicing for continuous operation.
✔ Shingle Belt Delivery: Ensures efficient output handling and sorting.

Optimized Applications

📚 Perfect-Bound Books – Produces high-quality bound books for publishing, education, and commercial printing.
📖 Catalogs and Manuals – Streamlines the production of durable, professional-grade documents.
🖨 Print-on-Demand – Efficient for short-run, customized book production.
📦 Direct Mail Booklets – Creates neatly folded and pre-glued booklets for direct mail campaigns.