PowerSquare 160 Booklet Maker

The PowerSquare 160 is a high-performance booklet-making system designed for mid-to-high volume digital production. This all-in-one solution staples, folds, spine forms, and face trims in a single, compact unit to produce SquareBack booklets with a professional finish. Its ability to handle a variety of sheet sizes and paper weights makes it a versatile and cost-effective solution for booklet production.

Key Features

🔷 Professional SquareBack Booklets – Produces flat, square-spined booklets that are easy to handle, stack, and pack, with the option to print on the spine for a perfect-bound appearance.
🔷 Versatile Paper Handling – Accepts sheet sizes from 5.5” x 7.8” up to 14.5” x 24.4” and paper weights from 16 lb bond to 105 lb cover.
🔷 High Stapling Capacity – Supports up to six staples per booklet, allowing for multi-up applications to increase efficiency.
🔷 Integral Face Trimming – Built-in face trimmer ensures clean, professional booklet edges; optional two-knife trimmer available for full-bleed finishing.
🔷 User-Friendly Interface – Intuitive touchscreen controls simplify setup and allow for job recall, ensuring fast, repeatable production.
🔷 Robust & Compact Design – Heavy-duty, single-frame construction minimizes floor space while ensuring durability.
🔷 Advanced Stapling Technology – Uses low-impact stapler cartridges, with automatic staple pitch adjustment based on booklet thickness. Staple cartridges hold 5,000 staples for fast, tool-free changes.
🔷 Monitored Paper Flow – Real-time position tracking maintains sheet accuracy and optimal fold quality, even with long sheets.
🔷 Remote Diagnostics – Advanced control system supports preventive maintenance, error monitoring, and remote troubleshooting.
🔷 High-Capacity Dual Bin Feeder (PowerSquare 160VFX Model) – Holds up to 21” of stacked sheets with automatic bin switching for uninterrupted runs.
🔷 Barcode Readers (Optional) – Ensures set integrity and variable page counts for customized booklet production.

Technical Specifications

Optimized Applications

📖 Booklet Production – Creates A4 landscape booklets, magazines, manuals, and reports.
📢 Marketing & Direct Mail – SquareBack booklets offer high-end branding for catalogs and brochures.
🏢 Corporate & Educational Printing – Ideal for training materials, course books, and internal reports.

The Hand fed PowerSquare™ 160 is an ideal solution for low volume digital printed jobs, providing easy set-up and flexibility with various media sizes. Book quality is guaranteed with this fully featured model, and it also offers the option to upgrade and add feeders, or operate inline with your printer.

The PowerSquare 160 has increased its capability to apply up to six staples per book, allowing for smaller applications of 2 or 3 on a single set. This results in significant time and cost savings for the user.