• Standard Horizon HOF-400 + StitchLiner 5500 System Image
1 1

Standard Horizon

Standard Horizon HOF-400 + StitchLiner 5500

Standard Horizon HOF-400 + StitchLiner 5500

Please note that this is an item that must be quoted before sale. Any orders placed will be voided, and a formal quote provided. Please contact us:

How to Purchase This Item:

View full details

Standard Horizon HOF-400 + StitchLiner 5500

Fast, Accurate and Flexible...The perfect feeding solution for digital booklet production.

How can you efficiently produce high quality booklets from both digital and offset print? As digital printing has become a leading print process, meeting the finishing requirements for both digital and offset print is the key for success. The Horizon HOF-400 high speed offline feeder provides flexible system configurations such as cover feeding, sheet insert on, variable page count, bleed trimming and creasing for digital printing. The HOF-400 finishing system can also be connected with the finishing devices for the offset outputs to process both digital and offset print. Through one efficient system.

The Standard Horizon HOF-400 High-speed Sheet Feeder is the latest in Horizon’s line of versatile sheet feeders and can be configured to run in-line with Horizon saddle stitchers to fit various customer requirements. The HOF-400 can feed up to 45,000 sheets per hour (8.5” x 11”). The 7" color touchscreen monitor allows easy and intuitive setup, even without a skilled operator. The system can also accommodate sheet feeding, cover feeding, accumulating, and manual feeding depending on the job requirements.

Product Features & Benefits:

  • Finishing device for digital print - Digitally printed sheets are fed reliably with care from the HOF-400 to the saddle-stitching system. A standard mark sensor enables variable sheet count documents to be handled with integrity and verification.
  • Finishing device for offset print - a VAC series collator can be connected in line, for processing of conventional offset printed work.
  • High-Speed - The HOF-400 can be feed at a speed of 25,000 sheets per hour (A3 / 11" x 17") and 35,000 sheets per hour (A4 SEF/8.5" x 11"). This high speed feeding is capable of handling the output of multiple printers.
  • User-Friendly Operation - Feature rich newly designed 7" color touch-screen display for easy and intuitive operation.
  • Various modular options - the HOF-400 is compatible with a wide variety of system configurations such as sheet feeding, accumulating, bleed trimming and center creasing depending on your needs.
Standard Horizon HOF-400 + StitchLiner 5500
  • Finishing Device for Digital Print
  • Finishing Device for Offset Print
  • High Speed
  • User-Friendly Operation
  • Various Modular Options
  • Flexible Booklet-Making System Selection
  • Up to 5,000 Booklets per Hour with Quick-Changeover
  • Ideal for Short, Medium, and Long Production Runs
StitchLiner 5500 Specifications
Sheet Size Max. 350(W) x 500(L) mm (13.7” x 19.6”)
Min. 148(W) x 199(L) mm (5.9” x 7.9”) (140 mm / 5.6” width sheet is available with the optional support guide.)
Sheet weight Range Normal Paper : 64 to 210 gsm
Coated Paper : 80 to 210 gsm
Stitch Thickness Max. 5 mm (0.20”) (Booklet Thickness : 10 mm or 0.39”) (about 50 sheets of 80 gsm or 22# normal) *1
Stitch Distance 66 to 150 mm (2.6” to 5.9”), adjusted by +/- 2 mm (0.08”) Min. 55 mm (2.2”), with additional stitcher/Manual
Stitching Wire #24 to #26 (0.6 mm to 0.5 mm) Option : #26 to #28 (0.5 mm to 0.4 mm) *2
Booklet Size (Before Trim) (Top-Bottom x Fore-edge) Max. 350 x 250 mm (13.7” x 9.8”)
Min. 148 x 103 mm (5.9” x 4.1”) *3
Booklet Size (After Trim)
(Top-Bottom x Fore-edge)		 Fore-Edge 95 to 230 mm (3.8” to 9.0”) (Up to 85 mm / 3.3” depending on a condition) (Max. 240 mm / 9.4” with optional stopper)
170 to 230 mm (6.7” to 9.0”) (When 2-hole punch is performed) (Max. 240 mm / 9.4” with optional stopper)
Top-Bottom 144 to 340 mm (5.7” to 13.3”) (When center base is installed)
120 to 152 mm (4.8” to 5.9”) (When center base is removed)
186 to 340 mm (7.4” to 13.3”) (When center base is installed and center-cut is not performed)
90 to 167mm (3.6” to 6.5”) (A booklet size when center-cut is performed)
257 to 340 mm (10.2” to 13.3”) (When 2-hole punch is performed)
Trimming Width 2 to 25 mm (0.08” to 1”)
Production Speed Max. 5,000 booklets / hr. - Min. 2,900 booklets / hr. (Changed by 9 steps) *4
Voltage/Frequency
  • 3-Phase 200 V, 50 / 60 Hz
  • 3-Phase 208 V, 50 / 60 Hz
  • 3-Phase 220 V, 50 / 60 Hz
  • 3-Phase 400 V, 50 / 60 Hz
*1 Limitation for stitch thickness: If the 6 mm (0.24”) width center cut (option) is performed, Max. 3 mm (0.12”) of booklet thickness. (When using the 8 mm or 0.31” width slitter, Max. 4 mm or 0.16” of booklet thickness.) If the punch (option) is performed, Max. 3 mm (0.12”) of booklet thickness. When the sheet block thickness is 3 mm (0.12”) or above, use thick wire (#24, 25 or 26). *2 Optional stitching head is required. *3 Depending on the sheet weight, sheet thickness, booklet thickness or grain direction, the booklet spine may be marked by the transport belts, or the booklet may not be arranged properly on the delivery conveyor. (In this case, the kicker may not be used.) *4 The production speed is affected by operation mode and paper condition. *The machine design and specifications are subject to change without any notice.


HOF-400 High Speed Offline Feeder
Sheet Size Max. 356 x 610 mm / 14.0” x 24.0”
Min. 203 x 203 mm / 8.0” x 8.0
Sheet weight Range Normal Paper: 52 to 157 gsm
Coated Paper: 73 to 157 gsm
*When you use thin sheets, you need to decrease the speed depending on the sheet size. The Machine can feed thick sheets (157 through 209 gsm), but the feed will decrease.
Production Speed

Maximum

  • 25,000 Sheets/Hr (A3)
  • 35,000 Sheets/Hr (A4 SEF)
  • 45,000 Sheets/Hr (A4 LEF)

(When sheets are processed by one.)
Sheet Pile Height on Feed Tray Max. 620 mm / 24.4"
Voltage Frequency
  • 3-phase 200-220 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz
  • 3-phase 380 / 400 / 415 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz
Machine Dimensions HOF-400: W960 x D740 (When including the blower box: 1,050 mm / 41.4”) x H936 mm / W37.8” x D29.2” x H36.9”
Blower Box: W553 x D305 x H350 mm / W21.8” x D12.0” x H13.8”