Starbook Plowfolder Book Block Solution
Streamline book production with the Starbook Solution. High-speed automated system for straight, square, and flat book blocks in softcover or hardcover formats.
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Details & specifications
The Starbook Plowfolder Book Block Solution is a fully automated system for efficient and economical production of digitally printed book blocks. It handles variable page counts and variable book spine lengths, so it covers both softcover and hardcover work, and it delivers book blocks that are precise, square, and flat for quality and performance in high-volume production.
Key features
- High production speed: runs at up to 820 feet per minute (fpm) for rapid throughput.
- Wide web width range: supports web widths up to 30 inches, which gives flexibility across book formats.
- Variable signature sizes: handles signature lengths from 5 to 13 inches and widths from 4.3 to 12 inches for a range of book sizes.
- Large stack height: stacks up to 4 inches, which simplifies handling and storage of finished book blocks.
- Dynamic processing: semi-automatic changeover of folding patterns in under 3 minutes, so productivity stays high between jobs.
- Plowfolder technology: produces pre-glued book blocks for both softcover and hardcover books, with the durability and binding strength that requires.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Production Speed | Up to 820 feet per minute (fpm) |
| Web Width | Up to 30 inches |
| Stack Height | Up to 4 inches |
| Signature Length | 5 to 13 inches |
| Signature Width | 4.3 to 12 inches |
| Paper Weights | 60 to 140 gsm (4-page signatures); 60 to 120 gsm (6 or 8-page signatures) |
Options
- Book Sorting Module (BSM): up to 2,000 deliveries per hour in FIFO sequence.
- Book Block Transport System: moves book blocks between modules.
- DynaCut: fully variable page counts and book spine lengths.
- Media Changer RX8: automatic roll splicing for nonstop feeding of multiple paper qualities.
- Web Buffer WB8: maintains web tension and steadies feeding.
Applications
- Perfect-bound books for publishing, education, and commercial printing.
- Catalogs and manuals: durable multi-page documents.
- Print-on-demand: short runs and personalized production.
- Direct mail booklets: folded and pre-glued for mailing campaigns.
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Install & train
On-site setup and operator training included.
Same / next-day service
Fast response across the Great Lakes.
Precision machining
Replacement parts fabricated in-house.
Financing
Lease and purchase options available.