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Hunkeler will present the world debut of its new fully automated Starbook Sheetfolder at drupa
The new fully automated Starbook Sheetfolder from Hunkeler will make its world premiere at drupa 2024.
Designed for nearline or inline production on digital high-performance sheetfed printing systems, the Starbook Sheetfolder produces glued book blocks from the sheet for further processing in perfect binders.
Offering a high degree of format flexibility for short to medium runs, the Starbook Sheetfolder enables highly variable page counts, variable spine lengths from book to book, and fully automatic retooling.
The system produces four-sided glued book blocks from single sheets and feeds them to the Vareo Pro perfect binder from Müller Martini.
Speeds of up to 1,000 stacks or individual books can be achieved per hour in perfect FIFO (first in, first out) order, which Hunkeler says sets a new standard in digital book production from the sheet.
With the Sheetfolder SF8 module, printed sheets up to B3 format can be turned, halved, and folded and with the Book Delivery BD8 module, the signatures are aligned and pressed into glued book blocks, collected, and output.
Hunkeler will be showcasing ten production systems at drupa across various partner stands as well as presenting an automated solution for commercial printing for flyers, calendars, and folded brochures on its own stand.
Drupa 2024 will take place from May 28th to June 7th in the Dusseldorf Exhibition Centre, Germany.
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