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Equipment

Equipment Behind the Production Workflow

The book specification determines which production resources support the route.

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The Book Specification Comes First

  1. Format
  2. Page Count
  3. Paper
  4. Color
  5. Quantity Project print quantity
  6. Binding
  7. Finishing

Prepress & Proofing Equipment

Prepress & Proofing

Heidelberg Suprasetter CTP system

Heidelberg Suprasetter CTP System

Heidelberg

Images approved files onto offset printing plates.

FUJIFILM Fuji Xerox Iridesse production press

FUJIFILM / Fuji Xerox Iridesse Production Press

FUJIFILM / Fuji Xerox · Iridesse

Supports digital contract proofing and digital production printing.

Epson SureColor P8080 proofing printer

Epson SureColor P8080 Proofing Printer

Epson · SureColor P8080

Produces wide-format inkjet proofs.

Printing Equipment

Sheetfed Offset

Komori Lithrone G46

Komori Lithrone G46

Komori · Lithrone G46

Provides sheetfed offset printing.

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL106-8-P

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL106-8-P

Heidelberg · XL106-8-P

8-color perfecting configuration

Provides sheetfed offset printing with the configuration stated in the source list.

Additional sheetfed presses
Heidelberg Speedmaster XL105-4 sheetfed offset press

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL105-4

Heidelberg · XL105-4

4-color configuration

Provides sheetfed offset printing for work routed to this press format.

ROLAND 704 and 710 Evolution Elite press group

ROLAND 704 + 710 Evolution Elite Presses

ROLAND · R-704-3B / R-710-3B

Provides sheetfed offset printing across the listed ROLAND press group.

Supporting sheetfed production resources

Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102-5

Heidelberg · CD102-5

Provides sheetfed offset printing for work routed to this press format.

5-color configuration

Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102-4

Heidelberg · CD102-4

Provides sheetfed offset printing for work routed to this press format.

4-color configuration

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75-4

Heidelberg · XL75-4

Provides sheetfed offset printing for work routed to this press format.

4-color configuration

Web Printing

Commercial web offset

Mitsubishi 787L-BT2-800 Commercial Web Presses

Mitsubishi · 787L-BT2-800

Web printing production context

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Production context photographs, not verification of a specific press model.
Supporting web printing resources

Mitsubishi 787L-BT2-800 Commercial Web Presses

Mitsubishi · 787L-BT2-800

Provides commercial web-offset printing.

Binding & Finishing Equipment

Folding & Gathering

Heidelberg folding equipment

Stahl / Heidelberg BH82 Folder

Stahl / Heidelberg · BH82

All-buckle configuration

Folds printed sheets into signatures for downstream gathering and binding.

Additional folding and gathering resources
Stahl / Heidelberg CH78 folding machine

Stahl / Heidelberg CH78 Folder

Stahl / Heidelberg · CH78

Folds printed sheets into signatures for downstream gathering and binding.

9-Station Collator for signature gathering

9-Station Collator

9-station configuration

Gathers signatures or sections in sequence before binding.

Supporting folding and gathering resources

Stahl / Heidelberg CH66 Folder

Stahl / Heidelberg · CH66

Folds printed sheets into signatures for downstream gathering and binding.

Hao Xin HXCP Folder

Hao Xin · HXCP

Folds printed sheets into signatures for downstream gathering and binding.

Sewing & Binding

Muller Martini perfect binding line

Müller Martini 16-Station Perfect-Binding Line

Müller Martini · 16-station configuration

Gathers and binds book blocks routed to perfect binding.

Additional sewing and stitching resources
Müller Martini Automatic Section-Sewing Machine

Müller Martini Automatic Section-Sewing Machine

Müller Martini

Sews folded signatures into a thread-sewn book block.

Aster Automatic Section-Sewing Machine

Aster Automatic Section-Sewing Machine

Aster

Sews folded signatures into a thread-sewn book block.

Müller Martini 6-Station Saddle-Stitching Line

Müller Martini 6-Station Saddle-Stitching Line

Müller Martini · 6-station configuration

Gathers, stitches and finishes publications routed to saddle stitching.

Supporting wire-binding resources

Single-Loop Wire-Binding Machine

Applies single-loop wire binding.

Double-Loop Wire-Binding Machine

Applies double-loop wire binding.

Hardcover Production

Müller Martini Diamant MC Case-Binding Line

Müller Martini Diamant MC Case-Binding Line

Müller Martini · Diamant MC

Supports case binding for hardcover book construction.

8-Knife 7-Zone board cutter for hardcover components

8-Knife / 7-Zone Board Cutter

8-knife / 7-zone configuration

Cuts board used in case-making and related book construction.

Hao You Fu automatic book case maker

Hao You Fu Automatic Case Maker

Hao You Fu

Produces cases used in case-bound book construction.

Finishing

Book-edge spraying machine

Book-Edge Spraying Machine

Applies color or finish to book edges where specified.

Supporting finishing resources

Polar Paper Cutters

Polar

Cuts printed or bound materials to the required production dimensions.

GMB GMB-SWAFM-1050G Automatic Laminator

GMB · GMB-SWAFM-1050G

Applies lamination as a specified surface-finishing step.

Semi-Automatic Foil-Stamping Machine

Applies foil stamping to specified printed components.

Automatic Case Foil-Stamping Machine

Applies foil stamping to book cases.

Semi-Automatic Die-Cutting Machines

Die-cuts printed components to the approved shape.

Heidelberg Automatic Die-Cutting Machine

Heidelberg

Die-cuts printed components to the approved shape.

Packing & Production Support

Packing & Production Support

Automatic shrink-wrapping line for finished books

Automatic Shrink-Wrapping Line

Provides protective shrink wrapping of finished products or books before outbound handling where required.

In-Line Quality Control Note

Applicable saddle-stitching and perfect-binding lines include automatic signature and collation detection for wrong, missing and double signatures.

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Plan the Right Production Route

Share the format, page count, paper, quantity, binding and finishing requirements for review.

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