FormerLine

Flexible digital print finishing solution for book production.

manroland Goss web systems has developed special reel-to-book-block solutions for digital book production. After the web is printed, it is guided over the variable FormerLine and several longitudinal folds into the variable cutting unit for the cross cut. From here, the individual signatures move to the RIMA Collator where they are stacked, glued and pressed into book blocks.

Features & Advantages

Application flexibility

• Auxiliary glued book-blocks
• Flyer, mailings
• Booklets (longitudinal glued)

Folding options

• Zigzag fold, wrap fold, gate fold, parallel fold

Media

• 60 – 120 gsm (40.0 – 81.1 lbs)
• Option with cross perforation: 28 – 150 gsm (18.9 – 101.3 lbs) 
• Minimum size of glued book-blocks: 105 x 150 mm (4.13" x 5.9")
• Maximum size of glued book-blocks: 254 x 496 mm (10" x 19.5")
• Book block thickness: 3 – 80 mm (0,1 - 3,1 inch)

Production speed

• 180 m/min (3 m/s) up to 305 m/min (5 m/s)

Web width

• Web width in the printer system max. 1016 mm (40.0“) > Basic 2 formers
• Web width in the printer system max. 1067 mm (42.0“) > Option 3 formers
• Web width in the printer system max. 1500 mm (59.0“) > Option 3 formers
• Web width in the printer system max. 1500 mm (59.0“) > Option 3 formers + Split and Merge Module