New Heidelberg High-Volume Saddlestitcher at drupa
05/17/2000
Pacesetter 870 combines productivity and versatility
Heidelberg has extended its Pacesetter line of high-volume saddlestitchers with a model that combines advanced product flexibility, productivity and personalization capabilities.
The new Pacesetter 870, in operation for the first time at drupa 2000, stitches up to 15,500 books per hour in one-up or two-up formats. It accommodates standard-lap, reverse-lap or no-lap products ranging from A5 to A3 size and is expandable up to 40 hoppers.
The Pacesetter 870 can be seamlessly integrated with advanced ink jet controls for personalization, and its independent hoppers facilitate selective binding. Enhanced makeready features simplify job changeover, and a variety of hopper, stitcher head and trimmer options allow customization.
"Our Pacesetter saddlestitchers have made print a more effective medium by combining industry leading productivity and reliability with the most advanced customization capabilities," according to Heidelberg senior vice president Ulrik T. Nygaard. "The 870 includes new features that will further enhance this proven technology."
The Pacesetter 870 is available with vertical or horizontal hoppers. Both models are independently driven, allowing them to be shifted in and out of production for high-speed selective inserting. A two gripper main drum provides superior signature control and reliable feeding. Single gripper transfer and opener drums drive signatures to a raceway chain featuring adjustable chain pin centers.
Enhanced makeready features allow the Pacesetter to excel at short-run jobs with frequent changeovers. Vacuum timing, sucker bar height, governor and stripper needles, and register bar adjustments can all be made on the fly from outside the hoppers without any tools.
The Pacesetter 870 can be equipped with advanced control systems that can manage selective binding and ink jet printing with single-copy control from hopper to delivery. The optional systems allow seamless integration with downstream equipment and can manage a wide variety of postpress printing options.
"The demand for customization is on the rise because personalized, targeted products deliver unprecedented results," according to Nygaard. "With the Pacesetter 870, it is possible to ink jet a message inside or outside of the book, parallel or perpendicular to the spine - almost anywhere a customer wants it - with high speed and high reliability."
Heidelberg is the only bindery manufacturer that makes its own ink jet controls, and these controls support all popular ink jet engines.
The Pacesetter 870's SS15 reciprocating stitcher accommodates variations in book thickness - a benefit in selective binding. It can be equipped with an extensive selection of heads, depending on job requirements and user preference. Trimmer options include the HT flying trimmer, designed for high-volume productivity, and the ST reciprocating trimmer, designed for product versatility. Both three-knife trimmers are optimized for selective binding, move books with the covers ideally positioned for personalization, and trim the front edge first, allowing books to lie flatter. Additional knives can be added to the HT or integrated within the ST.
At drupa, the Pacesetter 870 will combine a signature printed on the Heidelberg Sunday 2000 web press with a cover and another signature printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster sheetfed press. It will also print personalized ink jet messages on the cover and on the inside of the finished books.
"In addition to demonstrating the advanced capabilities of the Pacesetter 870, our demonstration will also highlight the productivity and efficiency advantages Heidelberg provides by manufacturing press and postpress equipment that can be integrated into complete high-volume printing solutions," Nygaard explains.
For further information:
Heidelberg Web Systems
Joëlle Curet
Tel.: +33 (0)344 29 40 52
Fax: +33 (0)344 29 47 02
E-mail: joelle.curet@heidelberg.com
Heidelberg has extended its Pacesetter line of high-volume saddlestitchers with a model that combines advanced product flexibility, productivity and personalization capabilities.
The new Pacesetter 870, in operation for the first time at drupa 2000, stitches up to 15,500 books per hour in one-up or two-up formats. It accommodates standard-lap, reverse-lap or no-lap products ranging from A5 to A3 size and is expandable up to 40 hoppers.
The Pacesetter 870 can be seamlessly integrated with advanced ink jet controls for personalization, and its independent hoppers facilitate selective binding. Enhanced makeready features simplify job changeover, and a variety of hopper, stitcher head and trimmer options allow customization.
"Our Pacesetter saddlestitchers have made print a more effective medium by combining industry leading productivity and reliability with the most advanced customization capabilities," according to Heidelberg senior vice president Ulrik T. Nygaard. "The 870 includes new features that will further enhance this proven technology."
The Pacesetter 870 is available with vertical or horizontal hoppers. Both models are independently driven, allowing them to be shifted in and out of production for high-speed selective inserting. A two gripper main drum provides superior signature control and reliable feeding. Single gripper transfer and opener drums drive signatures to a raceway chain featuring adjustable chain pin centers.
Enhanced makeready features allow the Pacesetter to excel at short-run jobs with frequent changeovers. Vacuum timing, sucker bar height, governor and stripper needles, and register bar adjustments can all be made on the fly from outside the hoppers without any tools.
The Pacesetter 870 can be equipped with advanced control systems that can manage selective binding and ink jet printing with single-copy control from hopper to delivery. The optional systems allow seamless integration with downstream equipment and can manage a wide variety of postpress printing options.
"The demand for customization is on the rise because personalized, targeted products deliver unprecedented results," according to Nygaard. "With the Pacesetter 870, it is possible to ink jet a message inside or outside of the book, parallel or perpendicular to the spine - almost anywhere a customer wants it - with high speed and high reliability."
Heidelberg is the only bindery manufacturer that makes its own ink jet controls, and these controls support all popular ink jet engines.
The Pacesetter 870's SS15 reciprocating stitcher accommodates variations in book thickness - a benefit in selective binding. It can be equipped with an extensive selection of heads, depending on job requirements and user preference. Trimmer options include the HT flying trimmer, designed for high-volume productivity, and the ST reciprocating trimmer, designed for product versatility. Both three-knife trimmers are optimized for selective binding, move books with the covers ideally positioned for personalization, and trim the front edge first, allowing books to lie flatter. Additional knives can be added to the HT or integrated within the ST.
At drupa, the Pacesetter 870 will combine a signature printed on the Heidelberg Sunday 2000 web press with a cover and another signature printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster sheetfed press. It will also print personalized ink jet messages on the cover and on the inside of the finished books.
"In addition to demonstrating the advanced capabilities of the Pacesetter 870, our demonstration will also highlight the productivity and efficiency advantages Heidelberg provides by manufacturing press and postpress equipment that can be integrated into complete high-volume printing solutions," Nygaard explains.
For further information:
Heidelberg Web Systems
Joëlle Curet
Tel.: +33 (0)344 29 40 52
Fax: +33 (0)344 29 47 02
E-mail: joelle.curet@heidelberg.com
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