Hard Book Binding Machine Casing in Machine TOWER

Full automatic, flexible, compact, special for on demand book production

New Casing in  Solution 
    Solid construction and traditional casing-in sys-tem: TOWER uses the proven industrial casing in system with one blade transporting the book in perfect register through the gluing station where cold glue will be applied to the endpapers in a conventional casing in cycle. An optional Hot Melt gluing system can be incorporated to provide extra strength in the joint area and better quality. Attachments increase the  versatility of the machine, which can be customized to spe cific requirements : bar code readers for photo books, thin book guides for very thin book blocks (down to 2.4 mm), modifications for extra large books, etc. The machine can achieve a net out-put of 400 books per hour. Make ready is fast and simple thanks to the MCS/PLS control unit and the operator can set up the machine in a matter of  minutes. In the special configuration for photo books with bar code reader, no need of interven-tions by the operator, who can produce one book different from the other, in sequence.

TOWER Casing in Solution. The pioneer in the Digital Hard 
Cover Book production

    The TOWER Casing in Machine represent today a real integrate Solution for who produce books in high quality for the traditional market and for the new photo Books or Books printed with digital Technology. Few customer already are using TOWER and most of them are leader in the market for this kind of product. TECNOGRAF during 2007 was the first manufacturer to consider the hard cover technology for the digital market. Already other company are follow us in this area but the efforts require from this kind of machine are completely different from what the traditional market is offering. With near 60 installation of TOWER in the world, it represent a serious and potential solution for all company that desire to start his hard cover book production. The strong construction of TOWER give to every customer the opportunity to obtain high quality with a right investment. What we can offer more than our competitors : experience in this market and results! Performance and Technology; one example : MCS ( Management Control System ). MCS (management control system) is a TECNOGRAF software to control all units of the casing-in machine “TOWER” from an extra computer. It is based on Solid Works. This software is able to accept JDF formats and memorize 1000 different formats. Via an internet connection it is possible to con-nect the machine to the TECNOGRAF service portal and check the status of every unit. All adjustments conducted by the machine operator directly at the TOWER can be handled at the extra control station equipped with MCS. Errors that occur while producing are shown on the MCS display. Furthermore the system is equipped with temperature control, pressure control and adjustment control for checking the correct position of the motor after the format changes. The MCS system displays the correct tool set according to the book format indicated by the operator.

Casing in Machine TOWER Plus

Full automatic, flexible, compact, special for on demand book production

Casing in Line TOWER Plus

Traditional casing-in system: TOWER Plus uses the proven industrial casing-in system with three blades, feeding book, and perfect register through the gluing station where cold glue will be applied to the endpapers in a conventional cas-ing-in cycle. An optional Hot Melt Robatech glu-ing system can be incorporated to provide extra strength in the joint area and better quality. At-tachments increase the  versatility of the ma-chine, which can be customized to specific re-quirements : bar code readers for photo books, thin book guides for very thin book blocks (down to 2.4 mm), modifications for extra-large books, etc. The machine can achieve a net output of 900 books per hour. It could be as stand alone casing in or as complete line from Rounding & Backing, Head Tail Band Make. The make ready is fast and simple thanks to the MCS/PLC control unit and the operator can set up the machine in a matter of  minutes. In the special configuration for photo books with bar code reader, no need of interventions by the operator, who can produce one book different from the other, in sequence. Tower Plus  casing in Line represent the best ergo-nomic solution for your high quality book on de-mand production. 
TOWER Plus. The Medium Hard Cover 
Book production Line 
The TOWER Plus Casing in line represent today a real integrate in line Solution for who produce books in high quality for the traditional market and for the new photo Books or Books printed with digital Technology. Few customer already are using TOWER Plus and most of them are leader in the market for this kind of product. TECNOGRAF at the end of 2009 was the first manu-facturer to consider the hard cover technology for the digital market. Already other company are follow us in this area but the efforts require from this kind of machine are completely different from what the traditional market is offering. With near 60 installation of TOWER and TOWER Plus in the world, it represent a serious and potential solution for all company that desire to start his hard cover book production. From Poland, to Italy, in USA to Swiss  TOWER Plus give to every customer the op-portunity to obtain high quality with a right investment. What we can offer more than our competitors : experience in this market and re-sults ! Performance and Technology; one exam-ple : MCS ( Management Control System ). MCS (management control system) is a TECNOGRAF software to control all units of the casing-in ma-chine “TOWER” from an extra computer. It is ba-sed on Solid Works. This software is able to accept JDF formats and memorize   different formats. Via an internet connection it is possible to connect the machine to the TECNOGRAF service portal and check the status of every unit. Alladjustments conducted by the machine operator directly at the TOWER Plus can be handled at the extra control station equipped with MCS.  

TOWER 

Features:

Manual book block feeder  

Automatic hopper feeder for book cases 

Automatic case spine forming device  

Automatic casing-in unit (cold glue) 

Automatic book delivery 

Automatic size adjustments 

Connection to the pressing unit  

Easy press – pressing and building-in unit 

Measuring table for quick data entry (TCS) 

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