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

• 45 – 150 gsm
• Minimum page format: 90 x 145 mm (4 x 6 inch)
• Maximum page format: 250 x 420 mm (10 x 17 inches)
• Book block thickness: 3 – 80 mm (0,1 - 3,1 inch) 

Production speed

• 150 m/min (2.5 m/s) up to 300 m/min (5 m/s)

Web width

• 20” – 30” – 42” with additional web guiding components, also beyond 

Application flexibility

• Auxiliary glued book-blocks
• Flyer, mailings
• Booklets (longitudinal glued)
• Zigzag fold, wrap fold, gate fold, parallel fold