2012 HORIZON BQ-150

Perfect Binding Machine HORIZON BQ-150 N° 355002 year 2012.Hot Melt Glue

The Cover stock is glued to the book spine and clamped for a neat, square-spined finish.

Simple Operation, the Horizon BQ150 Perfect Binding Machine requires no special skills and can be managed simply from reading the instruction manual. The book spine is notched with a roughening cutter for excellent glue penetration and a real strong bind to ensure a perfect finish. The Horizon BQ150 has a unique, powerful nipping mechanism that produces a sharp, professional book spine with every document bound.

The spine thickness is between 1 and 30mm and Maximum spine length is 320mm. The maximum operator speed for this machine is approximately 200 cycles per house for perfect binding and 120 cycles per hour for padding. The Horizon BQ150’S warm up; time is approximately 20 minutes making it an ideal solution for short run digital perfect binding. A particular advantage of the Horizon BQ-150 is its ability to bind A4 Landscape books. Most larger binders do not have this capability.

Three forms of binding can be performed on the Horizon BQ-150:

1. Perfect Binding- With full wrap around cover
2. Spine Taping- Using clear PVC Cover sheets for great presentations
3. Padding without cover- For desk Note pads.

Book Size(Max.) Width 400 mm (15.7")

Book Size(Min.) Width 70 mm x Height 128 mm (2.7" x 5.0")

Cover Size(Max.) Width 400 x Length 620 mm (15.7" x 24.4")

Cover Size(Min.) Width 100 x Length 200 mm (3.9" x 7.8")

Cover Sheet Weight Range 70 — 260 kg (80 gsm —300 gsm)

Book Thickness 1 — 30 mm (0.04" —1.1")

Adhesive Hot melt glue Glue Temperature 160 — 200 degrees Celsius

Warm Up Time 20 min.

Production Speed Padding 110 books/hour

Perfect binding 180 books/hour

Power Requirements 220V 50Hz 6.3A / 240V 50Hz 6.3A / 120V 60Hz 11.4A

Power Consumption * 1.2 kW Motors 150 w x 2, 90 w x 1, 40 w x 1, 25 w x 1, 6 w x 1

Heater 700 w x 1

Machine Dimensions 1380(W) x 525(D) x 1025(H) mm (54.3" x 20.6" x 40.3")

Machine Weight 200 kg (441 lb) *

The power consumption described here is the average figure per hour.

The machine design and specifications are subject to change without any notic