Swiss press manufacturer Hunkeler will present its Starbook Sheetfolder book solution with the Muller Martini Vareo Pro perfect binder for the first time at drupa 2024, Düsseldorf, Germany, at the Muller Martini partner stand (Stand B50, Hall 1).
The fully automated Starbook Sheetfolder book solution produces glued book blocks from the sheet for further processing in perfect binders. The solution is designed for nearline or inline production on digital high-performance sheetfed printing systems.
The new book solution enables the highly economical production of digitally printed books from run lengths of 1. Thanks to the highly variable page counts, a variable spine length from book to book, and fully automatic retooling, a high degree of format flexibility is guaranteed for short to medium runs. The excellent book block quality with perfectly straight and flat book blocks makes the system the ideal solution for the production of soft and hardcover books.
The simple operation, low maintenance requirements, media flexibility, and the ability to deliver individual book blocks at a speed of up to 1000 deliveries (stacks or individual books) per hour in perfect FIFO (First In – First Out) order set new standards in digital book production from the sheet.
Hunkeler will be exhibiting ten production systems at drupa 2024 on various partner stands with major printing and finishing manufacturers. Additionally, Hunkeler will also present an automated solution for commercial printing, on its own, for the dynamic production of calendars, flyers, and folded brochures in Stand A20, Hall 8A.
