New machines

ZECHINI - Hard cover book lines

VIP Press & End paper

The VIP Press Endpaper is the first in the line of VIP machines for hard cover book production. It presses the sewn (or perfect bound) book block to make it uniformly thick and then glues the front and rear endpapers onto it.
The machine consists of:
  • Infeed belt for manual or automatic feeding of book blocks
  • Spine pressing station
  • A device for application of a 4 mm thick strip of cold glue on both sides of the spine
  • Double endpaper feeder
  • Endpaper mounting system
  • Endpaper pressing system
  • Semi-automatic size change
Technical data:
  • Max book block size: cm 32,5 x 50
  • Min book block size: cm 7 x 12
  • Max book block thickness: cm 6
  • Min book block thickness: cm 0,8
  • Max endpaper weight: gr/m2 170
  • Min endpaper weight: gr/m2 140
  • Max speed: cycles/min 17
  • Rated power: kW 3
  • Standard voltage: V 400/Hz 50/3 phase (others available upon request)
  • Air consumption (to be supplied by the user): l/min 300 – atm 6
  • Packed machine size: cm 213 x 145 x h180
  • Gross weight: kg 970
Optional equipment:
  • Automatic non-stop book block feeder
  • Delivery conveyor belt
  • Inline connection with VIP Gauze
  • Electric interface for connection inline
  • Software for connection inline

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VIP Gauze

The VIP Gauze glues a strip of lining material (gauze or crepe paper) onto the book block spine in order to reinforce the book block.
The machine is equipped with:
a manual infeed or an inline connection with the VIP Press Endpaper (depending on the configuration)
a hot melt gluing system 
a station for cutting of gauze from a spool and gluing it onto the book spine
roll support with side cutting blades (option) to adjust the material width according to the spine length
semi-automatic size change
Technical data
Max book block size: cm 32,5 x 50
Min book block size: cm 7 x 12
Max book block thickness: cm 6
Min book block thickness: cm 0,8
Max spool diameter: cm 45
Lining material: crepe paper and gauze
Max speed: cycles/min 17
Rated power: kW 3,5
Standard voltage: V 400/Hz 50/3 phase (others available upon request)
Air consumption (to be supplied by the user): l/min 250 – atm 6
Packed machine size: cm 213 x 145 x h180
Gross weight: kg 955
Optional equipment
Side infeed rollers
Conveyor belt loader with vertical book block system
Automatic feeder with non-stop loading   
Roller delivery for connection to a three-knife trimmer 
Delivery conveyor belt
Stacker (connected to a conveyor belt)
Spool holder with side cutting blades (minimum cut 15 mm, depending on the material used)
Spine kit – kit for gluing paper and spine together
Electric interface for connection inline
Software for connection inline

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VIP Fiorino

The machine consists of:
  • Automatic infeed and delivery 
  • Central pressing device
  • Centralized lubrication
  • Carbide-coated blades
  • Blade preparation outside the machine
  • Connection for waste aspiration tube, diameter 220 mm
Technical data
Max. book block size: 410 x 270 mm paper (untrimmed)
Max. book block size: 380 x 260 mm (trimmed)
Min. book block size: 130 x 90 mm
Book block thickness: 8-60 mm
Max. mechanical speed: 25 cycles/min
Air consumption: 250 l/min @ 6 atm (to be supplied by the user)
Rated power: 7,3 kW
Standard voltage: 400 V, 50 Hz, 3 phase (others available upon request)
Packed machine size: 210 x 240 x h. 220 cm
Gross weight: 3400 kg
Optional equipment
Connection infeed belt
Connection delivery belt
Stacker
Bypass stacker
Electrical and software modifications for inline operation

VIP Ribbon

Machine for automatic inserting of up to two ribbons (on the same page in standard version) into a book block.

The machine is composed of:
  • Automatic feeder of book blocks with non-stop loading from the top
  • Book block opening station
  • Ribbon feeding, inserting and cutting station
  • Unit, which is folding the ribbon inside of the book block
  • Hot melt gluing unit to attach ribbon onto the book spine (Vip Ribbon Plus version)
  • Delivery unit
Technical data
Max book block size: cm 23 x 35
Min book block size: cm 10 x 15
Max book block thickness: cm 5,5
Min book block thickness: cm 1
Standard ribbon width: cm 0,6
Max speed: cycles/min 20 – 40
Rated power: kW 0,6 / kW 2,9 (Plus version)
Standard voltage: V 220/Hz 50/1 phase
Air consumption (to be supplied by the user): l/min 150 – atm 6
Packed machine size: cm 230 x 160 x h 170 / cm 330 x 160 x h 170 (Plus version)
Gross weight: kg 600 /kg 680 (Plus version)
The machine is available, off line only
Optional equipment
Conveyor belt
Stacker

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VIP Banding

Machine for application of head and tail banding on the spine of the book block.
The machine consists of:
  • Manual infeed or connection to the machine upstream, depending whether offline or inline-configuration is chosen (see optional)
  • Gluing system, available with hot melt glue or vinyl glue
  • Band feeding station
  • Cold glue station to attach the bands onto the crepe paper, cut the paper according to the thickness of the spine and glue it onto the book block
  • Spool support with side cutting blades (optional) to adjust the width of the spool to the length of the spine
  • Delivery
Technical data
Max book block size: cm 32,5 x 50
Min book block size: cm 7 x 12
Max book block thickness: cm 6
Min book block thickness: cm 1
Max band spool: cm 25
Lining material: crepe paper
Max paper roll diameter: cm 45
Max speed: cycles/min 17
Rated power: kW 3,5
Standard voltage: V 400/Hz 50/3 phase (others available upon request)
Air consumption (to be supplied by the user): l/min 250 – atm 6
Packed machine size: cm 213 x 145 x h180
Gross weight: kg 965
Optional equipment
Conveyor belt loader with vertical book block positioning
Automatic conveyor feeder with non-stop loading from the top
Roller delivery for connection to a 3-knife trimmer
Delivery conveyour belt
Bypass stacker
Tray stacker (connected to the conveyor belt)
Electric interface for connection inline
Software for connection inline

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VIP Forming

Book pressing and joint forming machine.

The machine consist of:
  • Book infeed
  • Two pressing and joint forming stations (Joints are formed with heated blades.)
  • Delivery
  • Hydro-dynamic book pressing system
  • Pneumatic joint forming system
  • Separate temperature control for each of the two stations
  • Separate timers for each of the two stations
Technical data:
  • Max book block size: 32,5 x 50 cm 
  • Min book block size: 7 x 12 cm 
  • Max book block thickness:  6 cm
  • Min book block thickness: 1 cm 
  • Max speed:  17 cycles/min
  • Rated power:  3,5 kW
  • Standard voltage: 400 V / 50 Hz  / 3 phase (others available upon request)
  • Air consumption (to be supplied by the user): 200 l/min – 6 atm 
  • Packed machine size: 213 x 145 x 180 (H) cm 
  • Gross weight: 1020 kg 
Optional equipment:
Feeding:
  • Infeed belt that conveys books to the transport channel, non-stop
Delivery:
  • Roller delivery for connection to a 3-knife trimmer
  • Conveyer belt
  • High pile delivery (connected to the conveyor belt)
  • Stacker
  • Bypass stacker
  • Electric interface for connection inline
  • Software for connection inline

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