Muller Martini can connect up to three book sewing machines Ventura MC to form a Connect system, facilitating the efficient, automatic production of thread-sewn brochures and book blocks. An impressively simple, yet efficient solution, enabling the manufacturing costs of thread-sewn products to be lowered significantly.
The principle: Signatures are gathered, stacked and then turned into thread-sewn book blocks – and all in a single operation.
Modular system
The Connect system is designed in such a way that it can be operated efficiently in an initial expansion step with just a gathering machine and a book-sewing machine. Thanks to Muller Martini's building block principle, it is possible to expand the system at a later date by adding one or two more book sewing machines.
Reduced operating costs
Operating and labor costs for the manufacturing of thread-sewn products can be reduced dramatically thanks to automation of the various steps of the process.
In-line or off-line production
The Connect system has such a flexible design, that both in-line and off-line operation are possible.The buffer zone before each book sewing machine increases the system’s degree of effectiveness considerably.
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4,500 cycles/h |
Number of feeder stations
on the gathering machine |
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45 |
| Number of sewing machines |
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1 |
3 |
| Stack height of Connect system |
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170 mm (6 5/8") |
| Signature sizes |
spine length* |
140 mm (5 1/2") |
510 mm (20") |
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signature width |
100 mm (4") |
320 mm (12 5/8") |
| Low or high folio lap |
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6 mm (1/4") |
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| * Without Asir |
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