Introducing the Horizon LBF-500 Book Block Feeder: Your solution to speeding up the book binding process, bringing efficiency and precision to your production line. As a significant enhancement to the Horizon BQ-500 Perfect Binder, this feeder has been specifically designed to improve the book production workflow.
The LBF-500 is an optional upgrade for people using the BQ-500 perfect binder. With the LBF-500, books can be placed onto a moving conveyor belt, eliminating the need for them to be manually loaded into the binder. This is not just a speed improvement but also a quality and consistency improvement as well. Eliminating the human variability will help to create consistent output.
Video of LBF-500 Book Block Feeder
This upgrade also allows the BQ-500 Perfect Binder to become an in-line machine. When this unit is added as a feeder, long continuous workflows can be achieved. Operations that can create a touch-less workflow are able to reduce costs and compete an another level. Those who invest in this level of automation do work with a much large profit quotient because of their reduced costs.
Reducing handling time is a major component of automation. This change in workflow means the same amount of people can produce a much larger amount of work in the same amount of time. Automation is about empowering people to get the most out of their investments and supercharge their efforts.
Horizon engineers are the best in the industry. The book transport system has been deliberately tilted at an angle, and jogging is incorporated to assist in creating perfectly prepared blocks. Consistency in book quality is achieved because each block is treated in the same manner, reducing human variability. Blocks are then gently moved into the binder carriage pockets and are jogged a second time by the binder.
Horizon LBF-500 Key Features & Benefits
- Automated Feeding: Say goodbye to manual book block loading. The LBF-500 ensures consistent and automatic feeding of book blocks into the BQ-500 binder.
- Efficient Handling: Leveraging an angled flighted conveyance system, each book block is carefully jogged, ensuring precise alignment and handling.
- Enhanced Production: With the addition of the LBF-500 to the BQ-500, expect a drastic increase in production speed. Simplify the process as book blocks can be sourced from an inline production system or simply placed on the conveyor by workers.
- Capable In-Line Operation: Eliminate the need for an operator to hand feed book blocks, saving time and reducing manual labor.
A Brief History of the LBF-500 Book Block Feeder
The Horizon LBF-500 Book Block Feeder made its debut at the Smart Factory event in Kyoto in 2019. Due to its groundbreaking impact on book production, it has since become available for purchase in the North American market. Upgrade your BQ-500 perfect binder today and take your book production to the next level.
This machine is a direct product of the Horizon philosophy of having a smart factory. Equipment that integrates together in an intelligent way can be a game-changer. Loading a perfect binder is a somewhat labor intensive part of the book binding process. The LBF-500 is a perfect upgrade because it changes the ingestion method for the binder.
Operators can load the books onto a slow-moving conveyor belt or the LBF-500 can be connected directly to another machine. Highly integrated manufacturers may already have a way of producing book blocks onto a conveyor. Bringing these two together can create an almost operator-free environment.
Additional Book Binding Recommendations
Books come in all shapes and sizes. For people who are doing case binding there are other additional recommendations to consider. For example the Horizon GF-500 Gauze Feeder might be an important upgrade. This item will apply gauze strips to the book spine for added reinforcement.
Case binding will also benefit from having an ESF-1000 End Sheet Feeder. This unit is responsible for applying the end sheets which are a critical component of a case bound book. This combination of machines is an extremely high production line for producing case bound books. What’s most important is that this line will be mostly autonomous with very little human intervention required.
To further optimize your book production process, consider integrating an automated book trimmer after the binder. This addition will ensure your books not only bind efficiently but also have the pristine finish your customers desire.
